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Promoting effective water planning policies
Aim of the 2008 World Wetlands Day conference is to actively engage and update the wetland community in helping promote effective input into water planning policies.
News from CIWEM (20 December 2007)
Delivering Pitt Report recommendations
Technical background article CIWEM welcomes Sir Michael Pitt's 'Cabinet Office Lessons Learnt' interim report.
News from CIWEM (18 December 2007)
Hackney City Farm tops for sustainable building
User application article New Education Resource Centre at the Hackney City Farm is the latest strawbale building to be completed by amazonails.
News from amazonails (17 December 2007)
Helping builders meet 2016 zero carbon targets
Technical background article House builders and property developers turning to AECB (The Sustainable Building Association) for guidance on how to achieve higher environmental standards.
News from AECB Sustainable Building Association (14 December 2007)
Record PVC-U recycling rates forecast by Recovinyl
Nearly 40,000 tonnes of PVC-U will have been recycled in 2007, according to record figures forecast by Recovinyl, the PVC-U industry's recycling initiative.
News from Axion Recycling (14 December 2007)
First UK hoarding made from retail plastic waste
Leading plastic recycler and extruder, Centriforce Products, is soon to launch the UK's first external construction hoarding from waste plastic packaging collected mainly from large retail outlets.
News from Centriforce Products (14 December 2007)
Next environmental photographer of the year
2008's international Environmental Photographer of the Year competition is now open.
News from CIWEM (13 December 2007)
Step-by-Step Guide to 'Building With Cob'
Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce: The first practical UK handbook about building with this eco-friendly material.
News from Green Books ( 7 December 2007)
'Diary of an Eco-Builder' by Will Anderson
Inspirational account of the challenges of building your own eco-house.
News from Green Books ( 7 December 2007)
CIWEM calling for zero VAT on digital publications
Technical background article CIWEM encouraged Gordon Brown to extend proposed reduced VAT rates for energy efficient products to digital publications.
News from CIWEM ( 6 December 2007)
Climate change affects human rights say CIWEM
Technical background article Climate change is violating the fundamental human right to a safe, secure and sustainable environment and the effects are falling disproportionately on developing countries.
News from CIWEM ( 4 December 2007)
Reusing the heat from drainwater
The world's first drainpipe heat exchanger that captures heat in from all drainwater (greywater, wastewater) in buildings has been developed and tested.
News from Winston Works (28 November 2007)
BioRegional win 'Sustainable Consultant of Year'
BioRegional Consulting wins sustainable consultant of the year award at Building magazine's Sustainability Awards.
News from BioRegional Development Group (27 November 2007)
How to design and build your own eco-home
The Green Self-Build Book: How to design and build your own eco-home by Jon Broome is a highly illustrated, practical handbook on eco-friendly self-building.
News from Green Books (27 November 2007)
A - Z Guide to making your home eco-friendly.
Green Up! is a compact reference guide to greening your house, from minor improvements - such as what paint to use - to major ones, such as how to choose and install solar electric panels.
News from Green Books (27 November 2007)
Hired remote control camera reveals secrets
User application article Specialist provider of rental instruments, Ashtead Technology Rentals help English Heritage safely study the internal condition of a 4,400 year old hill in Wiltshire.
News from Ashtead Technology Rentals (27 November 2007)
Faith in the environment
Technical background article CIWEM believes that the world's faiths groups need to take a leading role in protecting the environment.
News from CIWEM (23 November 2007)
Protecting our green and pleasant land
Technical background article Green Belts established fifty years ago are now vulnerable to the growing demand for housing as Britain's population grows says CIWEM.
News from CIWEM (22 November 2007)
Journal of Flood Risk Management: call for papers
CIWEM's new journal with Wiley-Blackwell, entitled 'Journal of Flood Risk Management' is open for paper submissions.
News from CIWEM (21 November 2007)
CIWEM says no to Antarctic land grab
Technical background article With global warming opening up remote regions, CIWEM is extremely concerned about increasing international interest in the exploitation of fragile environments for energy sources.
News from CIWEM (20 November 2007)
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