- The Construction Centre.co.uk helps promote Carbon Challenge plans
The Construction Centre today announced its support of the Government’s Carbon Challenge plans, which aims to create five zero carbon or near zero carbon developments throughout the UK in order to provide working examples to the building industry. The idea is to encourage housebuilders to implement good building practices in order to meet the 2016, CO2 emissions targets.
(Filed: Thu Jun 14 2007)
- Shrivenham’s ‘Bounce Box’ gets thumbs up from residents
The Oxfordshire village of Shrivenham has recently opened the ‘Bounce Box’, a brand new multi-functional games and ball court for the local community, thanks to funding assistance by the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment from the Landfill communities fund. As part of the project, Monster Play Systems also installed one of their popular youth shelters to act as a focal point for the young people of the village.
(Filed: Tue Jun 12 2007)
- TankDepot.co.uk launches new Rainwater Storage Tank range
Already established as the UK’s leading online storage tank supplier, TankDepot.co.uk has recently added a new range of rainwater harvesting and recycling products from 3P Technik, including rainwater storage tanks, downpipe connectors and rainwater pumps.
(Filed: Thu May 31 2007)
- Caddington Youth Shelter – A real community project
When the youth club at Caddington in Bedfordshire was destroyed in a fire, the club members were left with nowhere to meet and socialise, but instead of brooding about their loss, they saw an opportunity to improve their facilities. With the support of the local parish council and under the guidance of Young People’s Forum facilitator, Paul Longshaw, the young people all got together, and created a ‘wish list’ of what they would really like to have in the village.
(Filed: Wed May 30 2007)
- CNN Climate Change Report-an Interview with Dr Paul Toyne of Article 13
Climate change once again dominated the CNN morning news. Dr Paul Toyne was interviewed live by newsreader Monita Rajpal about the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (UNIPCC) release of its third report on recommendations on how the world can tackle climate change.
(Filed: Tue May 15 2007)
- The Renewable Energy Announces its Support for £28million “Wave Hub” Project
Following the announcement of the secured funding for the World’s largest Wave Farm to be built just off the coast of Cornwall, The Renewable Energy Centre is actively supporting the growth of this source of renewable energy, with a section on its website dedicated to wave and tidal power.
(Filed: Tue May 08 2007)
- Girls take on global warming
Did you know that 48% of the earth's harmful greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings?
(Filed: Fri Apr 06 2007)
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