Built Environment

10 tips to reduce environmental impacts in commercial buildings
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13 Feb. — written by Christopher Botten, Better Buildings Partnership
One of the biggest barriers to achieving real energy savings in commercial buildings is the lack of co-operation between owners and occupiers. Here are 10 tips on how to …
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How Tesco is using energy display boards to cut store emissions and save costs
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21 Feb. — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Watch this webinar with Andrew McMullen, Tesco's energy performance manager, to find out how the retailer is using energy display boards in its stores to engage staff in …
Do you want to develop your energy management skills?
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28 Feb. — written by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees
2degrees can now offer you business level membership and an energy management training course for just £100! But you'll have to get in quick - there are only a few days left …
Missed 2degrees Live? Watch the video highlights
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20 Feb. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
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 …
Are you going to Ecobuild 2013?
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4 Feb. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
A visit to this year's Ecobuild event could provide the springboard you need to grow your business internationally. It’s just four weeks until Ecobuild, the world’s biggest …
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 …
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 …
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 …
How do you set improvement targets when a building should already be as efficient as it possibly can be?
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10 Jan. — started by Lucy Potashnick, WWF UK
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 …
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What's Next for Sainsbury’s First Eco Store?
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9 Jan. 2012 — written by Paul Hinkin, Black Architecture
Sainsbury’s has announced that it intends to close its pioneering low energy store in Greenwich, South East London, just 12 years after it was opened by a very young Jamie …
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