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3,000 US buildings compete to cut energy and water use
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If the launch of the 2012 Battle of the Buildings Competition is anything to go by, activity in improving the energy efficiency of existing commercial buildings is gaining … -
Highlights from the Green Deal and ECO Consultation Response
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The UK government has has set out secondary legislation that will give industry the green light to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation. The overall … -
Construction debris could be used to suck up and store CO2 from the atmosphere
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Soil and demolition debris has the potential to suck up tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to new research published by Newcastle … -
Summit Table ‘F’ – the Challenges
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How can you really embed sustainability into business strategy, the processes of the organisation and the behaviour of staff? How do you manage to achieve all of that across … -
Sustainable refurbishment part 1: Rising to the challenge
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In our look at sustainable refurbishments for commercial buildings, Sunil Shah considers some of the challenges of transforming existing properties. The question of how to … -
Bill Gates backs solar powered toilet
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The US California Institute of Technology and Loughborough University in the UK have scooped the top prizes in a competition to develop the “next-generation” of toilets, set … -
The UK's Debacle Over Consequential Improvements
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The UK government looks set to veto proposals that would require homeowners to improve the energy efficiency their properties when carrying out loft conversion or extensions … -
Embodied Carbon & Sustainable Construction, Part 2
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In our previous post we described how the property and construction sector has primarily been concerned with reducing carbon emissions from the operation of buildings through … -
Style Over Substance: Why building design needs a radical rethink
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Dieter Rams, the designer behind some of Braun’s most successful products and a major influence on Apple’s Jonathon Ive, powerfully stated in a speech in 1976: “A designer … -
A European View on Energy Saving in Buildings
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I’ve recently returned from Munich where I attended the latest LessEn partner roundtable looking into energy saving strategies and technology in commercial buildings. It was …
