How to make building sites more sustainable
Johnathan Bulmer of Cleveland Containers, a leading supplier of shipping container solutions to the industry, offers tips to make construction
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Regeneration
Smart cities held back by lack of visionary leadership
Smart city programmes around the world are being held back by a lack of money, infrastructure and visionary leadership, according
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Can we give the 25-year environment plan a happy ending?
Nine months ago in this journal I reflected upon what the [then] imminent 25-year environment plan may bring. At the
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Giving communities the tools to monitor pollution
Academics and researchers have published a new guide, which aims to help local communities to monitor air and noise pollution
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District heating and why customer engagement is the key to success
Enfield Council’s energy company, energetik, recently welcomed its first customers. The company’s first heat network is now supplying new homes
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New environment plan slammed for delaying ‘hard questions’
The government’s new 25-year environment plan has been criticised for delaying ‘hard questions’. The prime minister launched the new plan
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The multi-billion benefits of moving to a circular economy
Moving to a circular economy could help boost the EU’s economy by €324 bn, according to a new report. Published by
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Could Britain’s railways run on solar power?
Part of the UK’s rail network could be powered directly by solar energy, according to a new report. The report
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Britain’s best park revealed
Blackpool’s Stanley Park has been crowned the UK’s best park at the prestigious annual Fields in Trust Awards. The park
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Industrial strategy identifies clean growth as ‘grand’ challenge
The government’s eagerly-awaited industry strategy has named clean growth as one of the four ‘grand challenges’ which must be embraced
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MPs to put green finance under the microscope
A parliamentary committee is to examine the government’s plans for the UK to become a world leader in green finance.
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Blessed are the conservationists
Andy Atkins is chief executive of A Rocha UK, a charity that helps churches around the country protect the environment. Before
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Inquiry launched into sustainability at the Ministry of Justice
MPs have launched an inquiry into sustainability at the Ministry of Justice after a National Audit Office (NAO) report found
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Local authorities can ensure new homes are sustainable
The number of new build houses in the UK is up 21% on 2016. But we still need many more
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Tree charter takes root
On November 6 the new Charter for Trees, Woods and People was formally launched at Lincoln Castle, site of one
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How to… cut your council’s carbon footprint
Enfield is on its way to becoming a greener, more sustainable borough, with the council successfully reducing its carbon footprint
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And the winner is… the value of sustainability awards
It is fashionable today to be dismiss awards, to laugh them off as inconsequential in the scheme things, but when
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CIWEM environmental photographer of the year unveiled
The winners of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) annual environmental photographer of the year have been
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Business leaders warn it’s ‘crunch time’ for infrastructure
Nearly three quarters of firms do not believe infrastructure in the UK will improve over the lifetime of this parliament,
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Councils need ‘strong policies’ on green infrastructure to address ‘mismatch’ with developers
Nine out of 10 councils say walking infrastructure is a key priority but only half believe developers agree with them,
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