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Essential guides: BREEAM, LEED, Green Star & Estidama
Key information about the four main environmental assessment methods for buildings
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NewsGovernment plans to stop developers building homes on gardens
Measures against garden grabbing include reallocation from brownfield category and binning density targets
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FeaturesMainstream green: Brighton belle
One Brighton is the brainchild of the team behind super-green development BedZed. But although sustainability is at the heart of the scheme, it鈥檚 going to do it its own sweet way
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FeaturesThe 2010 Regs Round-up
The government has myriad tools at its disposal to persuade or compel construction companies to up their energy efficiency game. And with a target to make all homes zero carbon by 2016 and all buildings by 2019, regulatory control of the industry is only going to get more demanding.
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Comment10 changes to Part L for 2010
Our energy expert runs through the parts of the new rules that will have the biggest impact
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NewsPioneering UK Passivhaus certified
First Passivhaus in the country to use traditional cavity wall construction cost 拢141,000 to build and will use 90% less energy for heating than average
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NewsGovernment publishes Part L Approved Documents
Under new rules some non-domestic buildings will be allowed to achieve less than a 25% reduction while others will be expected to exceed the target
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NewsMajority call for EPCs in smaller public buildings
Response to EPBD proposals reveal support for display of energy certificates in buildings as small as 250sq m
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NewsCarbon reduction regs come into force
Wall Engineering first to sign up to carbon reduction commitment
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NewsEurocodes replace British Standards
Ten structural Eurocodes replaced old British Standards today
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FeaturesStructural Eurocodes: A lowdown
From 1 April all public funded projects must be designed to the Eurocodes standard, which means large and small firms should be aware of their implications
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NewsHealey reveals green revamp for planning rules
Housing minister to invest 拢10m in improving skills, back second wave of eco-towns and overhaul three planning policies
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News黑洞社区 seeks views on Code for Sustainable Homes
Discussion forum offers opportunity to put your opinions to policymakers
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NewsFyne Initiative achieves Scottish Passivhaus first
Developer first in region to gain full certification in the eco-standard for a new build property
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Low-energy ventilation
Vent-Axia has launched the Low Carbon Centra, a domestic extract fan which has the lowest specific fan power on SAP appendix Q, the list that means a product鈥檚 energy performance can be taken into account when carrying out the SAP assessment
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Roof insulation
Rockwool, manufacturers of non-combustible stone wool insulation, has developed a bespoke insulation system for the refurbishment of the grade II-listed Barbican Estate in London鈥檚 Square Mile
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FeaturesHighly insulated roofs
A new dual-insulation roof system from Kalzip has been used on the CO2Zero-LiveWork building in Bristol which is the first live/work scheme to be certified to level five of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Foundation systems
Residential developer Skipton Properties is using Insulslab SFRC, a super-insulated and integrated foundation system, for its Grove Mills development in Keighley
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Fire-retardant paints
Dulux Trade has launched an extension to its Pyroshield flame-retardant range, which protects walls and ceilings and minimises flame spread in a fire