Entries for October 2007

The Ministry of Defence is aiming to save 2400t/yr carbon across ten sites in the South West with the help of pulse meters installed in buildings.

Leeds Metropolitan University came first in a higher education green league table

While “carbon neutral” may still be proving elusive for many developers, work has begun in Leeds on a carbon negative development.

Over two thirds of construction professionals think UK building regulations don’t go far enough.

The Carbon Trust has launched a campaign to promote its energy-efficiency loans scheme.

A partnership of organisations in North East England is studying the adaptations it will need to cope with the now inevitable effects of climate change over the next 40 years.

The Waste & Resources Action Plan has found £2.3m to fund an extra three-quarters of a million tonnes of aggregate recycling capacity each year.

The Environment Agency has launched a new online tool to enable construction companies to calculate the carbon footprint of their projects.

The Association of British Insurers has attacked the level of new funding for flood defences outlined in the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).

Developers, the local planning authority and the Environment Agency are all facing the threat of legal action from residents of a West Yorkshire housing estate that was flooded.

Communities minister Iain Wright has described the energy performance effects of home information packs as extremely encouraging.

The cement industry has protested angrily at a newspaper article which identified it as a major obstacle on the world’s path to a low-carbon economy.

London mayor Ken Livingstone’s advisors have come down in favour of living roofs and walls in a technical report which will be published later this year.

A competition has been launched in which streets across the nation will aim to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. The campaign, run by British Gas, is entitled ‘Green Streets’.

The East of England Regional Assembly has suggested the Government replaces its “eco-towns” approach with an “eco-neighbourhoods” drive.