Sustainable building practices are slowly moving into the commercial refurbishment and retrofit market, driven by both legislative requirements and good corporate housekeeping considerations. In the final part of a series on sustainable retrofit, Dr Paul K Hatchwell looks particularly at energy issues facing the sustainable offices sector

The conference run by Climate Change Solutions was a heady mix of high level policy initiatives aligned with practical examples of how different sectors in their efforts to reduce carbon.

The development aims for 900 habitable rooms per hectare at Code Level 4. Ben Kochan explains

By 2050 there could be as many as a million ground source heat pumps in use. Ben Kochan investigates

The Conservative Party Quality of Life Policy Group has released its much awaited findings with implications for the sustainable building industry.

Stretched foils provide the key to this new low carbon college building in Glasgow. Ben Kochan reports

The work of a Newbury-based architectural practice has won three top 5 Star awards at the CNBC International Property Awards in London. Dr Paul K Hatchwell reports.

The role of sustainable building and associated products and services in meeting the UK’s climate change mitigation obligations has increased considerably according to Defra’s annual report to Parliament.

A new generation of ambitious projects is aiming for full sustainability and nothing short of a revolution in green design in North America. Dr Paul K Hatchwell reports.

Ben Kochan examines the call for eco-towns