Built Environment

How can you achieve further energy savings even when your BMS, boiler and other heating controls have been optimized?
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13 June — added by Geoff Newman, Sabien Technology
Many energy managers will already have implemented a number of measures to help reduce the energy consumption of their boiler plant. Obvious examples include ensuring the …
How to overcome the building performance gap
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8 June — added by Ginny Mackean, Institute for Sustainability
Some tools and techniques to help project teams avoid common design pitfalls and help identify and evaluate poorly performing systems.
Green construction: Low tech high tech fusion issue in sustainability
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24 May — added by Tom Robinson, Carillion Plc
Amanda Birch takes a look at how local people helped build a sustainable community centre in the deprived north London neighbourhood of Tottenham in a project that married …
Sustainability ‘Back to the Future’: What we can learn from the past
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14 May — added by Tom Robinson, Carillion Plc
Craig Hill, bid sustainability manager at Carillion Construction Services asks what could be more sustainable than a time-travelling DeLorean powered with banana peel, beer …
The heat is on
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7 May — added by Tom Robinson, Carillion Plc
Mark Smulian responds to the recent Government review of its heat strategy.
Review of sustainability assessments of buildings
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25 April — added by Rosalie Callway, CPRE London
The study suggests that assessments should take a top-down approach that identifies objectives for sustainability before measuring achievement, and encompasses the full …
Do we have a definite vision for the country when it comes to sustainability?
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22 April — added by Tom Robinson, Carillion Plc
Jonathon Porritt, co-founder of Forum for the Future reports on a recent visit to Abu Dhabi, that he describes as an astonishing showcase of contradictions and surreal …
The rise of sustainability in Qatar
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19 April — added by Tom Robinson, Carillion Plc
Heralding a new sustainable era within the Middle East, Qatar is positioning itself at the head of the pack with a variety of initiatives, be it hosting the recent UN climate …
How WRAP supports a circular economy
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18 April — added by Tom Robinson, Carillion Plc
A circular economy is about valuing our products differently and creating a more robust economy in the process. By assessing how we design, make, sell, re-use and recycle …
England’s oldest bank – C. Hoare & Co. invests in smart metering and targeting and monitoring
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10 April — added by Amelia Morgan-Giles, Carbon 2018 Limited
The United Kingdom's leading independent private bank, C. Hoare & Co. has instructed Carbon 2018 Limited to provide smart metering and targeting and monitoring for its …