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If the future is already built, how can we make it carbon neutral?

The Building Centre was the venue for another event scheduled as part of the World Green Building Week. UK-GBC members are running events around the Country until Friday 23 September. Yesterday afternoon it was Mitsubishi’s turn  to take to the stage with a talk by Martin Fahey entitled If the future is already built, how can we [...]

UK Green Building Council Launch World Green Building Week 2011

Last night UK Green Building Council launched ‘World Green Building Week‘ in The Building Centre Gallery. Every year during World Green Building Week, Green Building Councils and their members across the world co-ordinate activities and hold events that reflect what sustainability means to them in relation to their specific built environments. This is the third [...]

UK Green Building Council Green Deal Policy Workshop

The Energy Bill introduced to Parliament on 8th December 2010 included provision for the new ‘Green Deal’, which is intended to revolutionise the energy efficiency of British properties. The Government is establishing a framework to enable private firms to offer consumers energy efficiency improvements to their homes, community spaces and businesses at no upfront cost, [...]