The sight of the steel frame being erected at Woodcock Street in Aston this week symbolises Birmingham City Council moving a step nearer to realising net efficiency savings of over £100m through its property portfolio, as well as delivering better services for citizens and improved sustainability.
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Prestigious enviromental award for HACH LANGES recycling scheme
HACH LANGE has been rewarded for its innovative recycling scheme for used cuvettes by judges at one of Europe’s most prestigious sustainability awards, beating off fierce competition from hundreds of other companies.
Thinking of becoming a renewables energy installer
BRE and Business Link are holding a one-day seminar on the 9 March that provides an overview of the business, financial and technical considerations involved in setting up a renewable energy installation business.
Energy minister visits energy saving production line
Scotland’s Enterprise, Energy & Tourism Minister, Jim Mather MSP saw the green shoots of manufacturing recently as he toured the Ecodan® air source heat pump production line at the Mitsubishi Electric factory in Livingston.
Cen to look at more consistant standard for insulation standard
The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has appointed a working group (WG 13) to develop a new standard based on ‘in-situ’ tests to measure the thermal performance of all insulation products under real life conditions.
Friends of the Earth media planner
The new Infrastructure Planning Commission [IPC] - the body created by the Government to make decisions on applications for nationally significant projects such as power stations and large waste incinerators - opens its doors to applications on Monday 1 March.
London receieves £6 million for beating congestion targets
London will receive £6 million through the Government’s Urban Congestion Performance Fund after exceeding targets to tackle congestion, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.
The money from the Department for Transport will be used to continue to help tackle urban congestion in the area. Total reward funding to date for London is now £13.5 million.
Motorists get up to £5,000 towards cost of an ultra-low carbon car
Pioneering motorists will receive up to £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car, and the roll-out of supporting infrastructure will begin in selected regions, the Government announced today.
The Plug-in Car Grant will be distributed directly to the consumer at the point of purchase and will be available across the UK from January 2011, by which time a range of eligible vehicles is expected to be available.
10 things you can do to reduce global warming
Burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, oil and gasoline raises the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect and global warming.