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• Green Deal Finance Company Doubles Membership

  
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  22 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  Another 21 companies have joined the Green Deal Finance Company, the not-for-profit consortium which aims to ensure low-cost finance is available to homes and businesses ...

• The Right Chemistry: Developing a carbon neutral laboratory

  
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  21 May — written by Martin Townsend, BRE(G)

  It’s encouraging to hear that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the University of Nottingham are joining forces to establish a carbon-neutral sustainable chemistry ...

• Business Opportunities: How to benefit from the green deal

  
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  15 May — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  The Construction Products Association and the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes has published a guide, Green Deal Opportunities for Industry, designed to offer firms ...

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• UK Energy Policy Timeline

  
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  12 hours ago — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  Arup has published an energy legislation timeline outlining existing and upcoming legislation that will affect businesses. Find out more about the Renewable Heat Incentive by ...

• How Social Media Can Help Power the Green Deal

  
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  25 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  Be2camp, the built environment social media advocay has published a guide on using social media to improve understanding and application of Green Deal issues. I caught up ...

• Demand for Green Buildings Exceeds Workforce Supply

  
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  25 May — written by USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council), U.S. Green Building Council

  Will the rapidly increasing demand for green buildings lead to a shortfall in skilled workers, asks  Maggie Comstock. McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC) released its latest ...

• Style Over Substance: Why building design needs a radical rethink

  
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  21 May — written by Paul Hinkin, Black Architecture

  Dieter Rams, the designer behind some of Braun’s most successful products and a major influence on Apple’s Jonathon Ive, powerfully stated in a speech in ...

• Practical Law Company Legal Update: FITs cut to be delayed

  
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  23 May — added by Legal Editor from the Law industry

  The UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has informally indicated that the proposed cut in solar photovoltaic feed-in tariff subsidies, due from 1 July 2012, ...

• Practical Law Company Legal Update: EU Emissions Trading Scheme

  
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  15 May — added by Legal Editor from the Law industry

  On 3 May 2012, the European Commission published a timetable for the full activation of the Union Registry of allowances under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

• Infographic: The top cities for Energy Star rated buildings

  
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  1 May — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  Which US city has the most Energy Star certified buildings, who's moved up (and down) the rankings this year, and how much are they saving on their utility bills? Find out in ...

• A Checklist of Simple Changes for Improving the Energy Efficiency of Commercial Buildings

  
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  20 April — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  [19 mins] In this webcast, John Connaughton, former director of Davis Langdon and, from next month, Professor of Sustainable Construction at Reading University, looks at ...

• The UK's Debacle Over Consequential Improvements

  
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  18 April — written by Rory Bergin, HTA Sustainability & Innovation

  The UK government looks set to veto proposals that would require homeowners to improve the energy efficiency their properties when carrying out loft conversion or extensions ...

• DECC Cuts UK DECC cuts Feed-in Tariffs

  
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  24 May — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

  Following consultation, the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change has announced it is introducing a range of changes to the feed-in tariffs (FITs) scheme with effect ...

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