Contractors ready for renewable energy boom
Posted: 10 February 2009Investment in the UK's electricity networks remains buoyant, despite the economic downturn.
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Plan for 7,000 offshore wind tubines
Posted: 26 January 2009Up to 7,000 new offshore wind turbines could be built around the UK – enough to power almost all the homes in the country.
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£1bn 'smart grid' planned by Tories
Posted: 16 January 2009Tory leader David Cameron is to announce plans for a £1bn investment in a hi-tech National Grid, based on technology Barack Obama plans to roll out in the United States.
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McLaren building giant £23m eco-warehouse - PHOTOS
Posted: 13 January 2009Warehouses aren't usually associated with cutting-edge construction, but the Blue Planet distribution centre in Chatterley Valley is using state-of-the-art technology to achieve optimum sustainability. Grant Prior reports.
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Parsons Brinckerhoff dragged into green energy costs row
Posted: 06 January 2009Parsons Brinckerhoff has been dragged into a row over green energy plans in the Severn estuary, after a firm promoting a rival scheme accused the US engineer of miscalculating the costs of the project.
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Half of construction companies still unaware that SWMPs are law
Posted: 22 December 2008Six months on from Site Waste Management Plans becoming a legal requirement, a survey has shown that more than half of construction companies are unaware that SWMPs are mandatory for all projects over £300,000 in England.
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Government to limit zero carbon home development cost
Posted: 17 December 2008The government has proposed capping the cost of making a home zero carbon, as part of consultation process launched today which aims to set detailed proposals for zero carbon homes.
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Scotland needs to 'treble' number of wind turbines
Posted: 10 December 2008Scotland needs a three-fold increase in the number of on-shore wind turbines over the next decade if it is to meet its renewable target, a report has concluded.
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Back to school initiative to help builders during the downturn
Posted: 01 December 2008Builders will be encouraged back to school through a new initiative to boost sustainable building by linking firms with colleges.
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Persimmon founder Duncan Davidson to fell entire Northumberland forest
Posted: 01 December 2008Persimmon Homes founder Duncan Davidson has decided to fell an entire forest he owns in Northumberland and sell off the timber.
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Just 15 zero carbon homes qualify for £15m scheme
Posted: 28 November 2008A £15m project to build hundreds of zero carbon homes has been labelled an “eco-con” after only 15 properties qualified in the first year.
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MOT-style tests proposed to assess buildings' energy efficiency
Posted: 26 November 2008Homes and offices should have annual MOT-style tests to asses their energy efficiency and encourage green retrofitting, a government thinktank has suggested.
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Blears to detail £52m Thames Gateway green centre
Posted: 21 November 2008Hazel Blears is set to detail plans for a £52m Thames Gateway Institute for Sustainable Development at the Thames Gateway Forum next week.
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JP Kenny awarded £28m Cornwall wave energy farm - VIDEO
Posted: 20 November 2008Engineering firm JP Kenny has been appointed to project manage the construction of a £28m wave energy farm off the coast of Cornwall.
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Government will be 'flexible' on zero carbon targets
Posted: 20 November 2008The government will not abandon zero carbon house building targets but will give builders flexibility in achieving them, housing minister Margaret Beckett has said.
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Builders tell government not to water down sustainability targets
Posted: 17 November 2008Builders have warned the government it should not water down sustainability targets despite the impact of the credit crunch and massive job losses.
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Masdar to engage UK firms on green development
Posted: 17 November 2008The developers of the world’s first zero carbon, zero waste and car free city want to use UK construction and energy firms to bring the vision to life.
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Peel Energy and UK Coal plan 14 wind farms for UK
Posted: 14 November 2008The company behind England’s largest wind farm will join with UK Coal to develop 14 wind farms on former coal mining sites in the UK.
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Welsh building groups sign up to green charter
Posted: 12 November 2008Almost 50 building groups and trade bodies have signed up to a green charter to cut carbon emissions in Wales.
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Wind giants team up for British development
Posted: 11 November 2008Two of the world’s leading wind farm operators have teamed up with a view to developing 6,000 megawatts of installed capacity off the British coastline.
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