Entries for July 2010

Europe will have smart meters installed in 111.4m households by 2015, according to research by Berg Insight

The restoration of a Victorian baths in Camden, London, has achieved a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ standard

Many housing associations and their tenants are not reaping the full benefits of installing renewable energy technologies

Following EU proposals in 2008 the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive was adopted and published in May

Why will prime property investment be one of the best asset classes to own in the next few years, while non-prime may prove to be a financial disaster?

This eco-renovation of a period terrace house to Passivhaus standard was one of the houses on a North London open eco-house weekend

The buy-to-let market is feeling rather hard done by after the recent rise in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to 28%

On 6 July the coalition Government moved to revoke regional strategies (RSs), with immediate effect

The Government has formally launched a consultation of waste policies in England

Planning permission is to be granted for a 2,239 home sustainable regeneration scheme in Drakelow Park

Sustainable electricity from solar photovoltaic (PV) installations will help the UK to cut annual CO₂ emissions by 80% of 1990 levels by 2050

There have been wholesale moans following the demise of the Sustainable Development Commission and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution

A new document from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology highlights the potential benefits of ‘biochar’

The proposal to create a Green Investment Bank has been broadly welcomed, but questions remain

European heads of government have been criticised for failing to grasp the benefits of energy efficiency