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Manchester school building secures Breeam rating
30 March 2010
A new school building in Manchester that features natural ventilation in its design has been awarded with an 'excellent' rating by the BRE (Building Research Establishment) Environmental Assessment Method (Breeam). The Ellis and Kennedy buil...
DECC funding to help low-carbon switch
30 March 2010
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has allocated new grants aimed at helping businesses in the UK develop smart technology that will can be utilised by energy-efficient buildings. It has set aside a total of £7.6 million...
Construction tool to help produce energy-efficient buildings
31 March 2010
Funding has been granted to develop a new software tool that will be used to change the approach the construction industry takes to producing energy-efficient buildings. Impact - the Integrated Material Profile and Costing Tool - is to be pr...
Code seven talks planned by government
01 April 2010
The Department of Communities and Local Government is planning to add a new level to the Code for Sustainable Homes, it has emerged. According to Building.co.uk, talks between the department and housebuilders are due to take place over the i...
Government scheme to encourage switch to energy-efficient buildings
01 April 2010
A new government scheme launched today (April 1st) aims to cut carbon output in the UK by encouraging firms to switch to energy-efficient buildings. The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme aims to help firms in the public an...
BRE chief executive praises Bletchley Leisure Centre
06 April 2010
Global chief executive of the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Carol Atkinson has praised those involved with the creation of the new Bletchley Leisure Centre. The energy-efficient building picked up an award in the BRE Environmental As...
CRC energy scheme ''will encourage investment in energy-efficient buildings''
06 April 2010
The introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme is a big step forward in terms of prompting the use of energy-efficient buildings in the UK. This is according to a spokeswoman for the Renewable Energy Centr...
Energy-efficient Bristol property wins praise
07 April 2010
An energy-efficient building in Bristol occupied by the Environment Agency has been praised for helping to reduce running costs for the government body. Horizon House won first prize in the Breeam (Building Research Establishment [BRE] Envir...
Cumbrian secondary schools get BSF funding
08 April 2010
Energy-efficient ventilation could be on the cards as part of a more than £61 million investment in secondary schools in Cumbria. Under the government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, six schools in west Cumbria will b...
Hips help to reveal energy-efficient buildings more quickly
08 April 2010
Home information packs (Hips) help to highlight to potential buyers how energy efficient buildings are. While their introduction caused "confusion" at first, Hips are now regarded as speeding up the process of selling and buying a ...