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Two Government programmes will see extra investments that bring funding for energy efficiency and “whole-house” green makeovers to British homes up to £3.5 billion by 2012. The increases will go toward the Government’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) scheme and the new Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP). CERT
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Deutsche Bank has been awarded a preliminary certificate in gold from the German Sustainable Building Council for the renovation of its towers in Frankfurt. The preliminary certifications is presented for exemplary sustainable buildings that are still in the planning or construction phases. “With the certification of our ‘greentowers’ in Frankfurt,
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By now, proponents of green construction techniques are more than familiar with things like denim insulation, locally sourced building materials and recycled plastic lumber. So we here at Greenbang thought we’d explore some of the less conventional green building materials being experimented with in various corners of the globe:
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Existing buildings in the UK will need to be “radically refurbished” if the Government is to meet its carbon emissions reductions goals, according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Council and Technology Strategy Board. The release of the study, “How people use and ‘misuse’ buildings,” also
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If the housing industry ever springs to life again, two US firms are poised to join the revival using unconventional building materials: junked cars and post-consumer paper. Featured in a recent edition of The Oregonian, Miranda Homes takes an engineering — rather than architectural — approach toward housing design. Why? “The reason
energy efficiency
Housing is a huge source of carbon dioxide emissions, thanks both to its common dependence on high-polluting (to manufacture) materials like cement and to its all-too-often energy inefficiency. However, designers around the globe are continually creating new plans for green and sustainable residences. Following are five of our recent favorites:
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The New American Home 2009 that will highlight this week’s International Builders’ Show and Nextbuild in Las Vegas could qualify for McMansion-plus status, if it weren’t for its high levels of energy efficiency. The 8.721 square-foot (810 square meters) home that’s five minutes from the famed
green architecture
Green building is in, and it’s astounding how many innovative and eco-friendly designers are out there. Here are my top 10 favorites, culled from recent design headlines: 1. The Greentainer Project. Fashioned from used shipping containers, these Greentainers are not only versatile but — if you have access to a
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Nightclubbing hardly seems like an eco-friendly activity, but more new party venues across the U.S. are touting sustainability along with hipness. Witness, for example, San Francisco’s Temple Nightclub and Zen Compound, which actually has on its staff a director of sustainability. Among the club’s claims to greenness: