National sustainability code planned
Housebuilders managing to keep abreast of tightening Building Regulations standards for energy efficiency face a further raising of the bar, when government introduces a new Code for Sustainable Building (CSB). The national code, expected to be launched i
Arup research on climate change casts doubt on MMC standards
Modern methods of construction (MMC), including lightweight prefabricated and timber frame buildings will not stand up to the impacts of climate change, engineering consultancy Arup has claimed. By 2080, temperatures inside many buildings designed to MMC
Sustainability summit to be held in Manchester in 2005
<MMC-CAPTION 150 ALIGN=RIGHT> [MMC-IMG=856-A=Right] The government is to hold a major summit on sustainable communities in Manchester next year. </MMC-CAPTION>The Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit will be the largest of its kind in the UK, with 2,
Persimmon's profits soar
Morris launches southern division
Persimmon to develop Bournville extension phase one
Government plans 2005 sustainability summit
Barratt sells off US operation
Planning approval rates drop
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