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Retrofit/Refurb
29 July 2011
A World Heritage city so named because of its historic architecture and unique landscape will eventually find itself running into crossroads as legislation progresses towards a cocktail of retrofitting, rebuilding and modernising buildings to carbon mitigating effect, writes Laura Day.
29 July 2011
Up to £1,250 could be obtained by UK householders following the Government’s announcement of financial funding towards renewable heat sources.
29 June 2011
A Hampshire-based housing association has won the UK Gold Award at the annual Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, it has been announced.
29 June 2011
We know more about economy, environment and technology, but less about psychology and behavioural change. Ian Grant reports from BASE London.
31 May 2011
A law-enshrined green bank advisory group and investment powers within a year were among the details of the Green Investment Bank announced by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and business secretary Dr Vince Cable this month.
31 May 2011
Two toolkits that will record the number of empty buildings in the UK has been launched by the Homes and Communities Agency in conjunction with communities minister Andrew Stunnell
31 May 2011
A heritage listed house in Sydney is to be redeveloped as a carbon neural building, Grocon and GPT Group have announced.
31 May 2011
A tool that will allow small and medium sized businesses to monitor a countdown to low carbon policies has been launched to provide key signposts for the industry.
07 April 2011
A survey to explore the awareness and understanding of asbestos in buildings has been launched, in conjunction with the United Kingdom Accreditation Service.
07 April 2011
The Government is working with large energy companies to provide promotional Green Deal material, to help inform consumers of the options available to them, a minister has said in a written answer.
29 March 2011
The UK Green Building Council has is calling for all non-residential buildings to display their A to G rating, as a measure introduced through the Energy Bill.
28 March 2011
Ian Grant, Laura Day and Dr David Lowry provide a roundup of three days at the largest Ecobuild yet, and found the industry is still struggling to comprehend its targets.
28 March 2011
In a MIPIM round table debate, four commercial property professionals debate issues ranging from green premiums to the price of carbon. Ian Grant reports.
28 March 2011
The UK’s first certified passivhaus refurbishment has been awarded to social landlord Octavia Housing for its work at 100 Princedale Road.
28 March 2011
Social renters have expressed a multitude of concerns over retrofitting and their property, a survey of over 100 English housing associations has revealed.