Archive for August, 2006
National Calculation Method (NCM) Database updated
From www.ncm.bre.co.uk:
The latest version of the NCM database’s are now available to download
from the Downloads page. The database’s for Constructions, Glazing
Systems and Activities, have been updated and contain the data
gathered and incorporated in the NCM calculations.
These databases are not required to run the tool, but are made available for information.
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How much is business prepared to pay for a low energy office?
According to Management Issues it could be more than you think:
Spiralling energy costs have pushed energy efficiency up the business agenda, with business aiming to reduce property energy consumption by 12 per cent over the next 5 years. On average, business is willing to pay 10 per cent more in rent for efficiently designed and [...]
Beyond Sustainability Manifesto by John Ehrenfeld
The Change This Project has been on my radar (i.e. in my RSS feeds) for a few months now via the marketing guru Seth Godin. It’s hard to explain what Change This is (an ideas lab?) but the FAQ’s describe it as:
ChangeThis is a new kind of media. It’s calm and thoughtful and direct [...]
UK Government Energy and Sustainability Round Up
This week I discovered the RSS feeds at www.info4local.gov.uk. Fantastic amounts of information telling me more than I could ever want to know about what’s happening in UK government policy. Perhaps this week is particularly busy, but a quick round up is below:
Consultation: EU Thematic Strategy on the sustainable use of natural resources [...]
Defra release oodles of statistics on sustainable development indicators
Defra have been busy - released this week are lots and lots of pretty graphs, facts and figures. The pocket sized guide ‘Sustainable development indicators in your pocket‘ covering the 68 sustainable development indicators can be found here. Of particular interest to me were the indicators which have shown deterioration. With the exception of aviation, [...]
