The Green Building Bible
These two books are the perfect starting place to help you get to grips with one of the most vitally important aspects of our society - our homes and living environment.
PLEASE NOTE: A download link for Volume 1 will be sent to you by email and Volume 2 will be sent to you by post as a book.
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Built upon 30 years of experience, this fabulous new medium will feature inspiring and in-depth articles on eco-building projects from across the spectrum and from all over the UK, most of which are written by the very people that designed or built them. Perfect for architects, builders, developers, self builders and anyone interested in keeping right up-to-date with green building trends and friends.
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Wind energy reaches record levels
20 Aug 2014, 8:30 PM
The share of wind power within the UK’s generation mix reached a record high of 22 per cent on Sunday due to strong power output of almost 6 GW and typically low summer weekend demand. The new record share surpassed the 21 per cent stake wind held on Monday 11 August this year.
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Uncertain future for community energy projects
17 Aug 2014, 5:37 PM
The future of community-owned green energy projects that ministers say are crucial to break the dominance of the 'big six' is being put at risk by the Financial Conduct Authority, according to co-operatives and the Labour party. Thousands of towns and villages have clubbed together around the UK in recent years to set up energy co-ops to generate clean electricity from wind turbines and solar panels.
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New Nottingham eco-homes affordable and cheap to run
17 Aug 2014, 5:18 PM
A new green housing development in Nottingham will be warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and cheap to run. All 21 units at Green Street phase two will achieve silver standard, as certified by the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB).
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Social landlords combine to sell energy at cost price.
15 Aug 2014, 9:32 AM
A nationwide consortium of housing associations plans to set up an energy company to help tenants cut spiralling household fuel bills. The Carbon Savings Alliance, a collective of 34 social landlords that own 357,000 homes between them, is in talks with an energy provider about creating an independent company to supply electricity to its tenants.
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Brent Civic Centre - an Outstanding public building
13 Aug 2014, 4:12 PM
The Brent Civic Centre in West London sits next to the iconic Wembley stadium. To match its esteemed location, the building has undergone an £85million revamp. The makeover made it the first public building in the UK to achieve a BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) Outstanding rating.
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Sheffield's greenest homes
7 Aug 2014, 7:34 PM
Some of the greenest houses in Britain have been built by Sheffield Housing Company to provide home buyers with the many benefits of eco living. The carbon neutral homes are among only 247 Code 6 properties so far built in the UK.
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Labour re-affirms zero-carbon targets
6 Aug 2014, 8:30 PM
In a speech by shadow housing minister Emma Reynolds, the Labour Party has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering on the zero carbon homes pledge that it first made when previously in government.
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