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Sustainable Building Professionals & Materials News - May 2009

Sustainability 'an issue for the events industry'

Category: Sustainable Building Professionals & Materials (18.05.2009)

Businesses in the events planning sector are taking sustainability into account, one expert has said.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has led a number of firms to take the environmental impact of conferences and shows in to consideration. Event venues have already taken a note of environmental issues and have waste management...

Scotland's sustainable development plan launched

Category: Sustainable Building Professionals & Materials (12.05.2009)

A sustainable development plan has been unveiled in Scotland designed to offer greater direction in developing eco-friendly projects in future.Architecture and Design Scotland has developed its People, Places and Planet publication in an effort to ensure new buildings in the country conform to high standards of sustainable development."Climate change is...

Wales sets sustainable building rules

Category: Sustainable Building Professionals & Materials (07.05.2009)

The Welsh Assembly has become the first authority in the UK to introduce a set of standards for sustainable building professionals.Environment, sustainability and housing minister Jane Davidson announced the new green homes guidelines today (May 7th).The legislation sets a national standard for all new buildings built in Wales from September...