Day: 24 April 2008

Researchers step back to 1930s

A team of researchers will build a full-size replica of a 1930s semi to assess how easy it is to make existing homes zero carbon.

Environmental project for Irish hotels

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new project for the hotel and hospitality industry in Ireland.

JOHN LEWIS eco-challenge HITS THE ROAD

For many businesses, trying to find low-carbon vehicles that are up to the job has been a struggle. But the John Lewis Partnership may have found a solution by holding a competition to encourage suppliers to up their game. Tom Idle reports

How to increase sales through technology

German fault-finding firm SebaKMT has increased its turnover by 10% in five years. It puts its success down to innovation - and technological leadership.

Smart meter strengthens night-time data collection

The rules on supplying accurate leakage data are stricter than ever, and criminal offences can result. But one smart meter can provide valuable support.

It’s the final countdown to the awards

With only weeks left until the winners are announced, we preview the entries in this year's awards

Water under the bridge

Underground Moling Services has completed a complex operation involving the rerouting of a water main and power cables during the renovation of a 100-year-old bridge. Space was tight, and time even tighter.

Fighting the failure of sustainable drainage

Despite the essential role of sustainable urban drainage systems, they are not being taken up as they should. So the EIC has presented recommendations to government to encourage their adoption. Bob Sargent reports.

Flushing away the old image

Sir Ming Campbell posing with an organic loo was not the best look for the Lib Dems - but that was then and this is now. New leader Nick Clegg does some straight-talking on green issues, but John Alker would like to see the party take a clearer line on the role of the environment

How to comply with building-waste rules

The construction industry produces one third of the UK's waste. This month, the DTI's Site Waste Management Plans come into force in an attempt to curtail this. Kevin Stanley outlines what companies need to do to comply, and how the scheme can in fact save a business money

Electric evolution

In the first three months of compliance with the new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, a respectable 100,000 tonnes of WEEE was separately collected by householders and businesses. It's a promising start, but there have been problems along the way, as Mark Lupton reports

So, which is it: Saint or sinner?

Biofuels are a bit like the little girl in the nursery rhyme, they're either very, very good, or very, very bad - it just depends on who you talk to. Erik Jaques referees a heated and well-fuelled debate

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