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Sustainability


It may be the buzzword of the decade, but what is actually involved in building a sustainable home?

This archive of specialist features aims to answer that very question. To be considered for a forthcoming sustainability feature email Kate Hamilton.

Water, water everywhere

Reducing water consumption is no longer up to the individual alone - housebuilders need systems in place to ensure that their buyers use as little of the clear stuff as possible. Roger Hunt explains.
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in Alan Penny, Bathroom Manufacturers Association, Greenworks, Jewson, Sustainability, Terry Nash, UK Rainwater Harvesting Association, Yvonne Orgill on Thu 3 Jul 2008

Leading the way

While it is called an Innovation Park, BRE's demonstration homes actually exist in order to promote sustainability. Roger Hunt reports.
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Roger Hunt
in BRE Trust, Sustainability on Mon 10 Mar 2008

Energy within

We are all familiar with the phrase sustainable development but, says Roger Hunt, sustainable manufacturing is perhaps even more important.
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Roger Hunt
in Sustainability on Fri 1 Feb 2008

Learning from commercial construction

It goes without saying that building sustainable homes comes at a price. Roger Hunt takes some advice from the commercial sector on how to keep standards high and costs down.
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Roger Hunt
in Dimplex, Lime Technology, Make, ProLogis, Solarcentury, Sustainability, ZEDfactory on Wed 2 Jan 2008

Hitting absolute zero

They are the buzzwords of the 21st-century but what exactly does zero-carbon mean, and how can it be achieved in housing? Roger Hunt reports.
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Roger Hunt
in Sustainability on Sat 1 Dec 2007

One Planet Living

Sustainable living may now be big business but some organisations have been championing it for years. Roger Hunt finds out about One Planet Living.
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Roger Hunt
in One Planet Living, Sustainability on Thu 1 Nov 2007

Passive gets active

PassivHaus may be firmly established in parts of Europe, but it is only just catching on here. However, says Roger Hunt, with a little forward planning and careful selection of construction materials it is achievable.
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in BRE Trust, Broxwood, HTA, PassivHaus Institut, Sustainability on Mon 1 Oct 2007

Downtown in Dongtan and Abu Dhabi

With Gordon Brown planning five new eco towns, Roger Hunt takes a look at two massive schemes leading the way in China and the UAE.
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Roger Hunt
in Arup, Foster + Partners, Sustainability on Sat 1 Sep 2007

Thermal innerwear

Good insulation is vital to the new breed of low carbon homes, and many of the latest insulation products are made using environmentally friendly manufacturing methods. Roger Hunt reports.
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Roger Hunt
in EcoTherm, Excel Building Solutions, H+H, Isonat, Natural Building Technologies, Neopor, Palgrave Brown, Second Nature UK, Space4, Sustainability, Va-Q-tec on Wed 1 Aug 2007
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