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  • 10 1266 Low Carbon Construction Igt Final Report

    Low Carbon Construction Innovation & Growth Team Final Report Autumn 2010 Low Carbon Construction IGT: Final Report 01 Foreword “I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when looked at properly, did not become still more complicated.” Poul Anderson, New Scientist The question that underlies the terms of reference given to the team that produced this report is a simple one: “Is the construction industry fit for purpose for the transition to a low carbon economy?” Inevitably

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  • Toward Zero-Carbon Buildings

    The Post Carbon Reader Series: Cities, Towns, and Suburbs Toward Zero-Carbon Buildings By Hillary Brown, FAIA About the Author Hillary Brown is Professor at the City College of New York’s Spitzer School of Architecture, where she also directs the architecture track for CCNY’s new interdisciplinary Masters of Science program: Sustainability in the Urban Environment, organized jointly with the Division of Science and the Grove School of Engineering. A former assistant commissioner with the City

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  • Code for Sustainable Homes Techguide Nov 2010

    Code for Sustainable Homes Technical Guide November 2010 www.communities.gov.uk Code for Sustainable Homes Technical Guide November 2010 November 2010 Department for Communities and Local Government Copyright in the contents, the cover, the design and the typographical arrangement rests with the Crown. This document/publication is value added. If you wish to re-use this material, please email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk Department for Communities and Local Government Eland House Bre

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  • Data and Methods Paper

    Strategic Forum for Construction & Carbon Trust Construction carbon 15% target by 2012 Data and methodology paper Black Strategic Forum for Construction & Carbon Trust Construction carbon 15% target by 2012 Data and methodology paper Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2 3 4 Project background How to use this methodology Supporting tools Structure of this paper Page 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 7 8 9 9 10 12 12 14 17 19 21 22 23 25 26 Methodology development process and principles Reporting requirem

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  • 0005 Baseline Carbon Assessment Rev a for Public Release

    Baseline Carbon Assessment

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  • Carbon Footprint Study

    Elevate Constructing the Future Carbon Footprint Study February 2008 Elevate Constructing the Future Carbon Footprint Study Objectives    To review existing methods and tools for calculating a carbon footprint for business use To develop a simple method for calculating the carbon footprint of a small or micro business in the construction industry To provide a tool or workbook for those businesses to complete and calculate their carbon footprint Scope of the study The scope of this

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  • Carbon Footprint Workbook

    Constructing your Carbon Footprint A guide to calculating your carbon footprint for the construction industry What is a Carbon Footprint? We all affect the environment in many different ways, from the way we travel to work, to the equipment we use and the way we heat and light the premises. With all these things to think about it is hard to find one way of measuring our total impact. A quick and easy way to show your total impact is to calculate your carbon footprint. Where does all the Carb

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