All Sustainability articles – Page 70
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£400bn energy supergrid plan unveiled
Grid will span contients and provide 15% of Europe and the Middle East's electricity needs
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Tory-Lib Dem coalition reveals energy policies
Coalition agreement shows scrapping of HIPS but continued commitment to EPCs and feed-in tariffs
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Heathrow third runway scrapped
Coalition government agrees to cancel runway and block further runways at other airports
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Lib Dems and Tories split on nuclear power
Lib Dems opposed to expansion in nuclear power but Tories agree there will be no public subsidies
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Chris Huhne appointed energy and climate change secretary
The appointment will be one of five cabinet posts for Liberal Democrats in David Cameron's government
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Sustainability Now conference opens today
Discuss what the coalition government means for sustainability at ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's free two-day online event
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Post-election survey: Tell us what you think about the hung parliament
We'd like to know what you think the election result means for green policies, so we're offering a £50 Amazon voucher prize draw
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Industry demands ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regs calculation details
Construction professionals are calling for the communities department to publish the calculation methodology that will enable designers to meet the 2010 ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations announced last week
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Less than half commercial properties have EPCs
EPC index shows an increase, but proves only a minority in the sector comply with energy labelling regulations
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Green Innovations Award finalists revealed
The winner will be announced at the Sustainability Now virtual event on May 13
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10 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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Pioneering UK Passivhaus certified
First Passivhaus in the country to use traditional cavity wall construction cost £141,000 to build and will use 90% less energy for heating than average
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Government 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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Mormons pioneer sustainable church building
Green new-build and retrofit programme will be rolled out worldwide if pilot proves successful
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Householders to rate green refurb policies
Great British Refurb Campaign asks for votes on the best policies for low-energy homes put forward by Tories, Labour and Lib Dems
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Renewable heat incentive scheme attacked
Sustainable building association warns that government plans could lead to higher carbon emissions
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Cost model: Energy from waste
Simon Rawlinson and Matthew Hicks of Davis Langdon weigh up the costs and the risks of treatment solutions
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Raising the rafters: ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø a timber-framed tower
Timber-frame buildings’ reputation has been through the mill recently. But one international team has a vision for wooden structures that reach to the sky. The only thing now is to make sure they don’t burn down
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Wrap award for sustainable construction
The reduction of site waste sent to landfill is an area where the British construction industry has made great advances, but nobody has advanced as far as this year’s winner