Built Environment

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 – …
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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New green building certification scheme from World Bank
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5 March — added by sandy smith, PE International
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 …
Four sustainability champions share advice on raising the energy performance of buildings
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21 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 …
M&S, Sainsbury's and Typhoo Tea reveal their energy challenges
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21 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 …
What needs to be in place for the commercial property sector to play a significant role in large scale city retrofitting to 2020 and beyond?
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17 Jan. — started by Tim Dixon, University of Reading, School of Construction Management and Engineering
I'll be attending the next 2degrees Live event on 25th January, Raising The Energy Performance of Your Properties', and wanted to start a discussion around one of my main …
Keeping up with the Joneses could help cut energy use
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18 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Households could reduce their gas and electricity bills by as much as £70 a year if they were allowed to compare each other’s energy bills. According to the report, …
Personal perspectives from DECC and the GLA
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26 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 …
How to use energy data to influence behavior change [webinar slides]
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21 Feb. — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
In this webinar Andrew McMullen, Tesco's energy performance manager, explains how the retailer is using energy display boards in its stores to engage staff in energy …
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Early Green Deal applicants qualify for up to £1,000 cashback
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15 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The UK government has launched its cash incentive scheme for the Green Deal in a bid to increase the take-up of home energy improvements. Under the Green Deal cashback …