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WRAP - Less waste = lower costs

Tue, 20/07/2010

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the SDU have cowritten guidance which will help the NHS reduce construction waste. The guidance is aimed at halving the amount of construction waste going to landfill at a time when landfill costs are rising. The report sets out ways that NHS organisations can improve the sustainability of building works being carried out. See the PDF below for more information.

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A new look at rooftop turbine positioning for non-residential buildings

Wed, 12/05/2010

The UK government policy requires that all future non-residential or mixed-use developments above 1000 m2 should provide at least 10% of their energy requirements from on-site renewable energy generation. Wind energy produced from building-mounted wind turbines could be expected to provide a proportion of this renewable energy. Putting a wind turbine on top of a tall building is a highly visual way to shout about green credentials, but minor changes in rooftop positioning can make a world of difference when it comes to actual energy generation. Built environment experts BRE have been putting their wind tunnel to good use, measuring speed and turbulence over thousands of spots on the roofs of a series of scale models representing high rise and medium rise buildings.

Sustainable Building Materials Seminar - health, carbon, life

Date: 
20/04/2010
Location: 
Great Bow Wharf, Langport, Somerset.

This seminar will help to increase the understanding of what makes building materials sustainable. The choice of materials is governed by a host of factors including function, cost, and sustainability. The seminar will help to identify the synergies between these factors and answer questions such as: How does materials choice affect design and how can more sustainable materials enable more sustainable design? What are the links between materials choice and the health of buildings? How can sustainable materials help to protect and enhance historic buildings? How can these materials help to gain additional credits as part of a Code for Sustainable Homes or BREEAM Assessment? Fee: £160 plus VAT (£188 inc).

Better Building Award applications close

Date: 
15/04/2010

15 April is the closing date for the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award. Public sector clients, architects, project managers, built environment professionals and contractors are invited to enter the 2010 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award.

Glos2gether presentation HefmA workshop (A. Eggleton 09.10.09)

 

Powerpoint presentation (in PDF format) given by Adrian Eggleton of Gloucestershire 2gether at the HefmA 'carbon redution workshop' on 09 October 2009. The presentation covers aspects of the Trust's new build Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, which incorporated sustainable build guidelines and technologies.

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