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28 July 2008

Defra Launches Adapting to Climate Change Website

Author: Zoe Le Grand

This website reflects a wide range of Government's work on adapting to the impacts of climate change.

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22 July 2008

Corporate Responsibility Guide Published for Constructing Excellence Members

Author: Zoe Le Grand

The Constructing Excellence Members Sustainability Group identified the need for more information on the Corporate Responsibility agenda. A guide has been produced which examines the main issues and implications for the built environment industry and is now available to members only.

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16 June 2008

Targets Set for a More Sustainable Built Environment

Author: Zoe Le Grand

The joint industry and government Strategy for Sustainable Construction was launched on 11th June 2008. The strategy lays out key targets and deliverables on a number of sustainability issues including procurement, people, waste and climate change.

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03 March 2008

West Suffolk Partnership Led By Constructing Excellence Produces Green Leaflet For Businesses And Householders In The Region

Author: Zoe Le Grand

Climate Challenge Now! project produces leaflets to raise awareness of climate change

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09 November 2007

Constructing Excellence Members' Perspective on Barriers and Drivers to Sustainable Development

Author: Zoe Le Grand

The results of a survey which examines the members' views on what drives sustainability and what is preventing more widespread sustainable development.

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12 October 2007

Constructing Excellence Sustainability Projects Update

Author: Zoe Le Grand

Progress on CE sustainability projects and outputs for members. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR CE MEMBERS ONLY

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10 July 2007

Constructing Excellence Responses to Sustainability Related Consultations

Author: Zoe Le Grand

Constructing Excellence has submitted a number of responses to consultations on behalf of its staff and membership.

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13 June 2007

Code for Sustainable Homes

Author: Ben Stubbs

The Code for Sustainable Homes, which was officially launched last December and replaces BRE's EcoHomes system, shares the principles of the forthcoming DTI strategy on sustainable construction and complements ideas put forward in the recent Stern Review on the economic implications of climate change.

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30 May 2007

Sustainability: beyond rhetoric to lasting change

Author: Sue Innes

Sustainability has become one of the most popular words in the vocabulary of businesses, governments and citizens alike over the last two years. However, it seems that the more it is talked about the more difficult it is to understand what sustainability means in practice. And that is today's challenge, how to move beyond talking to delivering lasting and meaningful change.

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28 February 2007 | NEW

How Green is Constructing Excellence?

Author: Gareth Rowe

Sustainability is one of Constructing Excellence's key themes and in June 2005 an internal group was established to improve the sustainability of our offices and business practices. The group's initial remit was to take forward the seven key actions identified at a staff "Carbon Workshop":

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19 February 2007

Climate Challenge Now

Author: Gareth Rowe

Constructing Excellence is leading a partnership project to raise awareness of climate change in West Suffolk...

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28 November 2006

Evidence Based Symposium

Author: Carolyn Baxter

A one-day symposium was held at CABE, 1 Kemble Street WC2B 4AN to look at evidence-based design in the built environment.

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28 November 2006

Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change

Author: Sue Innes and Zoe Le Grand

A briefing note on the Stern Review is available for Constructing Excellence members via the link below.

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22 November 2006

Barking and Dagenham Council launched their new Manufacturing Sustainable Communities programme at the Thames Gateway Forum

Author: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

The programme aims to provide an innovative way to meet the challenge of providing new solutions to housing construction by using modern factory methods. It differs from other off-site manufacturing in that it is promoting a wide variety of materials and structures.

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