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News Release from: Solarcentury | Subject: Interbuild
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 March 2006
Low carbon building products on show at
Interbuild
Solarcentury will be presenting on "Microgeneration in the Built Environment, achieving Part L and 'The Merton Rule' planning requirement" at Interbuild
A range of Low Carbon Building Products will be on show at stand A41/M36, Hall 6 at Interbuild 2006 In the UK, pro renewables planning is being taken even further with local authorities carving a future for carbon reduction and LCBP innovation
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 15 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Individual counties are adopting planning legislation pioneered by Merton Borough Council known as 'The Merton Rule' which requires the use of onsite renewables to offset at least 10% of a building's annual CO2 emissions.
Over 82 Local authorities are now following Merton's lead, with requirements of up to 30% onsite renewable energy required for planning permissions to be granted.
The policy is likely to spread across Europe, as governments approach Kyoto Protocol deadlines for reducing carbon emissions.
solarcentury will be presenting on "Microgeneration in the Built Environment, achieving Part L and 'The Merton Rule' planning requirement" at 11.30am on Tuesday 25th April at the RIBA CPD seminar theatre (E19, Hall 8), and on their stand at 2.30pm each day of the exhibition.
CIS Building, Manchester - Originally built in 1962 as the headquarters for the Co-operative insurance company and currently undergoing a major refurbishment, including the installation of solar panels on the south, east and west of the building.
Part funded by the DTI's solar grant scheme, this will be the biggest usage of solar panels in the UK.
It will be fully completed in spring 2006 but was officially opened by Prime Minister in November.
Eden Centre, St Austell, Cornwall - The Eden Trust is well known for its environmentally-engineered biodomes, which provide ideal growing conditions for non-native plants.
This well visited Eden tourist attraction aims to promote understanding and responsible management of the relationship between plants, people and resources.
The solar panels on its new education centre are also helping to promote renewable energy.
The installation was again part funded by the DTI.
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