All Sustainability articles 鈥� Page 4
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NewsSwansea council starts search for private partner for 拢1.5bn tidal lagoon scheme
Government pulled funding in June saying scheme was not value for money聽
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NewsAtkins lands role on Welsh nuclear plant
Firm to carry out civils work on the 拢15bn project in Anglesey
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NewsHinkley M&E contractors form new partnership
The firms will work together to complete the mechanical, engineering and heating works needed at the nuclear plant
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FeaturesSustainability: energy storage
Efficient energy storage to meet varying demand could be the key to delivering sustainable energy to buildings as the UK works to reduce its carbon emissions
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CommentCan鈥檛 stand the heat? Here鈥檚 how we can future-proof our buildings in a changing climate
Overheating represents a risk to the health and well-being of occupants of buildings - we need our new builds to be resilient
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FeaturesWhy aren't we building more zero-bills homes?
微密圈 caught up with Bill Dunster to chat about the ideas in his new book, Zed Life: How to Build a聽Low-Carbon Society Today
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CommentDealing with uncomfortably high - and low - temperatures in buildings: an increasingly common problem
Overheating in homes and commercial property is a real problem now - and it鈥檚 not going away any time soon
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NewsBalfour Beatty set to hook Hinkley Point C to the grid
Contractor will create a new 8.5km long cable route聽
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NewsIndustry hits back at calls for government to scrap modular housing funding
A report from the Environmental Audit Committee said factory-built homes were more prone to overheating and should therefore not聽receive聽government funding.
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CommentLow carbon technologies: how do we ensure installed performance?
Terry Keech says it鈥檚 time to end the disconnect between 鈥榠ntended performance鈥� and 鈥榓ctual performance鈥� of low carbon technologies installed in social housing
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CommentThere is only one path to decarbonising heat 鈥� we must realise that now
The only way to decarbonise heat generation is by going all-electric, says Barny Evans. And we need to start working on it now.
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FeaturesNuclear energy: Gone with the wind
The National Infrastructure Commission鈥檚 landmark report this month seemed to sound the death knell for nuclear energy new-build, calling for a large-scale shift to renewables by 2050 鈥� and for only one more nuclear power station approval by 2025. But are we really likely to get 90% of Britain鈥檚 electricity ...
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine blames EfW jobs for 拢23m loss
Bloomburg HQ contractor confirms it is pulling out of the Energy from Waste market
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NewsWylfa nuclear plant accepted for planning
The Planning Inspectorate has聽formally accepted plans of the Anglesey plant for consideration
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CommentThe state of green infrastructure in the UK
The emergence of Green Infrastructure (GI) is breathing new life into our concrete jungle, with the government and local authorities proposing major investment to make our cities and towns greener than ever before
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FeaturesThe Active Office - an energy-positive building
The UK鈥檚 first energy-positive office, which generates more solar energy than it consumes, opened today at Swansea University
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FeaturesSustainability: modular construction
How can developers get the most from modular聽construction while effectively managing its risks?
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FeaturesInterserve: Waste not, want not
Interserve鈥檚 energy-from-waste crisis has prompted fears of another Carillion-style collapse, as the company takes drastic action to rebalance the books
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FeaturesSustainability: The London Plan
Clara Bagenal George of Elementa Consulting and Adam Mactavish of Currie Brown review the energy policies in the draft new London Plan and assess their implications for new development