All Sustainability articles 鈥� Page 67
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CommentIt will take a joint effort to improve BREEAM
If we want an effective way to rate refurbs and fit-outs we need the BRE and the RICS to work together, argues RICS head of policy
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NewsGreen light for UK's first geothermal power station
Drilling will start in Cornwall in 2011 to access rocks at a temperature of 200掳C
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ISG to build Victorian 'energy house'
Contractor brought in to help Salford University identify best ways of greening pre-1920 properties
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NewsIndustry body to research low cost eco-measures
The Energy Technologies Institute will look at eco-refurbishment and retrofitting of existing properties
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NewsThis house has been designed to be highly sustainable. So why isn鈥檛 it?
The gap between design and built performance is seriously hampering our chances of meeting the 2016 target for zero carbon homes
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NewsTimber frame tops out at Daventry's iCon
The 拢8.5m project in Daventry aims to attract 60 sustainable construction and technology firms
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Green 黑洞社区 Council demands more clarity on BREEAM
Trade body is urging BRE to share energy performance data
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NewsHelical turbine firm launches 40% cheaper model
Quiet Revolution will release improved version of urban wind turbine
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NewsCBI: Government must clarify energy and planning reforms
Business group report warns billions of private sector investment could be lost
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NewsCouncils to sell electricity to national grid
Chris Huhne lifts ban on selling renewable energy nationally
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CommentThe land of the Dachdeckermeister
Germany鈥檚 technical and political approach to sustainable construction is much more advanced than the UK鈥檚. So why don鈥檛 we steal a few ideas from them
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NewsBrookfield and WSP launch first green retrofit JV
Pair teams up with architect Woods Bagot to move into sector worth 鈥檌n excess of 拢10bn鈥� a year
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Renewables industry puts orders on hold after government u-turn
Fears grow among microrenewables installers after failure to bring key legislation forward
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NewsSustainability Awards deadline closes on September 3
Deadline looms for the built environment鈥檚 biggest eco-awards
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FeaturesCost model: Part L
The upcoming changes to Part L will crank up the low-carbon agenda. The authors consider the costs and their influence on design
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NewsShapps delays definition of zero carbon
Housing minister Grant Shapps has been forced to row back from a pre-election promise to get the definition of zero carbon finalised 鈥渨ithin weeks鈥� of getting into office
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East Anglia鈥檚 green energy centre falls three months behind
An 鈥渆xemplar鈥� biomass energy centre at the University of East Anglia, built by Morgan Sindall, is three months late in becoming operational
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Officials covered up 拢705m Part L saving
Civil servants covered up potential savings of 拢705m in order to help former housing minister John Healey justify scrapping proposed changes to 黑洞社区 Regulations that were designed to make existing homes more energy efficient
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Scrapped turbine for Olympic park cost almost 拢1m
The Olympic Delivery Authority spent almost 拢1m working up plans for a wind turbine on the Olympic park only for it to be scrapped last month, the organisation has admitted.In accounts published last week, the ODA said the proposal for a 130m-high turbine had incurred 鈥渁bortive鈥� costs of 拢842,000 for ...
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NewsDevelopers to pay into offsite energy fund
Housing minister says fund will enable developers to meet carbon reduction commitments