Climate Change and Sustainable Development Team at the Department for Communities and Local Government have launched the consultation on the definition of zero carbon homes and non-domestic buildings.
see the press notice at http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1101131.
They are interested in views on the definition of zero carbon homes and non-domestic buildings – consultation closes on Wednesday 18 [...]
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zero carbon definition
Posted in News, built environment, carbon, green buildings, housing, links, sustainability on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
code for sustainable buildings
Posted in News, built environment, comment, construction, green buildings, links, sustainability, tagged be2camp, Code for Sustainable Building, CSB, UKGBC on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A while ago I posted on the UKGBC task force UKGBC task group too important to be so narrow? and how it should embrace an open collaborative wiki style approach to the development of the Code for Sustainable Buildings.
This code will be so influential and far reaching that it cannot be developed behind closed doors, [...]
sustainability and the crunch
Posted in News, comment, sustainability, tagged Greenbuild 08, Pam Broviak, triple bottom line, Twitter, UKGBC on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The UKGBC released results of a survey earlier this week, which should be seen as important reminder that sustainability is here to stay despite the economic situation.
Results released today from a poll held during a webinar hosted by the UK Green Building Council have revealed that British companies see sustainability as a growth area over [...]
government to focus on 50% construction waste reduction
Posted in News, comment, construction, sustainability, waste, tagged Jane Kennedy, letsrecycle, Site Waste Management Plans, Sustainable Construction Strategy, SWMP, waste on November 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Waste and recycling minister Jane Kennedy has revealed that tackling business waste is to be a “top priority”
as reported on www.letsrecycle.com
Ms Kennedy explained that the Government would now develop proposals aimed at supporting businesses to look at ways they could reduce, reuse and recycle their waste, with a particular focus falling on small businesses. She added [...]
be2camp count down
Posted in News, events, second life, sustainability, virtual worlds, web2.0, tagged Angus Scown, be2camp, Charles Arthur, email, free our data, jodie miners, Jon Brouchoud, martin brown, Pam Broviak, Paul Wilkinson, pecha kucha, second life, Suw Charman on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With only four days until be2camp meets in London, this blog over the next few days will feature updates of what you can expect, and profile some of the events, speakers, and our sponsors.
More information and details of registration (its free to register) can be found at www.be2camp.com
OK, the initial ‘keynotes’ are shaping up like [...]
on public building epc’s
Posted in News, comment, design, facilities management, green buildings, links, refurbishment, sustainability, tagged Communities and Rural Affairs, energy performance certificates, EPC, facilities management, Guardian, hall of shame, public buildings on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The UK Communities and Local Government government website states
Our buildings are responsible for almost 50 per cent of the UK’s energy consumption and carbon emissions.
October 1st marked the date by which UK public buildings have to display their energy performance for buildings and facilities as an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate). Currently around 18,000 buildings, including [...]
the sustainable way
Posted in News, events, sustainability, tagged sustainable way on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am delighted to be supporting the NW premier sustainability conference – The Sustainable Way – scheduled for October 29th – 30th . Details can be found on the event website with registration form, and some great influential key note speakers to be confirmed very shortly, but here are the salient features:
Ambition and aspiration
Sustainable [...]
pPod – a new housing carbon challenge
Posted in News, green buildings, housing, sustainability, tagged BREEAM Excellent, BREEAM Outsanding, carbon challenge, Code for Sustainable Homes, code level 6, English Partnerships, Hanham Hall, Peterborough, pPod on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
English Partnerships have issued a Vision for a ‘community of the future’ in a press release today announcing the next carbon callenge project:
The development of an innovative, zero carbon neighbourhood in the centre of Peterborough moved a step closer today as pPod – a consortium consisting of Morris Homes, Gentoo Homes, and Browne Smith Baker [...]
CBI low-carbon economy roadmap to 2020
Posted in News, built environment, carbon, carbon footprint, comment, energy, route2zero, sustainability, transport on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the first time the UK’s leading business group has set out its vision for a low-carbon economy in a series of climate change roadmaps. The roadmaps, called ‘Going the Distance’, set out a timetable of action to ensure carbon emissions targets are met, and the measures that will be needed to put the UK in [...]
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