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Government backs research to close energy performance gap in new homes
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The UK government is to provide £380,000 to fund research into closing the energy performance gap between the design of new homes and what they achieve when built. The … -
Mark Group to offer Green Deal assessments for free
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It is now just days until the full launch of the Green Deal, and much has been made of how much assessments will cost residents. Initially, the Government scheme was … -
Green Construction Board publishes plan for meeting carbon reduction targets
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The UK’s Green Construction Board has called for urgent action to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and outlined a plan for how the sector can meet national … -
US Treasury building wins LEED gold – saving $3.5m in the process
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The US Treasury Building has become the oldest building in the world to pick up a LEED Gold certificate following extensive work to make it more energy efficient. The … -
How do you set improvement targets when a building should already be as efficient as it possibly can be?
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WWF is building a new headquarters in Woking. Construction started in April 2012 and is due to be completed in summer 2013. We’re developing a brownfield site which gives us … -
How Travis Perkins engaged its staff in cutting energy across its property portfolio
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At January’s 2degrees Live event some of the biggest names in the property sector gathered to tackle the challenge of raising the energy performance of buildings. Here are … -
New green building certification scheme from World Bank
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World Bank (IFC) have produced a new green building certification scheme for low to middle income buildings. Designed to make green building certification affordable in … -
Property sector targets green retrofits for 2013
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Property investors are targeting green refurbishments in a bid to reduce risk and increase income according to new research. Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2013, … -
Four sustainability champions share advice on raising the energy performance of buildings
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At January’s 2degrees Live event some of the biggest names in the property sector gathered to tackle the challenge of raising the energy performance of buildings. Here are … -
Green Deal or no deal?
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Updating the energy efficiency of the UK’s aged housing stock is a no brainer. It will possibly have more of an impact than any other action in hitting carbon emissions …
