All Sustainability articles – Page 6
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NewsChetwoods provides backdrop for UN biodiversity summit
Practice creates futuristic garden for China conference
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NewsArchitects unveil ‘game-changing’ housing retrofit handbook
LETI sets clear energy use targets but warns of skills gap ahead of 30m-home retrofit marathon
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NewsWhat you need to know about the Heat and Buildings Strategy
Hydrogen shelved, potential mandatory EPC targets for mortgage lenders and could new homes be cut off from the gas grid? Here’s our round-up of key points - and Simon Allford’s response
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NewsMinisters announce £440m funding for green construction projects
Plans outlined as part of net zero strategy for reducing carbon emissions across economy
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NewsArchitects welcome government’s gas boiler phase-out
Plan to give homeowners £5,000 grants for heat pumps outlined in long-awaited heat and buildings strategy
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FeaturesLay off the plasterboard and cladding
Cutting out the layers can make buildings more sustainable, argues Steve Webb
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OpinionWatch out for more changes as Building Safety Bill makes progress
The coming months are going to be challenging for anyone with an interest in building safety and regulation. We must be alert to more rapidly changing legislation and guidance, writes Andrew Mellor
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NewsArchitects urge governments to decarbonise global building codes
RIBA and Architects Declare publish joint report ahead of COP26
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NewsMinisters slated for ‘unacceptable’ delivery of Green Homes Grant
National Audit Office says abandoned £1.5bn domestic retrofit discount scheme will help less than a tenth of the homes originally targeted
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NewsNational retrofit scheme must give householders clarity, confidence and protection, prime minister warned
Public trust is crucial aspect of retrofitting 29m homes, says alliance of industry and consumers
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NewsRevealed: All the 2021 Architect of the Year Award finalists
Winners will be announced at live AYA dinner on October 14
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NewsLDA appointed to draw up net zero design codes for RTPI
Farrells, Gbolade Design Studio and Exterior appointed by Southwark for design code trial
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Building StudyTechnical study: Cutting 75% of emissions from Powell & Moya’s Wolfson College, Oxford
Embarrassed by being one of the worst carbon culprits in the region, the college set out to be net zero by 2030. Retrofitting 763 windows was just the start of it, finds Thomas Lane
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NewsMorris & Co wins approval for hanging gardens in Paddington
Planted balconies will be added to one of the earliest offices to complete in canalside development
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NewsHydrogen could play key role in heating buildings, says government
But much research remains to be done, long-awaited strategy admits
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NewsGet carbon-literate, domestic architects urged
‘You have huge opportunity to influence refurb sector,’ says co-founder of ACAN as new campaign launched
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FeaturesDesigners can prevent new homes overheating, so why do we have a problem?
For too long we have lacked legislation to support good design, but the Future Homes Standard offers some hope
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NewsArchitects urge government to engage over climate emergency
Steve Tompkins calls for ‘collective courage’ to act on IPCC report
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NewsMinisters in talks to bring back failed Green Homes Grant retrofit scheme
Business secretary admits the scrapped £2bn programme had been ‘problematic’