Built Environment

The crucial first steps to cutting building energy use
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5 Feb. — written by Kit Oung, Projective Ltd
In the final part of his series, Kit Oung takes a look at the priorities for building a sound energy management strategy. Being green or being sustainable has gained much …
Sustainable development and making money, they should go hand in hand
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20 March — written by Ashleigh Gay, Arrium Ltd
The property sector needs to re-evaluate how it sells ‘sustainability’ to clients and acknowledge it’s a path towards making a profit. Earlier this month, delegates from …
Do you know of a simple system for displaying energy generated and used by a solar array?
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7 March — started by Simon Graham, Commercial
We have a warehouse in the UK which has a solar array. I would like to install a simple display in reception so people will know how much is being generated and how much is …
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Planning a way to more Ecobuilding
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6 Feb. — written by Munish Datta, Marks and Spencer
M&S;' Plan A and Ecobuild have evolved together over the years, but a lot has change along the way. It’s not a coincidence that Plan A and Ecobuild have grown and evolved …
How to implement an energy behavior program
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20 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Find out how Telereal Trillium, one of the UK's largest property companies, is working with its facilities management team to help them better engage with the occupants of …
Five talking points from 2degreesLive
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29 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
If you’ve been following the discussions posted on these pages in recent weeks you’ll know that raising the energy performance of buildings was the focus of our latest …
Urban Retrofit, by Simon Marvin Professor of Low Carbon Cities at Durham University
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17 March — added by Tom Robinson, Carillion Plc
The critical challenge for contemporary urbanism is how cities will develop the knowledge and capability to systemically 're-engineer' their built environment and urban …
Business case for building green moves beyond energy savings
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14 March — written by Rodolphe d'Arjuzon, Verdantix
The motivation to invest in green building initiatives, such as better air and light quality, improved energy efficiency or optimized facilities management, varies by real …
Report spells out global business case for green buildings
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7 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
A comprehensive new report by the World Green Building Council claims that green buildings can be delivered at a price comparable to conventional buildings and can lead to …
10 Downing Street recognized for improving environmental performance
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7 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
10 Downing Street is one of 17 international buildings to be recognized in this year’s BREEAM awards. The Downing Street complex – which also includes numbers 11 and 12 – …