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TRADA presents wood waste guide

TRADA Technology has published a New Wood Information Sheet, 'Recovering and minimising wood waste', to help address the issues surrounding the wood waste generated in the UK each year.

News from Timber Research and Development Association, Jun 20, 2008

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Hanson welcomes new Energy Saving Trust guide.

Hanson Building Products has welcomed the publication of the Energy Saving Trust's latest guide, entitled 'Energy Efficiency and the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4'.

News from Hanson Building Products, Jun 18, 2008

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Todmorden Strawbale training centre first course

Participants from as close as Manchester and as far away as Egypt took part in the first seminar to be staged at a new specialist strawbale building seminar and training centre

News from amazonails, Jun 18, 2008

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Carbon reductions from combined heat and power

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is high efficiency technology strongly backed by the UK Government, who have set a target of 10,000 MW of installed CHP capacity by 2010.

News from Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems, Jun 17, 2008

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Morgan Lovell pioneers green HQ office fit-out

Morgan Lovell, office interior design, fit-out and refurbishment specialist, has transformed its 1960s-built headquarters into a pioneering example of innovative and sustainable office design.

News from Morgan Lovell, Jun 17, 2008

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Capita Symonds acquires Pearce Buckle

Capita Symonds has announced the acquisition of M+E engineering consultancy Pearce Buckle (Design Engineers), one of the UK's leading engineering consultancies in the custodial sector.

News from Capita Symonds, Jun 17, 2008

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Controlling the attacks from alien species

Thomson Habitats have recently identified and controlled outbreaks of various invasive alien species, some of which are now one of the greatest threats facing British wildlife today.

News from Thomson Habitats, Jun 16, 2008

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Concrete well placed for sustainable construction

The Concrete Centre believes that concrete is well placed to deliver many of the Government's proposed targets that aim to provide long-term holistic sustainable construction solutions.

News from Concrete Centre, Jun 16, 2008

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Wooden windows gain a boost from the Green Guide

The new BRE Green Guide launched in June puts wood products, such as windows, at the top of the class in terms of climate change: the growing wood window market helps keep the climate stable.

News from Wood Window Alliance, Jun 16, 2008

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Hewden wins inaugural European Environment Award

Hewden, the UK's largest plant hirer, is celebrating being the first ever recipient of the European Environmental Award.

News from Hewden, Jun 13, 2008

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BRE names Celotex PIR insulation most sustainable

An independent BRE assessment has proven that Celotex offers the most sustainable PIR insulation, with the products achieving the lowest environmental impact and carbon-footprint scores.

News from Celotex, Jun 13, 2008

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Epsom Downs racecourse set for Grandstand finish.

Capita Bobrowski, the civil and structural engineering practice, has made major progress in its redevelopment of the Grandstand at Epsom Downs Racecourse.

News from Capita Symonds, Jun 13, 2008

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Green credentials add a dimension to luxury hotel

Silcock Dawson of Bristol has played an instrumental role in developing the first hotel to seek the Gold standard from the Green Tourism Board

News from Silcock Dawson & Partners, Jun 10, 2008

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Developers face bigger biodiversity list

List identifies 56 habitats and 938 species which the Secretary of State considers are of principal importance for the purpose of conserving biodiversity in England.

News from Thomson Ecology, Jun 5, 2008

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Lime and earth based plasters, renders and paints

Green Books publish "Using Natural Finishes" by Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce, a step-by-step guide to using lime and earth based plasters, renders and paints.

News from Green Books, Jun 5, 2008

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Building energy and carbon assessment software

With the launch of their VE-Ware free software tool, Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) makes a global commitment to the sustainable building design movement.

News from Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), Jun 5, 2008

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Innovative ventilation strategy for BREEAM rating

Passivent's mixed mode system focuses on harnessing natural forces to efficiently ventilate buildings, supplemented by air conditioning to give fresh air and total environmental control.

News from Passivent, Jun 4, 2008

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Why buildings fail test of genuine sustainability

Inbuilt has welcomed a CABE review of more than 700 large construction projects over the last two years, and the identification of common failings to deliver genuine sustainability.

News from Inbuilt, Jun 4, 2008

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New Journal of Flood Risk Management

Launch of CIWEM's new Journal of Flood Risk Management provides the opportunity to apply international best practice and to showcase some of the latest technologies from the UK.

News from CIWEM, Jun 3, 2008

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Stroma lodges first Display Energy Certificate

Stroma Accreditation has achieved another 'first', by lodging the first DEC (Display Energy Certificate) for a public building in the UK.

News from Stroma, May 29, 2008

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Timing is everything in ecology

There are many issues that must be considered when developing a site, and ecology is an increasingly important one.

News from Thomson Ecology, May 23, 2008

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Comtec Enterprises secure datacentre facility

Comtec Enterprises, the ICT solutions company, announce final completion of its secure datacentre facility located just outside the M25 near London.

News from Comtec Enterprises, May 23, 2008

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Strawbale home is Grand Designs Eco Home of 2008

A strawbale home in Wales which amazonails helped design and build was voted Grand Designs Eco Home of 2008 during the recent Grand Designs Live exhibition and associated Channel 4 TV programmes.

News from amazonails, May 19, 2008

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CIWEM on water and the global environment

CIWEM's annual conference 2009 water and the global environment: call for papers.

News from CIWEM, May 19, 2008

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Recycled PVC cuts environmental impact

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, May 14, 2008

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