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Manchester to kickstart green homes revolution
10 March 2011
Housing Minister Grant Shapps today unveiled the pioneer project that will pave the way for the green transformation of Britain's social homes -... Read more...
10 March 2011
Housing Minister Grant Shapps today unveiled the pioneer project that will pave the way for the green transformation of Britain's social homes -... Read more...
Peel announces plans for a new International Trade Centre in the Northwest.
9 March 2011
The Peel Group have launched a new business concept which they propose to create in the Northwest called the “Peel International Trade Centre”... Read more...
9 March 2011
The Peel Group have launched a new business concept which they propose to create in the Northwest called the “Peel International Trade Centre”... Read more...
Liverpool’s Passion for the Past Darkens Outlook for Docks Plan
9 March 2011
When developer Lindsey Ashworth told Liverpool residents about his company’s plan to spend 5.5 billion pounds ($9 billion) rejuvenating the... Read more...
9 March 2011
When developer Lindsey Ashworth told Liverpool residents about his company’s plan to spend 5.5 billion pounds ($9 billion) rejuvenating the... Read more...
Crematorium to heat swimming pool
21 February 2011
Cash-strapped councils seem to be coming up with different way to ensure that they have enough money to run the facilities that they need to. Whether... Read more...
21 February 2011
Cash-strapped councils seem to be coming up with different way to ensure that they have enough money to run the facilities that they need to. Whether... Read more...
Liverpool planning alternative maritime events to replace cancelled Boat Show
15 February 2011
LIVERPOOL is already planning a number of maritime events to take place when the city was due to stage its inaugural Boat Show.The organisers of the... Read more...
15 February 2011
LIVERPOOL is already planning a number of maritime events to take place when the city was due to stage its inaugural Boat Show.The organisers of the... Read more...
Liverpool boat show cancelled
15 February 2011
Marine Industry Events (MIE) has cancelled the Liverpool Boat Show two months out from its launch event. In a statement on its website, MIE... Read more...
15 February 2011
Marine Industry Events (MIE) has cancelled the Liverpool Boat Show two months out from its launch event. In a statement on its website, MIE... Read more...
Annual index reveals UK cities best placed to create jobs and drive economic recovery
24 January 2011
Many cities are bouncing back from the recession, including some of those hardest hit by job losses – according to the Centre for Cities annual... Read more...
24 January 2011
Many cities are bouncing back from the recession, including some of those hardest hit by job losses – according to the Centre for Cities annual... Read more...
British Property Federation asks for more detail on 'radical' planning reforms
8 December 2010
Liz Peace, chief executive of the British Property Federation, said: " We understand and support the principle of devolving power to neighbourhoods,... Read more...
8 December 2010
Liz Peace, chief executive of the British Property Federation, said: " We understand and support the principle of devolving power to neighbourhoods,... Read more...
Spending cuts threaten flood insurance for millions
8 December 2010
Millions of homes and small businesses could find it harder to buy insurance after government funding for flood defences was cut in the wake of the... Read more...
8 December 2010
Millions of homes and small businesses could find it harder to buy insurance after government funding for flood defences was cut in the wake of the... Read more...
£4.5bn Wirral Waters scheme gets go ahead
30 November 2010
Wirral Waters, Peel’s £4.5bn regeneration scheme in Merseyside, has been granted final planning approval by the secretary of state.The 17m sq ft... Read more...
30 November 2010
Wirral Waters, Peel’s £4.5bn regeneration scheme in Merseyside, has been granted final planning approval by the secretary of state.The 17m sq ft... Read more...
Wandsworth Council Approves Battersea Power Station Planning Application
15 November 2010
Real Estate Opportunities plc (REO) is delighted to welcome Wandsworth Council’s approval of the planning application for the Battersea Power... Read more...
15 November 2010
Real Estate Opportunities plc (REO) is delighted to welcome Wandsworth Council’s approval of the planning application for the Battersea Power... Read more...
Grant Shapps: New common sense code to build greener homes
15 November 2010
Housing Minister Grant Shapps today published an improved green rating for new homes that will help deliver the next generation of green properties,... Read more...
15 November 2010
Housing Minister Grant Shapps today published an improved green rating for new homes that will help deliver the next generation of green properties,... Read more...
Mayor hops on his new bus for London
11 November 2010
A life-size mock-up of the New Bus for London unveiled today has given Londoners the first glimpse of how the bus will look when it hits the streets... Read more...
11 November 2010
A life-size mock-up of the New Bus for London unveiled today has given Londoners the first glimpse of how the bus will look when it hits the streets... Read more...
Do London’s workplaces need lights blazing throughout the night?
10 November 2010
There are real environmental and financial consequences of lighting up workplaces all night long, so why do so many of London’s offices and shops... Read more...
10 November 2010
There are real environmental and financial consequences of lighting up workplaces all night long, so why do so many of London’s offices and shops... Read more...
Peterborough zero carbon development gets funding boost
20 October 2010
Plans for Britain's largest development of 'zero carbon' homes to be built in Peterborough are moving ahead after a grant of £7.8 million from the... Read more...
20 October 2010
Plans for Britain's largest development of 'zero carbon' homes to be built in Peterborough are moving ahead after a grant of £7.8 million from the... Read more...
'UK must refurbish one house a minute until 2050'
19 October 2010
Transformation of the fabric efficiency of buildings across Europe is necessary to radically reduce energy use and carbon emissions, a conference... Read more...
19 October 2010
Transformation of the fabric efficiency of buildings across Europe is necessary to radically reduce energy use and carbon emissions, a conference... Read more...
Huhne highlights urgent need for new energy
18 October 2010
A surge of investment in new energy sources will be needed to ensure our energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuels in the decades ahead,... Read more...
18 October 2010
A surge of investment in new energy sources will be needed to ensure our energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuels in the decades ahead,... Read more...
CBI says UK must generate more energy from waste to reduce landfill
12 October 2010
The CBI is calling for the Government to encourage the use of non-recyclable waste to meet the UK’s energy needs. This is crucial for reducing the... Read more...
12 October 2010
The CBI is calling for the Government to encourage the use of non-recyclable waste to meet the UK’s energy needs. This is crucial for reducing the... Read more...
Sewage project sends first ever renewable gas to grid
5 October 2010
British households are today cooking and heating their homes with renewable gas - produced from human waste - for the first time. Biomethane gas from... Read more...
5 October 2010
British households are today cooking and heating their homes with renewable gas - produced from human waste - for the first time. Biomethane gas from... Read more...
Birmingham launches 20 year development vision
29 September 2010
Ambitious plans outlining how Birmingham City Centre will be developed over the next 20 years, creating 50,000 jobs in the process, have today been... Read more...
29 September 2010
Ambitious plans outlining how Birmingham City Centre will be developed over the next 20 years, creating 50,000 jobs in the process, have today been... Read more...
V&A museum shortlist exhibiton opens in Dundee
29 September 2010
An exhibition of models and design concepts for the V&A at Dundee willbe held at the University of Abertay Dundee opened today, 29 September.The... Read more...
29 September 2010
An exhibition of models and design concepts for the V&A at Dundee willbe held at the University of Abertay Dundee opened today, 29 September.The... Read more...
Green light for Edinburgh waterfront funding
28 September 2010
An £84 million investment in Edinburgh's waterfront is to be progressed using a new method of public financing. The project has the potential to... Read more...
28 September 2010
An £84 million investment in Edinburgh's waterfront is to be progressed using a new method of public financing. The project has the potential to... Read more...
Archial the architect goes into administration
23 September 2010
Archial has been put into administration and is up for sale just days after it suspended trading of its shares.It emerged today that the listed... Read more...
23 September 2010
Archial has been put into administration and is up for sale just days after it suspended trading of its shares.It emerged today that the listed... Read more...
UK Regeneration rises like phoenix from BURA ashes
22 September 2010
Jackie Sadek, former Chair, and Michael Divers, former Interim Managing Director of the British Urban regeneration Association (BURA), have announced... Read more...
22 September 2010
Jackie Sadek, former Chair, and Michael Divers, former Interim Managing Director of the British Urban regeneration Association (BURA), have announced... Read more...
Clegg says Councils to get TIF powers in spending review
20 September 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that local authorities will be given the freedom to borrow against future tax increases in order to... Read more...
20 September 2010
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that local authorities will be given the freedom to borrow against future tax increases in order to... Read more...
Future City Forum 2010 to include dedicated investment stream
16 September 2010
There is to be dedicated investment stream to run in parallel to the Day 1 Future City Forum + WaterfrontExpo 2010 conference & seminar... Read more...
16 September 2010
There is to be dedicated investment stream to run in parallel to the Day 1 Future City Forum + WaterfrontExpo 2010 conference & seminar... Read more...
Nottingham named England's least car-dependent city
15 September 2010
Nottingham is the least car dependent city in the UK, according to the Campaign for Better Transport. Its Local Transport Plan was also ranked as the... Read more...
15 September 2010
Nottingham is the least car dependent city in the UK, according to the Campaign for Better Transport. Its Local Transport Plan was also ranked as the... Read more...
London seeks £50 million Energy Efficiency fund manager
9 September 2010
New funding for energy efficiency schemes in London has moved a step closer as the London Development Agency (LDA) starts to procure the manager for... Read more...
9 September 2010
New funding for energy efficiency schemes in London has moved a step closer as the London Development Agency (LDA) starts to procure the manager for... Read more...
Historic Vancouver waterfront project begins
9 September 2010
Years of debating and planning came to an end Wednesday when golden shovels dug into the soil of the biggest development project in Vancouver’s... Read more...
9 September 2010
Years of debating and planning came to an end Wednesday when golden shovels dug into the soil of the biggest development project in Vancouver’s... Read more...
City council approves Toronto's Bayside development project
27 August 2010
Toronto City Council has overwhelmingly approved Waterfront Toronto’s selection of premier international real estate firm Hines to develop a... Read more...
27 August 2010
Toronto City Council has overwhelmingly approved Waterfront Toronto’s selection of premier international real estate firm Hines to develop a... Read more...
London fire stations lower carbon emissions and save money
25 August 2010
Figures released today show that carbon emissions have plummeted by as much as 44 per cent and energy bills will be cut by around £50,000 a year at... Read more...
25 August 2010
Figures released today show that carbon emissions have plummeted by as much as 44 per cent and energy bills will be cut by around £50,000 a year at... Read more...
Small businesses are keen to go green but need financial support so they don't go into the red
25 August 2010
Expanding the current loan scheme for small businesses and providing incentives for firms to green their buildings are just two of the measures that... Read more...
25 August 2010
Expanding the current loan scheme for small businesses and providing incentives for firms to green their buildings are just two of the measures that... Read more...
St. Petersburg approves high end residential project by Erick van Egeraat
25 August 2010
The urban planning council of St. Petersburg Russia, approved Erick van Egeraat’s concept design for Moika Krukov. Moika Krukov is a six storey... Read more...
25 August 2010
The urban planning council of St. Petersburg Russia, approved Erick van Egeraat’s concept design for Moika Krukov. Moika Krukov is a six storey... Read more...
HOK designs Chicago's first 'Green' parking garage
16 August 2010
HOK has demonstrated that even parking garages can be environmentally progressive. The architectural design firm recently completed Greenway... Read more...
16 August 2010
HOK has demonstrated that even parking garages can be environmentally progressive. The architectural design firm recently completed Greenway... Read more...
Britain’s ‘shameful waste’ as 1 million homes lie empty
16 August 2010
The British Property Federation today urged the government to focus on re-using hundreds of thousands of vacant homes lying unused across the UK.... Read more...
16 August 2010
The British Property Federation today urged the government to focus on re-using hundreds of thousands of vacant homes lying unused across the UK.... Read more...
Renovating old homes 'uses third of CO2 as building a new one'
16 August 2010
The UK government has been urged by the British Property Federation (BPF) to re-use vacant homes across the UK to stem the housing waiting list and... Read more...
16 August 2010
The UK government has been urged by the British Property Federation (BPF) to re-use vacant homes across the UK to stem the housing waiting list and... Read more...
Brookfield and WSP launch first green retrofit JV
11 August 2010
Brookfield, WSP and Woods Bagot have teamed up to create a green retrofitting business that is believed to be the first venture of its kind in the... Read more...
11 August 2010
Brookfield, WSP and Woods Bagot have teamed up to create a green retrofitting business that is believed to be the first venture of its kind in the... Read more...
Energy Secretary overturns law banning councils from selling renewable electricity
10 August 2010
Councils across Britain will from next week be allowed to sell renewable electricity to the grid and should assume their rightful place leading a... Read more...
10 August 2010
Councils across Britain will from next week be allowed to sell renewable electricity to the grid and should assume their rightful place leading a... Read more...
Scottish councils set for potential green cash bonanza according to leading energy lawyer
9 August 2010
Scottish councils could be in for a green cash bonanza following a decision by the UK Government to give them the power to sell electricity generated... Read more...
9 August 2010
Scottish councils could be in for a green cash bonanza following a decision by the UK Government to give them the power to sell electricity generated... Read more...
Wirral Waters is granted planning permission!
5 August 2010
Wirral Council Planning Committee has reached a positive decision to grant Planning Permission for Wirral Waters, the largest urban regeneration... Read more...
5 August 2010
Wirral Council Planning Committee has reached a positive decision to grant Planning Permission for Wirral Waters, the largest urban regeneration... Read more...
EU shows off cutting-edge technologies for sustainable cities.
5 August 2010
Halfway through its 6-month run, the World Expo has already attracted some 37 million visitors - and shown them what sustainable urban development is... Read more...
5 August 2010
Halfway through its 6-month run, the World Expo has already attracted some 37 million visitors - and shown them what sustainable urban development is... Read more...
Australia: Software glitch undermines green houses
27 July 2010
THE efficiency of Australian homes built to cut greenhouse emissions is in question due to errors in software that performs the calculations.The... Read more...
27 July 2010
THE efficiency of Australian homes built to cut greenhouse emissions is in question due to errors in software that performs the calculations.The... Read more...
U.S. faces climate change-driven water shortages
27 July 2010
As global warming accelerates, the world will become not only hotter, flatter, and more crowded but also thirsty, according to a new study that finds... Read more...
27 July 2010
As global warming accelerates, the world will become not only hotter, flatter, and more crowded but also thirsty, according to a new study that finds... Read more...
Competition to find a use for land at New Islington, Manchester
27 July 2010
Urban regeneration company New East Manchester (NEM), award-winning developer Urban Splash and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have launched a... Read more...
27 July 2010
Urban regeneration company New East Manchester (NEM), award-winning developer Urban Splash and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have launched a... Read more...
UK climbs to third in global league of green building
22 July 2010
A global index to measure the progress of countries towards creating a zero carbon built environment in terms of energy consumption and production... Read more...
22 July 2010
A global index to measure the progress of countries towards creating a zero carbon built environment in terms of energy consumption and production... Read more...
US Department of Energy Awards $92 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects
18 July 2010
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced 43 cutting-edge research projects that aim to dramatically improve how the... Read more...
18 July 2010
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced 43 cutting-edge research projects that aim to dramatically improve how the... Read more...
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: €50m EIB loan for water and waste water sector
15 July 2010
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed today with the Government in Skopje a EUR 50 million loan for financing water and wastewater... Read more...
15 July 2010
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed today with the Government in Skopje a EUR 50 million loan for financing water and wastewater... Read more...
EIB provides £450m to Ford for new generation of environmentally friendly engines and vehicle technologies
15 July 2010
European Investment Bank funding for research and development of a new era of low-carbon engines and commercial vehicle technologies at Ford... Read more...
15 July 2010
European Investment Bank funding for research and development of a new era of low-carbon engines and commercial vehicle technologies at Ford... Read more...
JESSICA fund agreements pave way for urban renewal in Poland’s Silesia and Pomerania regions
15 July 2010
Urban renewal and infrastructure development are the focus of two JESSICA holding funds being established in Poland’s Silesia and Pomerania... Read more...
15 July 2010
Urban renewal and infrastructure development are the focus of two JESSICA holding funds being established in Poland’s Silesia and Pomerania... Read more...
Humber aims to become the UK’s leading marine energy park
13 July 2010
Yorkshire Forward has supported the significant economic development opportunities offered by the Humber estuary over a number of years.The potential... Read more...
13 July 2010
Yorkshire Forward has supported the significant economic development opportunities offered by the Humber estuary over a number of years.The potential... Read more...
Scottish Enterprise cuts 20 senior director roles
13 July 2010
Scotland's economic development body is to make 20 senior directors redundant as it seeks to slash £2 million from its payroll. The move would... Read more...
13 July 2010
Scotland's economic development body is to make 20 senior directors redundant as it seeks to slash £2 million from its payroll. The move would... Read more...
Welsh announce plans for new green building rules
13 July 2010
A series of planned measures announced by the Welsh Government this morning (July 9) will mean new buildings in the country will have to be greener.... Read more...
13 July 2010
A series of planned measures announced by the Welsh Government this morning (July 9) will mean new buildings in the country will have to be greener.... Read more...
UK local authorities carbon footprints published
9 July 2010
The DECC today published ‘provisional’ estimates of the emissions from Local Authorities operations The total measured emissions for Local... Read more...
9 July 2010
The DECC today published ‘provisional’ estimates of the emissions from Local Authorities operations The total measured emissions for Local... Read more...
Huhne to overturn ban on councils selling green electricity
9 July 2010
A ban on councils selling green electricity into the national grid is to be overturned, Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said today as the carbon... Read more...
9 July 2010
A ban on councils selling green electricity into the national grid is to be overturned, Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne said today as the carbon... Read more...
5 July 2010
The Thames has been spanned by bridges (both solid and wobbly), crossed by ferries, and even the occasional ice skater, but a proposal unveiled today... Read more...
5 July 2010
Griffith University in Queensland, Australia will soon have an emission-free, completely sustainable highrise building featuring cutting edge... Read more...
Underwater hydropower turbines spread to Paris
5 July 2010
Paris Deputy Mayor Denis Baupin has announced plans for the French city to join Alaska, New York, and Ontario in turning to hydropower for a... Read more...
5 July 2010
Paris Deputy Mayor Denis Baupin has announced plans for the French city to join Alaska, New York, and Ontario in turning to hydropower for a... Read more...
Welsh architects in £62m Slovak project
1 July 2010
by Graham Henry, Western MailDesigns for a £62m Slovakian retail development project were unveiled by a Welsh architecture firm as part of its plans... Read more...
1 July 2010
by Graham Henry, Western MailDesigns for a £62m Slovakian retail development project were unveiled by a Welsh architecture firm as part of its plans... Read more...
21 June 2010
The Mayor of London has launched an open invitation to tender for £3.1 million of funds that will support experimental public, private or voluntary... Read more...
Climate Group calls on cities and companies to partner on SMART 2020 initiative
20 June 2010
SHANGHAI, June 16, 2010 – Cisco and international non-governmental organization The Climate Group convened some of the world's leading cities in... Read more...
20 June 2010
SHANGHAI, June 16, 2010 – Cisco and international non-governmental organization The Climate Group convened some of the world's leading cities in... Read more...
17 June 2010
The UK coalition government Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has announced which projects re-submitted to the Treasury will be... Read more...
15 June 2010
The Spadina WaveDeck on Toronto waterfront has received a Certificate of Merit as part of the 2010 National Urban Design Awards. This marks the fifth... Read more...
14 June 2010
A potential death blow has landed on Boris Island as the European Investment Bank loaned the London Array wind farm project £250 million.Hopes were... Read more...
11 June 2010
US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) senior engineer Eric Kozubal examines a prototype air flow channel of the DEVap air conditioner,... Read more...
7 June 2010
by Jessica Shankleman, BusinessGreen, 04 Jun 2010The developer of London's Olympics Park has returned to the drawing board to find a suitable... Read more...
6 June 2010
WASHINGTON, DC, June 3, 2010—The World Bank has approved financing for a project that aims to replace around 375 chillers used in industrial,... Read more...
3 June 2010
The first in a series of loan agreements for energy efficiency investments in multi-apartment buildings was signed today between the European... Read more...
2 June 2010
La Baule, France, 2 June 2010 – Ernst & Young’s 9th Annual European Attractiveness Survey released today at the World Investment Conference... Read more...
31 May 2010
SHANGHAI, May 31 (Xinhua) -- More than 8 million people visited the Shanghai World Expo in the month since it opened, official Expo statistics showed... Read more...
30 May 2010
Xiamen ranked 1st in terms of sustainable urban development among 35 Chinese cities, according to a report released by the Institute of Urban... Read more...
30 May 2010
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, the chief executive of Siemens, Andreas J. Goss and the Mayor of Newham Borough Council, Sir Robin Wales, today... Read more...
27 May 2010
Kent County Council has received planning permission from Dover District Council for a radical overhaul of the esplanade on the seafront of the busy... Read more...
27 May 2010
‘The V&A at Dundee’, a new centre of 21st century design for Scotland and the world, will occupy a prime site at the heart of Dundee’s... Read more...
27 May 2010
Retreating inland, creating habitable defence structures and building out into the sea are three options proposed to cope with the extremities of... Read more...
