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Low carbon lift: Firms create battery system that 'cuts elevator energy use in half'
Renenerative graphene battery can halve the energy use of elevators, claim developers Skeleton Technologies and Epic Power
Top architects declare 'climate emergency'
Winners of prestigious RIBA Stirling prize promise to design more climate-friendly buildings
Property giant Grosvenor announces net zero goal
Grosvenor Britain and Ireland has stepped up its environmental ambitions with a series of new commitments
Engineering route map charts course to Sustainable Development Goals
A newly launched guide aims to help engineering professionals align their work with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Starbucks serves up $1bn 'oversubscribed' Sustainability Bond
Proceeds from the Bond will be used to support ethical coffee farming in its supply chain and green energy measures at 10,000 of its global stores
Solar-powered pharmaceuticals: Novo Nordisk on track to meet 100 per cent renewables target
Investment in vast solar installation will enable Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk to meet its 2020 renewable energy goals
Construction: UKGBC launches net zero emissions framework
UK Green Building Council has launched a framework to help the construction industry transition to net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Bennetts Associates becomes first architects to secure Science Based Target approval
UK based practice behind Facebook's new pioneering London HQ confirms plan to slash emissions 21 per cent by 2022
New York city bans inefficient glass skyscrapers, WA state to end coal
New York mayor announces sweeping climate change programme, while Washington's power will be carbon-neutral by 2030
'Disappointing and unsurprising': No landlords 'named and shamed' for breaking fuel poverty rules
Concerns remain that MEES energy efficiency rules for rental properties in England and Wales are not being robustly policed
Walmart inches toward audacious Project Gigaton goal
Plus, watch for tougher sourcing guidelines for partners on apparel and textiles
Construction and property must embrace circular principles
The building sector is a major resource user, but circular thinking can keep firms ahead of competition and regulation, argues UKGBC's Alastair Mant
IKEA's flagship green store secures top sustainability rating
IKEA's new store in Greenwich, London has become one of only 320 stores globally to receive an outstanding BREEAM construction rating
Housebuilders urged to avoid 'unnecessary loss of habitats' amid netting uproar
Government warns developers as Norfolk council attracts criticism for cliff-face nets which prevent birds from nesting
Climate resilience: It's not all doom and gloom
Delivering climate resilience is a momentous challenge, argues Mott MacDonald's Ian Allison, but there are signs more businesses and governments are engaging with the topic
Panasonic plugs into carbon neutrality at two factories
Electronics giant announces factories in Belgium and Japan are now 'CO2-neutral' production hubs
CPRE: Brownfield land could deliver one million new homes
Derelict and vacant land could be used to regenerate towns and cities, while minimising environmental impacts
'Most ambitious targets yet': John Lewis pledges to go net zero emissions by 2050
Company unveils new deep decarbonisation target in line with 1.5C temperature trajectory, including pledge to have a fully zero carbon fleet by 2045
Making sense of generating your own electricity
Paul Sheffield of Haven Power offers an invaluable guide to how businesses can maximise the savings and revenues that come from generating their own green power
OVO teams up with electrical heating giant Glen Dimplex
Energy company kicks off new hardware push with new intelligent heating partnership
Living in VUCA times and the moral case for climate action
John Alker argues businesses are facing a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world - the time has come to expand on the financial case for climate action
Today's good idea: Stop building rubbish homes
Labour's Alan Whitehead slams the 'near criminal' failure to improve the energy efficiency of new build homes
How the online shopping surge is driving greener warehouse machinery
To keep pace with growing demand, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is developing electric forklift trucks designed to maximise warehouse efficiency
Zero Carbon: UK's first Passivhaus Plus business centre at heart of Oxfordshire Eco Town
New Perch Eco Business Centre Bicester poised to open after securing UK's first Passivhaus Plus certification for a non-domestic building
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