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Energy Efficiency
17 January 2012
A new centre which will train students in refurbishment skills has been opened recently in Stoke-on-Trent.
17 January 2012
Scottish councils are to remain as the sole verifier of new homes and buildings in the country, a recent consultation has decided.
17 January 2012
A new guide detailing health and safety when installing and operating biomass heat systems has been launched by the Combustion Engineer Association (CEA) and the Carbon Trust.
17 January 2012
A housing development in Castleford has been awarded a post-construction certificate for its Code Level 6 performance, as of December 2011.
17 January 2012
The shortlist of finalists in the running to design a Passivhaus demonstration project for BRE Watford and Ravenscraig have been named this month.
13 December 2011
The High Court has agreed to follow up legal action filed last month by environmental group Friends of the Earth, Solarcentury and Homesun, over the recent slashing of solar Feed-in Tariffs.
09 December 2011
It would be “catastrophic” to delay the cuts to solar Feed-in Tariffs until April 2012, Greg Barker has warned.
06 December 2011
Camden Council has reduced its carbon footprint by 9% according to figures released for 2010/11, as part of the national 10:10 Campaign.
02 December 2011
The UK’s first live trial of a carbon capture and storage system has been opened in West Yorkshire.
17 January 2012
A group of academics and industry professionals is urging Government to incentivise post-construction testing following recent research which found that new homes may not be meeting their energy design targets.
17 January 2012
Two energy efficient developments aimed at tackling low housing demand have been completed in Barnsley.
17 January 2012
A new prefabricated housing solution that can be assembled in less than two months is being pioneered in India by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
17 January 2012
New powers introduced in December will allow the Welsh Government sole responsibility for building regulations in Wales after having previously being held by the UK Government.
16 January 2012
The Building Research Establishment has published new guidance aimed at those responsible for energy management in their organisation, on how businesses can manage their energy.
13 December 2011
Low carbon manufacturing and renewables is to receive a £125m fund from the Government, it has been announced.