All Sustainability articles – Page 46
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News
Energy Saving Trust wins Green Deal contract
Charity to provide consumers with independent advice on the government’s flagship scheme
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Fears over 'stealth tax' on green performance software
Firms concerned about plans to charge software manufacturers up to £16,000 to validate green building software
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Industry 'must have skills' to service biomass boilers
Installation of biomass boilers expected to get a boost and experts foresee problems if industry unprepared
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BREEAM at the BBC
Vinci’s BBC Wales studios have become the highest BREEAM rated industrial building in the UK
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Fewer green homes ‘due to slacker carbon targets’
Industry set to design fewer than half the number of code level 5 and 6 homes this year than last
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Zaha’s firm defends green status of aquatics centre
Architect hits back at claims Olympic venue is unsustainable for using 3,000 tonnes of steel
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Prince's Foundation announces RICS tie-up
Prince of Wales’ architecture charity pledges to drive improvements in worldwide sustainable development
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Aberdeen city garden battle reaches fever pitch
Campaigners dig in heels as referendum on £140m city park plans looms
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Comment
Sustainable buildings: Leaner but greener
We have to resist the temptation to think that sustainable buildings are too expensive in a downturn. Clever, low technology design and a change of mindset are called for, says Ken Gillespie
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Prince and architects unite to tackle zero carbon housing
Dunster’s practice Zed Factory and Bere Architects work with Prince’s charity on housing plans
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Has the acquatics centre been misjudged?
Learning Legacy breakfast will address whether aquatics centre is least sustainable Olympics venue
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Comment
What about conservatories in the Part L consultation?
It’s high time the government took the opportunity to regulate energy wasting conservatories
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Community engagement ‘key to Green Deal take-up’
Pilot project shows face to face meetings with residents achieves 100% take-up
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Minister attacks solar trade body chair over 'hysterical' claims
Greg Barker threatens to exclude chair of solar industry body meetings
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Government to take FIT case to Supreme Court
Ministers ask Supreme Court for permission to appeal
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Contractors to launch online sustainability tool
Service to help subcontractors improve sustainability credentials
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Carillion loses 800 staff as solar subsidies cut further
Government’s own estimates predict a third of solar jobs will go
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Features
The University of Bradford: The stuff of BREEAM
For a university to have one building with an unprecedented 95% BREEAM score is impressive, but to have two suggests it really knows what it is doing. ΢ÃÜȦ examined Bradford’s Sustainability and Enterprise Centre to find out its secret
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Morrell: government 'under informed by reality' on carbon plan
Government’s construction adviser hits out at carbon reduction plan for lacking concrete actions
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Focus on wind turbine blamed for Olympic renewables failure
Sir John Armitt says ODA’s focus on wind turbine to provide electricity for Olympic park was a mistake