The US Supreme Court stopped President Obama's climate protection plan following proceedings by 27 Republican-governed states and business associations (ZEIT ONLINE, 10 February, 2016). Majority leader in the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy called Obama's initiative an unlawful misuse of power and a risk to energy security and jobs.
Tag: Building regulations
Construction safety – the homeowner’s obligation
The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) came into force on 6th April 2015 and has implications for anyone organising work on their own home. Previously, the majority of CDM only applied in the commercial sector. But statistics tell us it’s the smaller jobs where most people are being
Lammas eco-village
In a celebratory mood! In an out-of-the way valley among the rolling countryside of west Wales, a celebration is under way. Lammas, the UK’s only fully legal, rural, off grid eco village, has achieved two milestones. One is that their community hub building is now finished and signed off by Building
The benefits of BREEAM
There are tools available to us to help meet our own aspirational targets and ensure our buildings are properly accredited to approved 'measurable' standards. For instance, the long awaited BREEAM non-domestic refurbishment scheme was published in October 2014. This new tool assesses the environmental impact of refurbishing or fitting out