Entries for February 2010

The REA has received support for its proposed action plan for meeting Renewable Energy Directive targets

A house builder has been chosen to build a development of 38 family homes to Code for Sustainable Homes level 4

A new initiative has been set up to encourage sustainable design, “from architecture to urban design to materials engineering”

Waste plastic can now be turned into sustainable homes, as new material suitable for creating load-bearing frames

CABE has supported the outline planning and listed building applications for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in London

A light-filled and light-emitting cube covered in photovoltaic cells will form the new US embassy in London

In response to what it calls a “resurgence” in lean construction, CIRIA is producing a guide on the subject

Community-scale heating, energy, waste disposal and reuse must be a focus for the future if we are to make carbon savings

A £65m retrofitting programme of a 1960s housing estate in north London is almost complete

The next round of UN climate change negotiations will take place in Bonn, Germany, on 9-11 April, it has been announced

A new BRE guide looks at the common discrepancies between how buildings are designed and how they are used in reality

Cogen Europe has issued a report into the potential energy savings from widespread use of Combined Heat & Power (CHP)

The main message coming out of SB’s CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme conference was that early adopters gain competitive advantage

EIC’s Sustainable Buildings and Energy Efficiency Working Group is currently consulting with its members on an industry response to the zero carbon non-domestic buildings consultation

The infamous question our industry asks, a million times over, is what is the future of EPCs. I believe that they do have a future, but not quite yet.