Built Environment

KIER GOES BACK TO SCHOOL Forty directors work with sixth form pupils at Olympic borough school to achieve internationally recognised eco status Sixth form pupils at a school in the London Olympic borough of Waltham Forest have spent two intensive days working with more than 40 directors of Kier Services in an innovative project to […]

LARKFLEET TO CONSTRUCT SUSTAINABLE ‘HEMCRETE’ ACTIVITY ROOM FOR SALVATION ARMY Bourne-based Larkfleet Homes (www.larkfleethomes.co.uk), part of the Larkfleet Group (www.larkfleetgroup.co.uk), is to give The Salvation Army in Bourne some much needed additional space by constructing a new activity room using ‘hemcrete’ and other sustainable building methods. The Salvation Army initially approached Larkfleet to ask whether

K Green Economy lags behind following launch of Europe’s most advanced eco village The Oxford Sustainable Group has designed Oxford Park using its Oxford 360 degree Sustainability Index. This has allowed it to create a community that is well in advance of UN Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) norms for sustainability. This considers the broader

Planet Positive Buildings   New Buildings that Cut Carbon, Save Rainforest and Promote Local Sustainability   Monday 5th December: Planet Positive launched it Building Certification programme at Deloitte last week to over 100 invited guests from the built environment.  Speakers at the launch included Paul King, UKGBC, Simon Cox, Prologis and Marco Marijewycz, Zero Carbon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday 19th January The Green Organisation Reception for Environmental Responsibility in the Built Environment Wednesday 18 January, Stranger’s Bar, Palace of Westminster The Green Organisation in partnership with House Magazine and ePolitix hosted an evening reception to showcase successful environmental building projects and to highlight issues within the building industry raised by