All Sustainability articles – Page 59
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Town and country
Protecting the green belt from redevlopment is not the same as protecting the English countryside. If we work sustainably, we can create a better, greener future
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News
Balfour Beatty buys energy consultant for up to £18m
Acquisition of Power Efficiency will help cut client’s energy costs and carbon emissions, says contractor
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøTV: Europe's tallest living wall springs into life
Bennett’s Associates use 180,000 plants to create 11th-storey green wall at the Mint Hotel in London
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Why WWF had to leave the Carbon Taskforce
Groundbreaking green policy has been undermined by government says WWF campaign manager Darren Shirley
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WWF-UK quits Zero Carbon Taskforce
Campaign group slams government’s decision to change zero carbon definition
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Revealed: Green Deal costs will outweigh savings
Blow to sustainability policy as study shows commercial building improvements cost more than they save
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Solar panel projects come to a 'screeching halt'
Cuts to the amount of subsidy for technology has halted the market for large solar panel projects
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Features
Why the Green Deal won't work for non-domestic buildings
The government’s Green Deal promises to revolutionise the UK’s energy efficiency. But can it deliver financial savings? Richard Quartermaine of Cyril Sweett investigated the payback implications of four non-domestic buildings, and the results are not encouraging …
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Rebuilding Iraq: Mott MacDonald's Marsh Arab school
How do you start to rebuild a country devasted by war? When Mott MacDonald was asked to make a school for the Marsh Arabs, it went back to using traditional woven reed – reconnecting the community to its roots.
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Green light for £80m Royal Docks 'eco' block
Silvertree project gets electricity and heating from solar source
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Eaga wins £210m extension to Warm Front contract
New Carillion company will provide housing insulation and renewables for the government-funded scheme
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UKGBC: commercial buildings must have DECs
Energy use certificate should be rolled out across commercial sector, says green building group
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Tata warns Budget deals 'severe blow'
Steel giant says carbon floor price will make UK steel makers uncompetitive
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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 ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Services