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Simon Napper looks at the latest report Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which says energy efficient building techniques can make a major global impact

Outspoken chief executive of west London’s Park Royal Partnership, Jackie Sadek, called upon the next Communities secretary to shake things up.

After several delays, and just a day before Parliament went into its Whitsun recess, the 334-page Energy White Paper finally saw the light of day. Simon Napper looks at some of the measures

David Lowry picks up on the political arguments surrounding sustainable building issues in the Commons debate on the Energy White Paper.

As sustainable building rapidly moves into the mainstream with increasing regulation in the UK, Dr Paul K Hatchwell looks at parallel developments in the USA and Canada.

With the focus still on new builds in the UK property market, it is time to upgrade stock and place reburbishment back on the map, says BRE

RIBA has announced a competition for architect led teams to design a new office block for a private client in Preston.

The Bat House Partnership has announced an open competition to design a bat house to be built at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust London Wetland Centre in Barnes.

The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has announced the winners of the fifth Northwest Business Environment Awards.

Sixty three buildings across the UK have been announced as regional winners of RIBA awards.

The University of Worcester is seeking a contractor for construction and refurbishment of buildings on its City Campus.

The National Audit Office headquarters at 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road London is a Grade 2 listed 1930s steel frame building in urgent need of refurbishment.

The Energy Saving Trust is setting up sustainable energy networks in both London and Wales to encourage citizens to take up low carbon lifestyles.

English Partnerships has just announced the first tender under the Carbon Challenge, which aims to create a number of exemplar zero and near zero carbon communities as a testing ground for the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Out of the three grand policy documents published in May – the Planning White Paper, Energy White Paper and the Waste Strategy, the last of the three would appear to be the hardest to implement.