All Sustainability articles – Page 60
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Features
Sustainability: The power to persuade
Our industry now has a plethora of initiatives to encourage us to build sustainably, either through sanctions or incentives. Has the government has got the balance right?
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Greg Barker interview: 'We've got to transform the built environment'
Minister for climate change is nothing if not ambitious. He’s pushing through the government’s Green Deal to retrofit Britain’s 26 million homes. Fine idea, of course, but will it actually work?
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MPs ask Osborne to explain 'sustainable development'
Committee demands details on Budget statement of ’Presumption in favour of sustainable development’
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RICS attacks Budget on zero carbon U-turn
Body ’disappointed’ standards are watered down despite industry backing for zero carbon homes
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Budget 'u-turn' on zero carbon homes
Shock Budget decision to exempt home appliances from zero carbon definition
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Grontmij appoints sustainability director
Appointment of Alex Drysdale follows rebranding of Roger Preston and Partners as Grontmij ΢ÃÜȦ Services
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Feed-in tariffs slashed
Government drastically reduces tariffs for large and medium sized solar panel installations
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ScottishPower Renewables £40m tidal energy project approved
Marine turbines will generate enough electricity for 10,000 homes
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Live debate: Is Code Level 6 pricing zero-carbon out of the market?
Join a live online debate on the Code for Sustainable Homes at 11am GMT on Friday 18 March sponsored by H+H
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Feed-in tariffs won't fund solar farms, says Huhne
Energy secretary says that feed in tariffs would allow solar arrays of around two
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Construction firms on course to halve waste by 2012
WRAP report reveals a decrease of 28% in construction, demolition and excavation waste
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Global green standard
British Property Federation chief executive says energy performance certificates not enough
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Carbon Plan targets office buildings
Display energy certificates will be compulsory for commercial buildings within 18 months
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Government reveals subsidies for renewable heat technologies
The Department of climate change announces details of the renewable heat incentive which will take effect in the middle of next year
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Comment
Green cheers as Carbon Plan commits to commercial DECs
The Carbon Plan brings clarity to green policy including a commitment to make display energy certificates mandatory in commercial buildings
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Green Investment Bank to operate by September 2012
New plan outlines deadlines on government low-carbon projects
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M&S employs sustainable construction methods on new stores
New ’sustainable learning’ outlets to provide blueprint for future stores
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Skanska partners-up for green push
Swedish giant forms partnerships with Arup and GE to deliver green retrofitting