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Denovo Design celebrate World Green Building Week

Liverpool Architectural Practice, Denovo Design, joined thousands of organisations around the world last month in supporting World Green Building Week, and by hosting a ‘extended lunchtime’ expo on Thursday 20 September 2012, with all proceeds donated to Diabetes UK. The event, also supported by Mobilane, manufacturers of living walls & green screens; Pulse Training and […]

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Nespresso meets recycling commitment One Year Ahead

………………………………………………………………………..   Nespresso meets commitment of 75% capsule recycling capacity one year ahead of plan   Recycling capacity target reached – and exceeded – a year early London, 11 September 2012 – Nespresso has today announced two important developments in its commitment to aluminium sustainability. Firstly the company has reached its 75% capsule recycling capacity objective one year

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KinetIQue

We are a brand new environmentally friendly, ethical jewellery company based in Cornwall. We have a very unique and exciting product that is exclusive to us- The UK’s first Hybrid Diamond. The IQ Diamond® is man made yet contains pure nature identical diamond and has the added benefit in that it is not associated with

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Green Deals

Whatever type of home you live in, we all have to pay bills for heating, lighting and water. It is costly to run a home. Cathryn Hickey, executive director for the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies looks at some of the ways you can make your home more energy efficient, including options for installing

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Houghton St Widnes

HOUGHTON ST WIDNES Planet The project incorporates a host of sustainable specifications, (such as PV panels; sun tunnels; high levels of insulation; etc) to reduce energy demand; water demand; and to reduce waste, both in the construction process and also in day-today living. Sustainable materials, such as sustainable FSC accredited timber; galvanised mild steel rainwater

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Egerton

Egerton The project objective was to re-develop the disused and vandalized/fire damaged Owl and Pussycat Public House, (inappropriately located next to the local primary school), for new much-needed family social housing for rent in the established residential area of Tanhouse, Skelmersdale. The Developer, Baker Properties Limited, fully supported by the local residents and Councillor, had

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BAN Foie Gras

British company Creek Project Investments is investing millions of pounds to build the world’s largest foie gras production facility in Poyang Lake, China. As described on their website, over 200 hectares of land have been set aside, with a projected total rearing of 100 million geese and ducks within five years The international animal welfare organization FOUR PAWS has sent the company a

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Bluesky and ADAS Join Forces on Tree Mapping Projects

Agricultural and environmental consultancy ADAS and aerial mapping company Bluesky have joined forces to bring a new dimension to vegetation mapping. Designed initially to support environmental and conservation projects, the partnership will also reduce the risk posed by vegetation on ageing infrastructure, such as falling trees causing power outages. Both ADAS and BlueSky aim to

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