Come and meet us
Opening times
Visit the School
Sustainable transitions: Navigating theories and challenging realities. Copenhagen, 29-31 August 2012
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: Events presentations
The aim of this event was to offer a space for the change of experiences with a broad range of empirical investigations and interventions in the field of transition studies. These include studies of the contribution from firms, industries, organisations, social practices, consumption, civil society and social movements. It also included studies of the territorial and spatial distribution of transition processes and the implications of transitions in the context of developing countries. Full papers are available online.
International Sustainability Conference 2012. Basel, 29-31 August 2012
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: Events presentations
Under the title of Strategies for sustainability: Institutional and organisational challenges, this event provided a platform for social scientists, economists as well as representatives from civil society working with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in the field of sustainable development. A volume of proceedings is available online.
United Arab Emirates: Market and Trade Profile
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
The latest in a series of market and trade profiles from Visit Britain examines tourism in the United Arab Emirates.
SME BIM Feedback Report
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
The results of a recent study into market perceptions of BIM have been published. The report features feedback directly from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and gives a real indication into what is happening a year after the launch of the government’s construction strategy.
Low-carbon growth links with China
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
Assisting China on low-carbon development should be at the heart of Government plans to tackle climate change and secure high-value business opportunities for UK firms, a report by MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Committee argues.
Green Belt: Under renewed threat?
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
A new briefing and map published by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) highlights major new threats to England’s Green Belts
Fire risk during construction: design and specification implications
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
Following a number of recent major fires on construction sites, Neil Storkes, NBS Technical Author and Architect, summarizes the requirements of the CDM Regulations, current fire legislation and HSE guidance, and reviews the implications for the design and specification of projects.
Beyond the bluster: Why wind power is an effective technology
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
Opponents’ claims that wind energy is an ineffective, inefficient or unreliable technology are unfounded, according to a report published by the Institute for Public Policy Research.
Concrete Quarterly: Autumn 2012
Posted on: 30 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
The latest issue of this quarterly journal from the Concrete Centre looks at the use of concrete in building for the London Olympics.
Land use futures: One year review
Posted on: 29 August 2012
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News
The Foresight Land Use Futures (LUF) Project published its findings as the report Land Use Futures: Making the most of land in the 21st century (the Report) on 26 February 2010. This one-year review (the Review) sets out the Report’s impact in government and other organisations’ policy development and strategic thinking, the work of the research community and in business. The main body of the Review includes statements from the stakeholder organisations themselves.
What’s new
What’s new and Events presentations archive
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011