‘Climate Change Levy’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Permanite goes green for Ecobuild from
Permanite, which we summarised at the time by saying "Permanite Engineered Roofing Systems will be exhibiting its IKOgreen range of green roof systems and sustainable waterproofing solutions at Ecobuild at London's Earls Court.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Long-term sustainable schools from
Concrete Centre: "Pupils should be taught in buildings that aim to safeguard their future, reports Andrew Minson, head of structural engineering at The Concrete Centre.".
In November 2008, we covered the news from Elkay Electrical
- take a look at Elkay double win at Electrical Industry Awards
which says: "Elkay Electrical scooped two of the top awards at The Electrical Industry Awards 2008, sponsored by the Electrical Times and recently held in London.".
Take a look also at the news release from AMA Research, AMA report provides major market review ,
as well as How Local Authorities can meet SWMP regulations from Digbits,
and Dulux Trade leading on VOC 2010 compliance from Dulux Trade.
Latest stories...
Schneider Electric and Citect field operations (November 2008)
Citect will be merging its field operations teams with that of parent company Schneider Electric and announced plans to further invest in R and D.
Invest in training to get ahead of the game (November 2008)
Andy Walder, new Director of the National Construction College (NCC), looks at importance of investing in training in current economic climate and benefits it can bring to businesses.
It pays to be mobile with tower inspections (November 2008)
Equipment status management specialist, Scafftag, has called for users of scaffolding towers to step up their inspection processes, particularly when movements are involved.
Sustainability discussion report from H+H Celcon (November 2008)
16-page Sustainability discussion report is available free-of-charge from aircrete manufacturer H+H.
Permeable paving with heat pumps (November 2008)
Hanson Formpave has announced its Aquaflow Thermapave, which integrates its patented permeable paving with the proven technology of ground source heat pumps (GSHP) technology.
Increased profile for climate change legislation (November 2008)
Defra is in the process of introducing a new legally binding climate change and energy saving scheme called the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC).
Energy policy needs new focus on CHP (November 2008)
Energy industry leaders and Government Ministers agree that combined heat and power (CHP) must play a more prominent role in UK's transition to a low-carbon economy.
CIOB calls for innovators in construction (November 2008)
Chartered Institute of Building announce a new category, the Innovation Research Paper Award, for the launch of the 2008/09 International Innovation and Research Awards.
Further reading
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Reducing Climate Change Levy
Many industrial companies defined as major polluters participate in Climate Change Agreements, which means they can reduce their Climate Change Levy payments by as much as 80%.
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