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Building the future: The economic and fiscal impacts of making homes energy efficient
Posted on: 30 October 2014
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The Energy Bill Revolution is calling for a radical new approach to home energy efficiency. They are calling for all low income homes to be given measures, by 2025, to bring them up to Band C on an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), and for all other households to be offered 0% interest loans to improve them to an equivalent EPC standard by 2035; delivered as part of a major infrastructure investment programme. This report has undertaken detailed modelling to assess the economic, fiscal, and environmental impacts of this programme. It concludes that the economic case for making the energy efficiency of the UK housing stock a national infrastructure priority is strong. The Energy Bill Revolution is a major alliance campaign to end fuel poverty which is supported by 200 major UK stakeholders.
Zero-carbon buildings? It’s the wrong target
Posted on: 30 October 2014
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In this blog, the author explores nine reasons why ‘Zero-Carbon Buildings’ is the wrong target and what the right targets are.
Barratt: Planning for a sustainable future
Posted on: 29 October 2014
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Barratt Developments’ 2014 Sustainability Report reflects on a transitional year, when the business has renewed its business vision and priorities. As part of this process it engaged with internal and external stakeholders on the approach to sustainability to begin to determine ‘what matters most’.
Occupant behavior: How do we define occupant?
Posted on: 27 October 2014
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This paper was put together following an event held at the UCL Energy Institute on 16 October 2014. It summarises the open discussion around the influence of occupant behaviour on the operational energy performance of buildings, various tools and techniques to engage occupants in minimising their energy consumption, and the drivers and barriers for widespread and permanent change through an organisation.
Sustainable places 2014. Nice, 1-3 October 2014
Posted on: 27 October 2014
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This event focused on energy efficiency at building, neighbourhood, district and city levels. It covered research and innovation projects and initiatives across the construction value chain. This open research forum turned out to be a key opportunity for delegates to access up-to-date information, assess outcomes from the most advanced research and innovation projects, discuss possible synergies, and envision possible standards evolution. Presentations and videos are available online.
Warm homes, not warm words
Posted on: 22 October 2014
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WWF’s latest energy report highlights how the opportunity to create warm, affordable low-carbon homes and workplaces is at risk unless the Government takes action to tackle the carbon emissions from heating our homes and businesses.
Research into the Green Deal and ECO Programme Supply Chain
Posted on: 21 October 2014
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The purpose of this study was to explore the operation of the supply side of the Green Deal and Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) programme and understand the views of Green Deal certified installers, assessor organisations and advisors.
Inventory of Carbon and Energy
Posted on: 20 October 2014
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Embodied energy is the amount of energy consumed to extract, refine, process, transport and fabricate a material. It is often measured from cradle to (factory) gate, or cradle to site (of use). Likewise, embodied carbon footprint is the amount of carbon (CO2 or CO2e emission) to produce a material. The Inventory of Carbon and Energy (also know as the ICE database) is a free database for building materials. The ICE database is available as a a hard copy book version available from BSRIA, or as a free download, in excel format, by subscribing to the Circular Ecology mailing list.
Circular ecology
Posted on: 20 October 2014
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Experienced environmental sustainability experts, covering carbon footprinting, embodied energy, life cycle assessment, circular economy, and resource efficiency. Also hosts the Inventory of Carbon and Energy database The ICE database is a free embodied energy and embodied carbon footprint database for materials.
The future of the built environment
Posted on: 17 October 2014
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This collection of think pieces aims to assess the future of the built environment. These include industry leaders on the economy, the role of clients, the plight of contracting, the upcoming election, as well as the trajectory of our cities and what it means for architecture and design. All of this comes within the context of a global sustainability debate that is shifting up a gear to focus on investment in well-being.
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