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Entries for 'Piotr'
02 August 2007
1 June 2007: EPCs required for the sale of existing dwellings where a HIP is required under the Housing Act 2004 (other than dwellings built to 2006 standards)
02 August 2007
Energy Performance Certificates: Article 7 (EPBD): requires production of energy performance certificates (EPCs), recommendation and advisory reports when buildings are constructed, sold or
rented out; display energy certificates (DECs) in large buildings over 1,000m2 occupied by public authorities and certain public institutions
30 July 2007
Green roofs provide many environmental advantages but can this environmental technology overcome vested interests and lack of statutory regulations?
30 July 2007
SB reports on a double skin façade research project.
30 July 2007
DCLG is consulting on plans to make the Code for Sustainable Homes rating for mandatory for new homes.
30 July 2007
The penetration of smart metering will increase dramatically acording to a Datamonitor report.
30 July 2007
The Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement for the largest rainwater harvesting contract ever agreed in the UK.
30 July 2007
A number of civil engineering and construction bodies have banded together to produce a Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plan.
30 July 2007
The Government has announced it will amend building regulations next year to set a whole building performance for water efficiency of 125l/p/d for new homes.
30 July 2007
DCLG has set out the changes to building regulations that “seem likely” to be required to meet its aspiration for new homes to be zero carbon by 2016.
30 July 2007
Much of the construction industry remains largely unaware that careful use and reuse of materials on site can lead to significant cost savings, according to research by the British Urban Regeneration Association.
30 July 2007
Site waste management plans should be a legal requirement for all construction projects over £250,000 says industry body Constructing Excellence.
30 July 2007
Demolition projects that achieve high levels of reclamation are likely to do so because the project team (including the client and designers) is committed to reclamation from the start.
30 July 2007
Eight pilot projects are underway to test the Waste & Resources Action Plan’s Net Waste Method which aims to provide clear metric progress towards waste neutrality and give contractors a tool to measure their material resource efficiency.
30 July 2007
New research published by the Waste & Resources Action Programme shows that blending 20% recycled aggregate with natural material has no negative impact on the concrete’s performance.