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Comment by Michael Hardware on September 5, 2011 at 9:17

Former editor of Sustain’ Magazine, Jim McClelland, has joined the London public relations and public affairs consultants, Chelgate, as a senior consultant. More

Comment by Alex Smith on August 10, 2011 at 14:41

HBC reported that badly specified/installed PV panels were resulting in leaking roofs. Anybody had that issue, or have an opinion?

Seems that the main problem is lack of any standard at the moment, which appears to be coming later this year from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS 012).

Redland touched on this in an article on Building's website today. today.

Comment by Susan on January 23, 2011 at 11:59

What is important to choose the building materials? Environment , quality and anything else? how to choose the building materials if i use for exterior wall and interior wall. what kind of materials are the best ?

Comment by Dan Heath on December 9, 2010 at 11:59

Join the 1000 sustainable professionals who have already attended Sustainability Now! This afternoon you can hear sessions on:

12.30 Materials matter: Getting it right from start to finish
14.00 Achieving excellence in air tightness and avoiding thermal bypass
15.30 Developing stronger partnerships for sustainability

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Comment by Liz Stanley on November 30, 2010 at 11:35

You can download a copy of the new IGT report executive summary here: http://ow.ly/3hlOz

Part L related recommendations:

Recommendation 6.3: That Government should support research into the level of non-compliance associated with the EPBD and Part L of the Building Regulations, and the impact of this non-compliance on carbon emissions; to review compliance mechanisms to
ensure the greatest impact at the lowest cost to business; and to amend the EPBD and Part L compliance mechanisms accordingly.

Recommendation 6.4: That Government should institute a programme of long term monitoring to review the practical outcomes associated with the EPBD and Part L, to inform future revisions.

http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=3661770

Comment by Liz Stanley on November 5, 2010 at 12:49

It's the last day to enter the Sustainability Now Social Media Awards 2010: http://www.ukvirtualevents.com/virtual-events/sustainability-now/so...

Comment by Branka Dimitrijevic on November 2, 2010 at 14:08

Improving Energy and Carbon Performance of Housing - A Glasgow Case Study, a FREE webinar on 23 November 2010the, available after registration at www.cicstart.org, showcasing the outcomes of a feasibility study undertaken by Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU) at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow and Collective Architecture.

Comment by Branka Dimitrijevic on November 2, 2010 at 14:06

Improving Energy and Carbon Performance of Housing - A Glasgow Case Study, , available after registration at www.cicstart.org, showcasing a FREE webinar on 23 November 2010the outcomes of a feasibility study undertaken by Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU) at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow and Collective Architecture.

Comment by Liz Stanley on November 2, 2010 at 10:24

Dedicated Part L conference in London this December - see the full conference programme here: http://partl.building.co.uk/programme/

Comment by Liz Stanley on October 21, 2010 at 8:14

Great British Refurb Question Time, a free webinar with Gregory Baker MP, Kevin McCloud & others starts at 11am today: http://ow.ly/2WXbQ

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