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10 things I learned about the Green Deal
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7 Nov. 2012 — written by Mark Griffiths, Ideal
Last week, I attended the first day of RetroExpo at the NEC, spending my time talking to solar energy companies, housing insulators, sustainable builders and a range of …
Tackling the risk of overheating in new homes
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16 July 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Given the summer we’re having, few are going to be complaining about being too hot in their homes. Cast your mind back to 2003 though, when Europe last had a serious heat …
How Social Media Can Help Power the Green Deal
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25 May 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Be2camp, the built environment social media advocay has published a guide on using social media to improve understanding and application of Green Deal issues. I caught up …
Getting greater performance from your people and your buildings
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10 Aug. 2012 — written by Oliver Hurrey, 2degrees
As part of our ongoing commitment to help you tackle your business challenges with your peers, we are planning our next “2degrees Live” event for 25th January 2013. This …
Summit Table ‘F’ – the Challenges
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19 Jan. 2012 — written by Philippa Hoy, 2degrees
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 …
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Sustainable refurbishment part 1: Rising to the challenge
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28 Sept. 2012 — written by Sunil Shah, Acclaro Advisory Ltd
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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17 Aug. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
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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18 April 2012 — written by Rory Bergin, HTA Sustainability & Innovation
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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21 April 2011 — written by Guy Battle, Deloitte & Touche
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 …
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Style Over Substance: Why building design needs a radical rethink
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21 May 2012 — written by Paul Hinkin, Black Architecture
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 …

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