Zero carbon still undefined as cuts loom
Posted: 21/06/2010
Housebuilders and the green building community have expressed fears over plans to cut funding for the Zero Carbon Hub. An intensive programme of work has started to finalise a definition of zero carbon homes as quickly as possible, despite last week’s decision by the housing minister to cut funding to the body designed to implement it... more
Source: Building.co.uk   

Green Homes for West Sussex Tenants
Posted: 14/06/2010
A green and affordable housing development in Lancing is now home to 26 local families. The environmentally friendly, economical homes were built on the site of the former St Giles Day Care Centre in Lancing, West Sussex. The families are all local people who were on the Adur Council housing register.... more
Source: Green Building Press   

'Green' distillery wins third award
Posted: 03/06/2010
A new 'green' £40m malt whisky distillery in Roseisle, Morayshire, the first major new distillery in Scotland for 30 years, has won the Commercial Project category at the Scottish Design Awards 2010. This success follows two recent awards for the distillery in the RICS Scotland 2010 Awards where it won Sustainability Project of the Year and the overall Project of the Year. more
Source: Green Building Press   

Three pronged office awarded 'Excellent'
Posted: 26/05/2010
A new 8,800m2 office at Llandudno Junction has been rated BREEAM Excellent and is therefore one of the greenest public buildings in Wales. Designed by architects Austin-Smith:Lord the building will accomodate up to 650 staff. The new structure has been engineered to promote design and architecture, and is one of the largest offices outside of Cardiff... more
Source: Green Building Press   

Victorian terraced house will be green prototype
Posted: 12/05/2010
A Victorian terraced house in Leicester is to receive a green refurbishment, after which the building will act as a prototype - if the renovation proves a success, the process will be repeated across the East Midlands. The challenge of Project Cottesmore is to devise practical internal solutions to increase energy efficiency and significantly cut the building’s carbon emissions... more
Source: Green Building Press   

Powering Europe with renewables is possible
Posted: 07/05/2010
Two reports from European energy research organisations suggest that the E.U. could be largely powered by low carbon and renewable sources in forty years time. A report by the European Renewable Energy Council explains how the E.U. could switch to a 100% renewable energy supply for electricity, heating and cooling and transport by 2050, and the European Climate Foundation (ECF), in collaboration with other experts including... more
Source: Green Building Press