Let’s be vigilant – often the same old products that we have become used to are nowadays just re-branded and re-packaged in a new suit of clothes. For example, should electric resistance heating (it has been around for 50 years at least) really be promoted as ‘clean green energy’
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Eco-friendly brand drives eco-friendly factory
When Neal’s Yard Remedies decided it needed to extend and refurbish its existing factory HQ in Dorset, it was down to award-winning architects Boon Brown to ensure the company’s green ethics were woven throughout the project. From a three-storey-high ‘living’ wall to unique honeycomb-inspired office buildings, the extensions demonstrate the
First certified commercial passivhaus in Scotland
BMJ Architect’s £2m Rocking Horse Nursery at Aberdeen University recently achieved Passivhaus accreditation, making it not only, the first commercial Passivhaus project in Scotland but also the first nursery in the UK to be accredited. Sonia Scott, Director at BMJ said, “Sustainability is always an important element of
Protected species and your development?
Why, how, and when to make that survey In the UK a number of wildlife species are protected by legislation which makes it illegal to kill, injure, capture or disturb them and their habitat. For property developers and their contractors, ecological appraisals and protected species surveys are a requirement of the