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Efficiency tools used to cut building time
Posted on: 20 April 2012
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Housebuilder Stewart Milne has cut the time taken to build three energy-efficient houses by around a third using efficiency tools. The timber frame specialist used BRE’s CLIP (Construction Lean Improvement Programme) methodology and CALIBRE waste management tool to help reduce the time taken to build the houses from the usual 16 weeks to 10 weeks, while adding extra energy-efficiency measures to the designs.
Practice In Participation
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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Practice In Participation is a joint venture of Asian civil society organisations committed to promoting participatory practices in the empowerment of excluded citizens worldwide. Focus is on maintaining and presenting a platform for archiving and creating a repository of ‘grey literature’, especially for community-based organisations. It is an invited space for practitioners to share their local knowledge and learn from others’ practical experiences, and participate in generation, production and dissemination of knowledge based on experiences from the field. Currently, the portal groups participatory practices around the themes of: institutional strengthening; learning and training; planning and budgeting; monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment; implementation and management; organizing and mobilization; and advocacy and dialogue.
Chartered Institute of Housing Corporate Plan 2012-2015
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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The Chartered Institute of Housing has published a new Corporate Plan detailing its vision for development, with a strong focus on sector-led improvement, over the next three years.
Localism Act 2011: housing and planning: a guide for housing associations
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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The National Housing Federation has published a guide which provides expert commentary on the Localism Act 2011, summarising in plain language the effect of the legislation and outlining the implications for housing associations. It also includesthe full text of the provisions in the Act that will have most impact on housing associations, including the whole of Part 6 (Planning) and Part 7 (Housing), plus the accompanying Schedules. The report can be purchased for £49.95 (£39.95 for NHF members).
EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit. Brussels, 16 April 2012
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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The European Commission and the Danish Presidency of the EU Council hosted this event which brought together high-level representatives from the EU, the UN, developing countries, industry and civil society organisations committed to achieving sustainable energy for all by 2030. This ambitious goal was set by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2011. Information from the event is available online, including discussion papers, case studies and videos.
7 Steps to embedding sustainability in your teaching
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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Dr Jennie Winter, Professor Stephen Sterling, and Associate Professor Debby Cotton of the Teaching and Learning Directorate at Plymouth University have recently finished a short but comprehensive document which provides guidance for academics interested in embedding education for sustainable development (ESD) into their teaching.
Ecobuild presentations
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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During Ecobuild 2012, held in London on 20-22 March 2012, NBS (National Building Specification) hosted a series of BITESized talk. These 15 minute talks were delivered by a host of leading authors and high profile guests, covering a wide range of topic areas such as Uniclass, sustainable design, the NBS National BIM Library, social media as a sustainable communication tool. Videos are available online.
Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters: Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) has launched a three part series of reports covering each of the Asia, Africa and Latin American and Caribbean regions. The reports highlight the scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (known as ‘SREX’) for each region, and discuss the implications for society. The SREX report itself was compiled over two and a half years by 220 expert authors and approved by representatives of governments around the world. The final 594 page report presents a global picture of how different forms of extreme weather events – ranging from high temperatures to heavy rainfall – are likely to become more common by the end of the 21st century, and are more likely to be caused by climate change. CDKN’s three ‘Lessons from SREX’ reports aim to make the findings more accessible for policy-makers, media, business and other stakeholders at a regional level.
Great Britain Tourism Survey 2011
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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Visit England has published the final 2011 statistics which underline the massive contribution business visits are making to UK Tourism. Domestic tourism figures for January – December 2011 show business trips up 14% and spend up 21%. The Survey also reported growth in business visits ahead of both VFR (+10%) and holidays (+7%) whilst expenditure on both increased by 13%.
Report from the Webinar on WHO Guidelines and the Built Environment
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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On 27 March 2012 a webinar took place that examined recent guidelines of the World Health Organization and their applicability in and possible impact on the built environment. Much of the discussion focused on the need for research in support of creating healthier buildings and a healthier built environment. A full recording of the webinar is available online.
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