Built Environment

Sustainable Industries’ Top 10 Green Building Products of 2011
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29 July 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees

Sustainable Industries’ Top 10 Green Building Products are selected by a panel of expert judges and Sustainable Industries’ editorial team from a pool of products nominated …
Cheshire Oaks: The biggest, greenest M&S store to date
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19 Oct. 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Learn more about the features which make Cheshire Oaks M&S's greenest store.
Google invests $280 million in SolarCity
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15 June 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Google and rooftop solar power company SolarCity have announced a $280 million investment deal which will give SolarCity the funding to build and lease solar power systems to …
LEED 2012: The USGBC Adds Teeth, Real-Time Reporting To Its Green Building Ratings
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6 Oct. 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Responding to criticisms that its ratings can be meaningless and easily gamed, the USGBC is introducing new rules so buildings must continually recertify and measure their …
UK-GBC response to the Montague report
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23 Aug. 2012 — added by Tom Snape, 2degrees

More creativity required for institutional investment in homes says UK Green Building Council.
Understanding overheating: where to start
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16 July 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

The NHBC Foundation has published a new guide to address the concerns that new homes are at more risk of overheating due to higher standards of airtightness and increased …
A Biomass Heat Map to Help Firms Find Renewable Technology Suppliers
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1 Dec. 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

The Carbon Trust and the Biomass Energy Centre have joined forces to help businesses interested in taking advantage of the Renewable Heat Incentive. The organisations have …
Cushman & Wakefield - Sustainability & Occupiers in 2011
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9 Dec. 2011 — added by Natalie Bennett, Cushman & Wakefield

The latest Cushman & Wakefield sustainability research looks at occupier attitudes to sustainability across Europe. Senior executives from 501 European companies across …
Green Lease to Protect Tenant Initiatives and Landlord’s Investment in Commercial Buildings
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3 Nov. 2011 — added by Scott Brooker, Cushman & Wakefield

The importance of using a “Green Lease”
Green Buildings: More value than you can imagine
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22 June 2012 — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees

The cost of creating green buildings is concretely offset by direct economic benefits.