The Passivhaus standard originated from a conversation in May 1988 between Professors Bo Adamson of Lund University, Sweden, and Wolfgang Feist of the Institut für Wohnen und Umwelt (Institute for Housing and the Environment, Germany). Their concept […]
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Enterprise Europe Network SW Tuesday, 30 April 2013 from 10:00 to 15:00 (BST) Bristol, United Kingdom The Eco-innovation initiative is about reducing our environmental impact and making better use of resources. This means […]
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The winner will of the annual European Green Capital award will be announced on June 14th in the 2013 European Green Capital Nantes, France. The following cities have made the final shortlist: Bristol (UK) Brussels […]
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reposted from Marshfield Energy Project. TRESOC was set up by a group of residents from Totnes and environs who were concerned about the threats of depleting global oil and gas supplies (peak oil) and the impacts […]
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Project due to receive recognition at the Passive House Conference in Frankfurt This year’s Passive House Pioneer Award for groundbreaking achievements in the field of energy-efficient construction will go to the Zero-Energy House in […]
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Judge Quashes Milton Keynes Wind Turbine Planning Document In what could be a landmark ruling on local planning policy about wind turbines, the High Court ruled in favour of a challenge by RWE […]
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Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) is pleased to announce an exciting new marine energy venture. In partnership with Plymouth University’s Marine Science and Engineering School, TRESOC is launching a tidal power research project […]
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Energy from Waste schemes have had a very poor public image over the years, mainly due to persistant myths and the general public having such a resistant attitude to change. But we all […]
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2degrees/WWF One Planet Leaders series: Leading by Example – Interface Tuesday 23 April 2013 | UK START: 11:30 (BST) | USA START: 06:30 (EDT) WEBINAR Interface have long been regarded as a paragon of […]
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It’s a depressingly common event: a report about the devastating impact climate change will have on islands and coastal regions. Alongside the Maldives, Vanuatu and others, is a report from Caribsave (with NGO […]
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