All Sustainability articles – Page 29
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NewsBuildings 'should display energy ratings'
The UK Green Building Council has said all non-residential buildings should have their A-G energy rating on public display to encourage landlords to bring up to scratch those premises lagging behind.The ratings would provide an at-a-glance indicator and detailed technical information on the energy performance of a building, it said.The ...
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TechnicalOak Meadow Primary School by Architype
Passivhaus technology is creating an efficient, well-ventilated learning environment at Oak Meadow Primary School in Wolverhampton.
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Building StudyFirst look: Sustainability underpins this ‘exceptional’ Hexham scheme
Newton Architects has secured planning permission for a new country house at The Paise near Hexham.
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NewsPrince’s House ready to view at Ideal Home Show
Architects at the Prince’s Foundation have unveiled their contribution to this year’s Ideal Home Show.
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NewsIan Simpson and Gort Scott in shortlist for Salford scheme
Cazenove Architects and Swedish firm White Arkitekter also shortlisted in RIBA competition
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NewsBFLS brings in eco-village
BFLS has won outline planning for the first phase of a 35ha Cornish eco-holiday village.
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NewsWest London PassivHaus retrofit revealed
Paul Davis & Partners unveils first British retrofit to be awarded PassivHaus accreditation
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NewsJohn Thompson & Partners lands east China eco-town
JTP has won an international competition to design an eco-town for 80,000 people in eastern China, beating firms from Italy and Germany.
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Arup builds lucrative green alliance
Arup and Skanska have formed a partnership that will allow them to exploit the retrofit potential of the £10 billion-a-year commercial property market.
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NewsFosters takes over environmental design consultancy
Practice was already working closely with PHA Consult
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TechnicalEcobuild promises a greener future
This year’s conference is bigger than ever and with a new focus on architecture.
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NewsGreen light for Blackheath eco home
E2 Architecture & Interiors has received planning consent to build an eco-house adjoining a grade II* listed pagoda designed by William Chambers in Blackheath, south-east London.
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NewsPrince Charles driven 'insane' by classicist label
Work with the Foundation for the Built Environment not about style, HRH insists
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NewsSolar panel firm announces Wales factory expansion
Solar panel manufacturer Sharp has announced the expansion of its factory in Wales with the creation of 300 new jobs.
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NewsLondon architects set to benefit from retrofit fund
Small and medium-size firms in London including architects are set to benefit from a £10 million scheme promoting best practice in the capital’s retrofit market.Small builders, plumbers and electricians will also be able to receive learning and business support via a network of professional bodies including the RIBA. The scheme, ...
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Anne Thorne Architects completes 'PassivTerrace'
Anne Thorne Architects has completed a ’PassivTerrace’ refurbishment in Haringey, north London, for Metropolitan Housing Partnership.
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OpinionWhat is the problem with the prince?
Prince Charles’s environmental aims are those you’d want in a developer. So what is it that rankles?
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NewsArchitects join task force on ‘greening’ non-domestic buildings
Architects Aedas and Bennetts Associates are among a task force of builders, engineers and developers drawn up to simplify policy on “greening” non-domestic buildings.