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Planning & Building Control Today Newsletter June
Headlines:
Construction leaders address EU elephant in referendum debate.
Construction orders fall for the first time in more than three years.
Green Gown Awards (EAUC) - deadline for entries 8th June!
Making your institution sustainable is challenging. The annual Green Gown Awards recognise those institutions, both large and small, that have made a difference. Entries are now open and any UK and Ireland university or college can enter for free - closes on 8 June.
BIM Today
Welcome to the new edition of BIM Today
Another packed edition examining all that is BIM
Biodiversity guide plans green future
A GUIDE to inspire higher education institutes to take action on biodiversity has been launched at the University of Worcester.
EAUC News - Summary of 28 April 2016 District Heating Network seminar
District heating networks could be the low carbon energy supply solution that helps universities to cut their energy bills and meet their carbon targets.
Overcoming Barriers to Better Building Performance in Higher Education: Advanced Level Workshop
"£5 billion spent on new buildings each year, these buildings use 2-3 x more energy than designed" - 2014 Green Construction Board Report
A Greater, Greener Commitment
Laboratories present one of the greatest challenges and opportunities in sustainability. Due to energy-intensive equipment, round-the-clock operations, and unique ventilation requirements, they consume as much as five times more energy per square foot than typical offices do.
Forget Generation Buy, its Generation Build that matters
Britain is facing the biggest construction industry skills shortage for a generation.
The ground beneath cities – opportunity for urban design
Stephanie Bricker, Urban Geoscience team leader at the British Geological Survey describes how BIM approaches can help unlock the potential of the ground beneath cities…
Make Every Drop Count
The choices made in selecting a water purification system can have an impact on the environmental footprint of an organisation or facility.
Planning & Building Control Today Newsletter
Various news items:
University challenge: How behaviour change can unite staff and students on sustainability
Britain's universities are facing the same carbon conundrum as the entire global economy: how can you achieve meaningful emissions reductions while the market in which you operate continues to grow?
