Turning waste heat into energy
Once thought of as expensive and inefficient, in recent years heat pumps have come in from the cold and have taken their place as a viable source of green energy. So much so that within the Government’s Green deal, Ground and Water source heat pumps qualify for a £1,250 grant; ahead of biomass boilers at […]
From slag to cement
When talking about resource extraction the words which spring to mind aren’t usually particularly eco-friendly. Although extraction businesses across the globe are working to reverse this image, in the minds of many people resource extraction is synonymous with slag heaps and the destruction of the natural habitat. One global business which is working hard to […]
Water and CO2 recovery on a national scale
“The general impression is that it rains quite a lot of the time in Ireland, but two out of three hourly observations will not report any measurable rainfall.” So says the Irish Meteorological service online, met.ie. The fact that the service feels the need to comment at all is a measure of the myth which […]
Taking the rubbish out of waste
According to the DEFRA website, in 2010 total construction and demolition waste in England amounted to some 77.4 million tonnes. Of this, 53 million tonnes were recycled, 11 million tonnes were spread on exempt sites and the rest went to landfill. Whilst the proportion of recycled construction waste is climbing, there is still a long […]
Water conservation is more than turning off a tap
When it comes to water conservation, in the UK we are pretty spoilt. Yes, the threat of drought early in 2012 was followed by floods and the wettest summer in recorded time and yes, occasionally we have to contend with burst pipes but in general we expect that when we turn on our taps clean […]
Positive Buildings
Planet Positive Buildings New Buildings that Cut Carbon, Save Rainforest and Promote Local Sustainability Monday 5th December: Planet Positive launched it Building Certification programme at Deloitte last week to over 100 invited guests from the built environment. Speakers at the launch included Paul King, UKGBC, Simon Cox, Prologis and Marco Marijewycz, Zero Carbon […]
Successful environmental building projects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday 19th January The Green Organisation Reception for Environmental Responsibility in the Built Environment Wednesday 18 January, Stranger’s Bar, Palace of Westminster The Green Organisation in partnership with House Magazine and ePolitix hosted an evening reception to showcase successful environmental building projects and to highlight issues within the building industry raised by […]