Environmental stories tagged with: building

So you've been inspired by Grand Designs to build your own eco-house but where do you begin to find out about all those fancy modern eco-friendly materials and products? The Ecobuild exhibition at London's Earls Court.

British Gas has launched Green Streets, Britain's biggest energy saving challenge and warned that too much focus on 'homes of the future' could undermine the UK's chances of meeting its stated targets of reducing CO2 emissions by 60% from 1990 levels by 2050.

Today is Blog Action Day.  Blog Action Day is a UN sponsored event encouraging bloggers all over the world to pick an environmental themed subject to blog about today.

Two new publications offering guidance on the key industry issues of improving the environmental performance of existing homes and for developing a comprehensive sustainability strategy are available, for free, to all organisations involved in the housing sector.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched a new construction project with Sony Pictures Entertainment that they hope will benefit California's economy and environment.

"Talking a lot of hot air" is a common criticism of politicians. As political party conference season gets underway, insurer Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) set out to establish just which conference will be emitting the most hot air – as a result of energy loss from the venue.

A Howe Dell School in Hatfield has opened stuffed with lots of environmental features including wind turbines and solar panels.

A cross-party committee of MPs has launched a public inquiry into the future of Britain's housing supply, but notably says nothing about the Prime Minister's Eco-Town initiative.

The new £4.3 million West Lindsey District Council headquarters at Marshall's Yard in Gainsborough was topped out at a special ceremony in Gainsborough on Wednesday.

Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone opened the new centre for the College of North West London in Brent on Friday 31 August.

Rising interest rates and the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market are threatening to push the US construction sector into recession – a process that is likely to be repeated in other countries around the world, such as the UK and Australia.