Green office buildings are increasingly cropping up all over the world, and with them, a perception of property premium. But a recent Australian study aims to prove the advantages and cost benefits of green investment in offices, as Laura Day reports.

Green office buildings are increasingly cropping up all over the world, and with them, a perception of property premium. But a recent Australian study aims to prove the advantages and cost benefits of green investment in offices, as Laura Day reports.

Green office buildings are increasingly cropping up all over the world, and with them, a perception of property premium. But a recent Australian study aims to prove the advantages and cost benefits of green investment in offices, as Laura Day reports.

Green office buildings are increasingly cropping up all over the world, and with them, a perception of property premium. But a recent Australian study aims to prove the advantages and cost benefits of green investment in offices, as Laura Day reports.

Heat demand in the UK residential sector is predominantly met by burning natural gas in boilers located in the dwelling.

A £200m time-limited fund to encourage early take-up of the Government’s Green Deal has been announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

A consultation into the Green Deal, which is thought will kick-start £14bn worth of investment in the next decade, has been opened by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and is seeking views from the industry and the public. 

In the EU, the public water supply represents 21% of total water usage, and buildings account for the major component of this. In some regions, up to 30% of the volume of water consumed in buildings could be saved, according to research carried out by the European Commission (EC). 

A new report from the Brussels-based Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) aims to provoke a debate across Europe on how to transform the European building stock into a “highly efficient living and working environment which enables society to become more sustainable”

Feed in-Tariff subsidies will suffer a 50% from 1 April 2012, the Government announced this month.

BRE and the International Passivhaus Association have joined together and launched a competition to design two Passivhaus homes on site at the BRE Innovation Parks in Watford and Scotland.

The Government has decided not to proceed with a Carbon Capture and Storage demonstration project in Scotland, following conclusions to negotiations, and says the money can be better spent.

A 10.8MW on-grid rooftop solar project has been signed in China, and is expected to generate around 10m kWh.

A school that imposes 75% less energy demand than a traditional building has been completed this month by San Francisco designer and builder, Project Frog.