Entries for 'Maiwen'

New levels on carbon emissions cut can be expected soon

A new DCLG report shows a decrease in energy use for buildings, but an increase in carbon emissions for 2004-2006

Under the new Carbon Challenge, Communities secretary Ruth Kelly has asked for the construction of “several thousand” low or zero carbon homes

New reports sugget Britain is not ready to adapt to climate change and housing growth

John Lewis generates a new Sustainable Construction Framework for the retail sector

The DTI is being critised for its grant system

Using local sources has enabled The Foundry to tie up four million tonnes of carbon

Cannabis has become a major renewable building material

A £1.8m Isle of Wight sustainable homes development ticks all the right sustainability boxes, but Dr Paul K Hatchwell takes a look

BRE explains why the PassivHaus could be a blue print to achieve highest levels of the CSH