Built Environment

M&E contractors with retrofitting experience sought
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18 Sept. 2011 — started by Stéph Marshall, Retrostructure

M&E contractors with experience in retrofitting into existing buildings, commissioning consultants, thermal imaging specialists sought to partner with in delivering …
Display energy certificates for non government buildings
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18 March 2011 — started by Kirsty Rice, The National Trust

I'm trying to find out if non government buildings, accessible to the public, are now required to display DECs. The changes were consulted on by LGC before Christmas, but …
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Renewable Heat in the UK, the opportunities and incentives
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9 Nov. 2011 — started by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Yesterday's webinar on the UK's Renewable Heat Incentive, held in partnership with the Trade Commissioner Service at the High Commission of Canada in London, looked in detail …
Boiler optimisation at Aviva
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9 Nov. 2008 — started by John Brooks, Croydon Calorific

Forgive me for my cynicism but variations of this form of optimisation (ie. reducing unnecessary burner cycling) have been around for YEARS if not decades, on larger …
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Building Energy Efficiency and Behavior Change
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7 Nov. 2011 — started by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Behavior change is frequently quoted as the #1 obstacle when it comes to improving the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. We'd be interested to hear what strategies …
Refurb pioneers?
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7 Feb. 2012 — started by Rosalie Callway, CPRE London

If you're looking for some inspiring refurbishment projects you might like to check out these examples: Least recognizable - The Hespeler Library, Cambridge, Canada Most …
An Introduction to Smart Water Metering
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22 Nov. 2011 — started by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Today's webinar on smart water metering with Guenter Hauber-Davidson, Managing Director of the Water Conservation Group in Australia, looked in detail at smart water metering …
See What Light Can Do Event
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22 June 2012 — started by Katy Bryan, Philips

Philips Lighting UK have their annual See What Light Can Do event coming up for Lighting Designers, Interior Designers & Architects on Wednesday, 11th July in the fashionable …
Sustainable Business Quarterly event - Energy Efficiency: Landlord & Tenant issues
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7 April 2010 — started by Bose Falk, University of New Mexico

A number of major landlords and tenants joined our Low-Carbon Commercial Real-Estate roundtable on last week's Sustainable Business Quarterly. Read a summary of the …
Wasted Opportunities
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5 July 2011 — started by Neil Clements, Ramboll

I recently came across the The Salford Low Energy house report here http://www.building4change.com/page.jsp?id=850 I was amazed to see that houses built in the 1970's are …