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The road to zero carbon

9 February 2010

Bristol

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  A short history of sustainable development

  In this exclusive extract from Rough Guide to Sustainability: 3rd Edition by Brian Edwards, we look at how the concept of sustainable development has developed over the last 20 years. read more on 'A short history of sustainable development' ...

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  A home for life

  A dwelling can achieve the Lifetime Home Standard by satisfying the design and specification requirements of all criteria relevant to that property type. All relevant criteria must be satisfied to achieve the standard – a dwelling will either be fully compliant or fail to achieve the standard. There are no levels of intermediate or partial compliance. view clip on 'A home for life' ...

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  TalkBack: Ruth Reed, RIBA President

  In this interview, Ruth Reed discusses her forthcoming two years as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects and the challenges of promoting architecture during a recession. Reed discusses her leadership style and states her intention to give architects a greater sense of ownership of the RIBA. view clip on 'TalkBack: Ruth Reed, RIBA President' ...

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  NBS and BREEAM

  NBS Building, NBS Landscape and NBS Engineering Services have been updated significantly, and now include extensive guidance on the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM); in particular, how the use of certain products and particular systems or issues connected with the management of the project can influence the award of credits. read more on 'NBS and BREEAM' ...

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  Building on Copenhagen

  The switch from a carbon to solar economy which was signalled at Copenhagen's recent Climate Conference (COP15) will affect how we design and engineer buildings in the future. Rough Guide to Sustainability author Brian Edwards explains more. read more on 'Building on Copenhagen' ...

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  Condensing boilers and domestic heating controls

  Building Regulations have now effectively made condensing boilers mandatory for most domestic installations, and there is little doubt that this will have improved energy efficiency in most houses when replacing an existing conventional boiler. In this article, industry experts BSRIA tell us more. read more on 'Condensing boilers and domestic heating controls' ...

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  Review: Frank W Macey, Specifications in detail, Donhead, 2009 (reprint of 1904 edition)

  Macey's book is an early UK master specification system, of which NBS is but the latest iteration. Specifications for practical architecture offers over 500 pages of sample technical specifications for building work in Britain in 1904 - this review shows how it can still be of value. view clip on 'Review: Frank W Macey, Specifications in detail, Donhead, 2009 (reprint of 1904 edition)' ...