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If you’re in London anywhere near the Building Centre in Store Street while out Christmas shopping, stop into see AOC’s delightful model of the greening of a terraced house.
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A listed building in Edinburgh Old Town has been refurbished by Assist Architects in collaboration with the Energy Saving Trust.
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You should check out the new section on the GreenSpec website which deals with housing refurb.
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Kevin McCloud took his Great British Refurb campaign to the Houses of Parliament this morning, in advance of the Government’s release of its Energy and Climate Change White Paper due later this week. McCloud is petitioning Government to come forth with a plan of action for green refurb which includes financial incentives such as grants, subsidies or tax rebates which would offset the upfront costs of energy efficient refurbishment.
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If you want to see a list of the leading lights in green refurb, take a look at the membership of the UKGBC’s latest task force
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I attended the September 8 launch of 17 St. Augustine’s Road, London Borough of Camden’s sustainable refurbishment of an 1850s semi-detached house. The message is clear: achieving major carbon savings is really expensive and only possible when doing a full house refurb.
According to Camden project manager, Chit Chong, the solid wall construction of this house [...]
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