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Retrofit/Refurb
25 February 2011
The Zero Carbon Hub this month held its first annual conference in London, and discussed the motives for the industry and how to achieve them. Laura Day was there.
25 February 2011
The Government is committed to a carbon emission reduction of 80% by 2050. For the construction sector this means tackling the 26m homes and 2m other buildings that exist today and that will still be standing in 2050. Paul Appleby, a consultant in sustainable building design, looks at the challenges in line with the recently published IGT report.
24 February 2011
The development of what will be Britain’s largest zero carbon scheme to date has been approved by Peterborough City Council’s Planning and Environmental Protection Committee.
11 February 2011
A high court judge has ruled education secretary Michael Gove’s decision to scrap the multimillion-pound school rebuilding projects as “an abuse of power”, urging Mr Gove to rethink the decision.
11 February 2011
A new report by Barclays has found that building retrofits will require the largest amount of procurement capital of €600bn by 2020.
02 February 2011
The construction of a new renewable energy hub which plans to educate and demonstrate the latest green technology will start in February. Laura Day found out more.
28 January 2011
A European Commission grant of £223,000 has been awarded to RICS to launch a two-year project, which will advise property owners throughout Europe on how to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings.
28 January 2011
Six post-war council properties have reached completion of a full-house retrofit, as part of the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘Retrofit for the Future’ campaign.
04 January 2011
The Innovation and Growth Team’s report into the overhaul of the construction industry for the low carbon agenda is quite simply a document of good sense, says Laura Day.
04 January 2011
Australia intends to heavily invest in its retrofit market for 2011, with a number of finance initiatives are put in place.
04 January 2011
The world’s first energy house is to be launched by the University of Salford as part of a retrofit conference taking place in January 2011.
04 January 2011
A study by the Centre for the Built Environment (CeBE) and the University of Leeds has found that a low carbon, high efficiency building project has underperformed to expectations set at the design stage, causing concern for the wider building industry.
29 November 2010
Eco Innovation Forum at Central Hall Westminster, saw the launch of StramitZED, billed as the first affordable zero-carbon home and showcased Bill Dunster’s work in China.
13 October 2010
London Mayor Boris Johnson has been praising a large-scale retrofitting scheme for the City, in both the public and private sectors, used as a key method to improving the low-carbon economy.
08 September 2010
Ireland’s development workforce could encounter skills shortage as we move towards sustainable development and technologies, a report has found.