Marley Eternit’s fibre cement profile sheeting has been specified on the Woodland Trust’s new headquarters in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Training
Marley Eternit Helps Woodland Trust Achieve BREEAM Excellent
Green Power Debate Sparks new Energy Zone At Show
The rapidly growing trend of recovering energy from construction waste is set to be the focus of its very own area and seminar theatre for the first time at this year’s RWM in partnership with CIWM.
Producing energy from waste in a variety of ways has become increasingly popular in recent years as the construction sector looks to cut its energy costs while also minimising its waste and carbon emissions as part of a public and private sector drive to achieve a ‘zero waste’ economy.
Accsys Technologies to Accelerate Medite Tricoya®
Accsys Technologies are pleased to announce an agreement to supply proprietary acetylated material to Medite Europe Ltd for the production of Medite Tricoya®, the world’s first ultra high performance medium density fibreboard (“MDF”)
Following the signing of a joint development agreement in June 2009, the ground breaking panel Medite Tricoya® was created and is expected to be entering the market in the coming months.
Leading the Field in Sustainability Recruitment
By Vicky Kenrick, Specialist at Allen & York
“Sustainable practices are the future of the UK economy” Lord Digby Jones
Leaders in international sustainability recruitment, Allen & York play a significant role in this global sustainable development and are witnessing a major increase in roles within the sustainability industry. In addition to working with corporations to fulfil their corporate sustainability recruitment requirements, Allen & York are pleased to be at the forefront of growing career trends within technical disciplines, including CSR & Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Health & Safety, Waste & Water Management and Planning and the Built Environment.
“Companies should integrate sustainability into their business plans”
Modular sustainability
Kick-off for the prototype – Cree GmbH builds first LifeCycle Tower
In September 2011, construction on LCT ONE, the first unencapsulated eight-storey timber hybrid building, will start in Dornbirn, Austria. What started in 2009 with a research project is now becoming reality: Cree GmbH's LifeCycle Tower (LCT) – the innovative concept for high-rise timber hybrid buildings – enters the construction phase.