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Insulated new homes to replace 1940s prefabs
08/01/2007 15:41:57
A new housing development in Cambridgeshire may provide an example for the construction industry in how to replace old housing stock with new, greener housing.The £4.8 million development at Sawston in Cambridgeshire will see 44 new, well- insul...
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Build for warm climate, minister to tell builders
08/01/2007 15:40:51
The construction industry will be told this week that it must incorporate features that insulate against heat gain to help Britain cope with a warmer climate.Housing Minister Yvette Cooper will be advising the Home Builders Association to use Mediter...
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Screen star villagers have lofty hopes for insulation
05/01/2007 18:02:16
A Cheshire village is to show an invited audience the first screening of a film which is said to be the grass-roots counterpart to the environmental documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which was produced by former US vice president Al Gore last year.A...
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Insulation a key aim for NHS green plans
05/01/2007 18:00:55
Better insulation is a central part of government plans to help the National Health Service (NHS) to help it play its part in meeting new energy efficiency and emissions targets.The government will be installing insulation in hospitals and other buil...
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Scots leading the way in green homes
04/01/2007 17:38:24
People in Scotland are living in greener homes than in recent years, partly due to improved use of insulation, according to a new report by the Scottish executive.The report showed the proportion of homes with a national green rating of 'good' has ri...
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Norfolk public urged to insulate
03/01/2007 17:15:27
People in Norfolk should make home insulation a priority in 2007, according to a list of environmentally friendly tips from CRed, a carbon reduction programme based at the University of East Anglia.The list, published in the Norwich Evening News, is ...
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Insulation a top tip for eco-living
02/01/2007 14:20:58
Installing home insulation is one of 27 tips for consumers to help them live a more eco-friendly lifestyle in 2007.The list, written by Green Goddess Kathryn Brooks for the Sun, advised the paper's readers that they could cut carbon emissions by redu...
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BioRegional promotes insulation for zero-carbon development
22/12/2006 17:12:24
BioRegional, the developer of the BedZED zero-carbon development in London, has issued a response to the government's recent announcement of plans to make all new homes zero-carbon in a decade.The organisation said it believed measures such as high-g...
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Insulation company opens new Yorkshire base
22/12/2006 17:09:59
The importance of insulation and other energy efficiency measures were emphasised yesterday by a Yorkshire MP as he opened the new Leeds offices of an energy efficiency firm.Elmet MP Colin Burgon spoke up for the measures as he officially unveiled th...
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Government review may give insulators new guidance
21/12/2006 14:41:50
The government's ongoing review of the energy efficiency of Britain's existing buildings, may indicate how great the potential is for the situation to be improved by means of better insulation.Designed to assess how buildings can improve energy and w...
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