Built Environment

FREE: Passivhaus workshops
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5 Sept. 2012 — added by Benedict Binns, Centre for the Built Environment

This seminar explores significant detailing issues such as cold bridge elimination and provides an overview of how the Passivhaus Planning Package is used to design and …
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.
Building a sporting legacy
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14 Aug. 2012 — added by Donna Liebenberg, Simply Marcomms

In support of Lord Coe’s promise, Sport England and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced details of a five year youth and community sport strategy. Between 2012 and 2017, …
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 …
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.
The Supply Chain Sustainability School
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21 June 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

The Supply Chain Sustainability School is a virtual learning environment that aims to help construction suppliers and sub-contractors develop their sustainability knowledge …
Sustainability and the Olympics: Past, present and future
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8 June 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

The trend for Olympic Games in recent decades has been a steadly increasing focus on sustainability in terms of land use and real estate development. With the 2012 London …
Carbon Trade Exchange: giving credit where it's due | Best practice exchange | guardian.co.uk
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7 June 2012 — added by rani virdee, The Carbon Trade Exchange

Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX) has been established to aid the growth and transparency of the carbon markets and become the world’s most inclusive trading platform. CTX …
M&S: A sustainable blueprint to behold
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30 May 2012 — added by Jenny King, 2degrees

The retailer's landmark Ecclesall Road store combines a range of unique characteristics, from LED lighting to rainwater toilets. A shop of the future!
Solar glazing Lights up London's King's Cross Concourse
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22 March 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

An ambitious £1.3m project to fit a 240kW solar glazing system to the roof of King's Cross station is nearing completion, BusinessGreen has learnt.