All Sustainability articles – Page 7
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Comment
Northern Ireland and the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal
Clearly Northern Ireland’s scheme was open to abuse, but any incentivisation policy has to be carefully designed to balance attracting investment against cost to the public purse
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News
Khan demands powers to fine polluting construction firms
London mayor Sadiq Khan asks Defra to devolve power to fine firms using polluting machinery on site
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News
Investors to resurrect Green Deal
Scheme axed by government in 2015 to be relaunched using ‘best installers in the market’
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Government wastes £168m on competitions for carbon capture
National Audit Office says BEIS must ‘learn lessons from experience’
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Features
Sustainability: Efficient offices
How do you create an energy-efficient office that is cost effective and great for the workforce?
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Comment
How to build homes safely in flood prone areas
New homes can be built safely in flood prone areas but we need to have a grown-up conversation about development
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Comment
Will Trump ever be a cheerleader for sustainable development?
The new US president isn’t known for his commitment to tackling climate change, yet if he can see the economic benefit for his country he might become a convert
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Comment
Five steps to detoxifying your office
Toxic workplaces risk employee wellbeing, so here’s how to rethink your work environment
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News
Toxic workplaces ‘threaten wellbeing’, says Aecom study
Consultant says weak design leads to poor productivity, long-term sickness and has impact on staff recruitment and retention
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News
Mayfair house gets 'outstanding' BREEAM first
Grangewood delivers first listed building refurbishment to receive top sustainability standard
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Investment in renewables to 'fall off a cliff'
Think tank the Green Alliance calls on government to provide more support
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Comment
Ecobuild blog: Here’s one we made earlier
The offsite sector is still in its infancy but a future in which robots manufacture complete building elements does not have to remain a pipe dream – we need to commit ourselves to further investment
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Ecobuild blog: Check out the competition
Responsible retail is essential for a sustainable future, and Ecobuild’s Big Innovation Pitch with M S will give ambitious innovators the opportunity to fast track engineering products across the retail sector
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News
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon delayed by another year
Work on £1.3bn scheme now set to start in 2018, but construction schedule still not confirmed
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Aecom lifts the lid on its new London HQ
Central London office wins a SKA gold rating for environmental performance
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Bonfield Review of green home improvements finally published
Review sets out 27 recommendations to boost uptake of energy efficiency measures
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Archive Titles
What workers want: Evidence-based design
In the midst of a skills crisis and a pressured market, employers are looking ever more carefully at what makes their staff satisfied and productive. Enter the emergent field of wellness and evidence-based design. Following a recent ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø webinar in association with Evidence Space, three industry professionals from varying backgrounds ...
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News
Ex-Willmott Dixon MD to set up own Energiesprong business
Rob Lambe in process of setting up firm to deliver retrofits for UK version of Dutch programme
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Wind power generation hits record level
Wind turbines met 23% of the country’s energy needs last Wednesday