Construction
Legislation
Mayor launches new construction standards designed to cut carbon emissions by 60,000 tonnes a year by 2012
08 August 2008
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2 min read
Facilities
Experts claim systems for automatically optimising building energy efficiency are being routinely shunned
20 June 2008
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3 min read
Energy
Ecotricity claims planning approval rejection represents "needless waste of time and public money"
18 June 2008
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3 min read
Facilities
Experts warn "greenwashing" is endemic as builders continue to focus on cost as top priority
18 June 2008
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3 min read
Facilities
Government-backed body claims only a "handful" of recent building projects truly embrace sustainable design principles
02 June 2008
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2 min read
Facilities
Building giant details plans to develop three more commercially viable zero carbon homes over next three years
16 May 2008
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2 min read
Facilities
BusinessGreen.com reports from the Think 08 conference where the great and the good of the construction industry reveal their plans for the zero carbon buildings of the future
13 May 2008
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3 min read
Facilities
UK Green Building Council puts forward definition of "zero carbon" that would allow for offsite renewable energy while prioritising onsite technologies
12 May 2008
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3 min read
