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cookie speaks out3 comments

Casey Cole wrote 3 months ago: I just received a very interesting comment from a “simple builder” about the regulatory … more →

Tags: Architecture, climate change, PassivHaus, renewable energy, SAP, sustainability, Utilities, Zero carbon

EcoBuild Conference

Greener Builds wrote 4 months ago: Today the Greener Builds team hit the 2009 Eco Builds conference at Earls Court Arena! What a mad pa … more →

Tags: sustainability, Sustainable building, Green Building, Greener Building, Environmental management, Sustainable Environmental Management, Energy Solutions, Elmhurst Energy, energy performance certificates

zcc V: too much efficiency can be a bad thing15 comments

Casey Cole wrote 4 months ago: A few months ago, I was in a meeting with Mark Davis, the civil servant in charge of the Zero Carbon … more →

Tags: Energy, Engineering, Zero carbon

Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH): role of the pre-assessment

giesberg wrote 4 months ago: The Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) is the benchmark for measuring the sustainability of new houses … more →

zero carbon must not depend on private wires8 comments

Casey Cole wrote 5 months ago: In a blog post earlier this month, Mark Brinkley wrote that the zero carbon agenda is dependent on p … more →

Tags: renewable energy, SAP, private wire, Zero carbon

zcc IV: what does 70% mean?1 comment

Casey Cole wrote 5 months ago: CLG drop quite a few hints in the zero carbon consultation that they’re prepared to set the ca … more →

Tags: climate change, renewable energy, sustainability, Zero carbon, zero carbon consultation

zcc III: onsite, offsite, and the role of private wires2 comments

Casey Cole wrote 5 months ago: From the zero carbon consultation, you can see that CLG has accepted that we need to resolve the ons … more →

Tags: biomass, CHP, Energy, Engineering, private wire, renewable energy, SAP, sustainability, wind turbines

zero carbon consultation II: summary3 comments

Casey Cole wrote 6 months ago: In case you don’t fancy wading through it, this is a brief summary of the zero carbon consulta … more →

Tags: Energy, Engineering, private wire, renewable energy, SAP, stamp duty exemption, sustainability, Zero carbon, CLG

zero carbon consultation I: call to arms1 comment

Casey Cole wrote 6 months ago: So the consultation on zero carbon is out. If you haven’t read it yet, you can download it her … more →

Tags: stamp duty exemption, Zero carbon

Zero Carbon Definition Consultation

Tom Naughton wrote 6 months ago: Last week, the DCLG released the long-awaited consultation document on the definition of zero-carbon … more →

Tags: Editorial, DCLG, Zero carbon, Consultation, zero carbon definition, Energy efficiency, Carbon Compliance, Allowable Solutions, PassivHaus

Zero Carbon consultation published

Casey Cole wrote 6 months ago: Just under the wire! The CLG has published the consultation on zero carbon. Big hat tip to Mr Devlin … more →

Tags: climate change, Energy, private wire, renewable energy, sustainability, Code 6, zero carbon consultation, zero carbon definition

smart sustainable homes?

fairsnape wrote 6 months ago: Reading the BRE Smart Home Systems and the Code for Sustainable Homes published from ibexellence and … more →

Tags: Carbon, Comment, housing, Links, be2camp, BRE, csh, homecamp

Jonathon Porritt, private developers, and the closing window5 comments

Casey Cole wrote 6 months ago: At the end of last week, I was happy to hear that Jonathon Porritt had joined the board at Wilmott D … more →

Tags: climate change, Energy, renewable energy, sustainability, Jonathon Porritt, Wilmot Dixon

Feed In Tariffs and Renewable Heat2 comments

nickdevlin wrote 8 months ago: A quick thought on feed in tariffs. If a value is agreed for micro power generating renewables, what … more →

Tags: climate change, Energy, renewable energy, sustainability, feed-in tariffs

Zero Carbon consultation delayed (again)3 comments

Casey Cole wrote 9 months ago: At a meeting last week, the message from BERR’s side of the table was that the consultation on … more →

Tags: Energy, stamp duty exemption, code level 6, BERR, zero carbon definition, Zero carbon

BRE bashing

nickdevlin wrote 9 months ago: This is the second time that I have written this post, as I had not saved the first version and then … more →

Tags: sustainability, BRE, BREEAM

pPod - a new housing carbon challenge

fairsnape wrote 10 months ago: English Partnerships have issued a Vision for a ‘community of the future’ in a press rel … more →

Tags: Green Buildings, housing, News, sustainability, BREEAM Excellent, BREEAM Outsanding, Carbon Challenge, code level 6, English Partnerships

liquid biofuel CHP: officially renewable or not?

Casey Cole wrote 11 months ago: Love them or hate them, liquid biofuels are increasingly being put forward as a renewable fuel for C … more →

Tags: Agriculture, biofuel, biomass, CHP, climate change, DER Calculation, Energy, Engineering, London

UKGBC: Boom! Take that BRE!2 comments

Casey Cole wrote 11 months ago: The UKGBC is launching plans for a Code for Sustainable Buildings to “address the confusion ar … more →

Tags: Energy, Engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, BRE, UKGBC, UK Green Building Council, paul king


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