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Recycled PVC cuts environmental impact
Technical background article new calculations by plastic recycler, Axion Recycling shows that manufacturing new building products from recycled PVC-U has about 6% of the global warming impact of using virgin polymer.
News from Axion Recycling (14 May 2008)
RES adds solar thermal to business
Renewable Energy Systems Limited (RES) announced partnership with Future Heating, one of the UK's market leaders in solar thermal design and installation.
News from Renewable Energy Systems (RES) (14 May 2008)
Inbuilt welcomes steps towards zero carbon
Technical background article New definition of 'zero carbon' is designed to help UK housebuilders deliver genuinely zero carbon new homes by 2016.
News from Inbuilt (14 May 2008)
Stroma to offer air source heat pumps
Stroma LZC has agreed an exclusive deal with HeatKing to be its sole supplier of its market leading range of air source heat pumps.
News from Stroma (14 May 2008)
Passively adding to the mix of energy efficiency
Developed in conjunction with Mitsubishi Electric, the Passivent mixed mode system combines natural ventilation and comfort cooling in offices, shopping centres, schools and hospitals. Brochure available
News from Passivent (12 May 2008)
Sustainable schools do not cost the earth says BRE
Technical background article BREEAM Schools rating can be achieved at little or no additional capital cost, that is the conclusion of a report published today by the BRE Trust and Faithful and Gould.
News from BRE (12 May 2008)
One-stop shop for all ecology services
The Habitats team is able to produce site-specific designs with innovative green engineering.
News from Thomson Habitats (12 May 2008)
Straw bale house wins Grand Designs Eco Home award
User application article Ecology borrower Rachel Whitehead, straw bale house in Wales won the Grand Designs Best Eco Home award.
News from Ecology Building Society (12 May 2008)
Passivhaus expert to headline at AECB conference
The AECB (the sustainable building association) believes that Passivhaus building design should be central to UK's approach to 'low carbon' homes.
News from AECB Sustainable Building Association ( 9 May 2008)
Comtec case study: Newham data centre
User application article Relocation involved moving Newham's data centre and over 600 workstations and 100 printers plus supply, install and commission 60kw UPS infrastructure system. Brochure available
News from Comtec Enterprises ( 2 May 2008)
Comtec Case Study: RapidSwitch
User application article Comtec Enterprises relocates 24/7 service provider. Brochure available
News from Comtec Enterprises ( 2 May 2008)
Comtec Case Study: Tollon Limited
User application article Comtec relocate Tollon Limited who supply internet-related services to home and business Brochure available
News from Comtec Enterprises ( 2 May 2008)
New service saves time specifying green products
One Planet Products offering free trial.
News from One Planet Products ( 2 May 2008)
ICSC adopts BREEAM standard
The International Council of Shopping Centers adopt BREEAM as their pan-European sustainability standard of choice.
News from BRE ( 1 May 2008)
European standards for sustainable building
UK's leading organisation in strawbale building, amazonails, host meetings of representatives from Europe to work towards standards and courses for sustainable building across Europe.
News from amazonails (28 April 2008)
Capita Symonds acquires NRM Bobrowski
Capita Symonds has announced the acquisition of structural and civil engineering consultants NRM Bobrowski for an undisclosed sum.
News from Capita Symonds (28 April 2008)
Inbuilt launches sustainable design service
Inbuilt is launching a design service for clients interested in sustainable buildings and environments.
News from Inbuilt (25 April 2008)
Tidal energy turbine trial success
Trial success for innovative UK developed vertical axis turbine that can generate power from tidal movement of the sea, as well as from tidal rivers and inland waterways.
News from FreeFlow 69 (23 April 2008)
'Save it Easy' retrofit lighting solution success
With ECSL's 'Save it Easy', energy savings range from 34% to 56% depending on application.
News from Energy Conservation Solutions (22 April 2008)
Construction projects and water voles
Technical background article Thomson Ecology remind the industry of recent legislation to protect water voles whose population has declined by 90% since the 1990's.
News from Thomson Ecology (22 April 2008)
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