Once you have decided you want to make energy-efficiency improvements to your home, SEA can help you get the information you need to make the most suitable decisions for your property. Within this section you can find out more about the measures that you can install in your home, download relevants reports and resources and make use of the My Green Builder database.
Building on previous SDC work on the built environment (Stock Take, Review of the Sustainable Communities Plan), The Future is Local began as the Delivering Neighbourhood Retrofit project in Autumn 2009. Its aim was to explore how retrofitting our existing neighbourhoods can reduce emissions and wider resources use, attract investment, and improve quality of place and life for residents.
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Green Build News visited Tony Almond’s house in Welwyn village, Hertfordshire on the occasion of his first opening on Sunday 27th June.
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The first online-only venture from Hamerville Magazines is now live. Providing built environment professionals with a source of news, features, expert comment and case studies on all aspects of sustainable building, Greenbuild News also offers a fortnightly newsletter.
The sustainability agenda affects everyone involved in the construction industry and the need for information, and inspiration, has never been greater. Greenbuild News aims to provide both.
Please visit www.greenbuildnews.co.uk and to let us know your views on how the industry can rise to the challenge of sustainability, drop us a line on lucy@greenbuildnews.co.uk.