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Mon, 04/12/2021 - 4:05pm -- tim Fossil Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lower in 2019 and 2020; Action Steps Related to Energy Policy, District Energy, Bike Lanes, and Green Stimulus Are Key to Continued Progress EV driver Linda Provost listens to a question outside her Burlington home on Monday. To Linda’s right are Darren Springer and Jennifer Green. To Linda’s left are Mayor Weinberger, Stu McGowan, and Gabrielle Stebbins. Courtesy BED. Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberg...

Singapores push for green infrastructure bonds will spur private sector into action, say experts Toggle share menu Advertisement Singapores push for green infrastructure bonds will spur private sector into action, say experts Singapores plan to fund infrastructure projects with green bonds is set to "spur" the private sector into action, paving the way for a steady supply and demand for green financing, industry experts told CNA. Melissa Goh with more. ...

Share this article Work is to begin on a €74 million depot for Dublin City Council as soon as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. The multi-purpose facility in Ballymun will free up 16 existing depots, and create space for 750 social housing units. DCC says: In addition to benefiting City Council operations, the new depot will release 16 existing depot sites for more appropriate development including the provision of circa 750 social housing units. It will also: facilitate improved service deli...

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All eyes are on the parliamentary motion filed by the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Sustainability and the Environment on Feb. 1, 2021. While the issues related to climate change are closer to the environmentalists hearts, there are several reasons why you should keep yourself informed. Why you should care? According to the GPC chairman, Louis Ng, the People’s Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament will be making recommendations that are set out to achieve "fundamental change...

The world’s first ‘zero energy’ house Returning to his regular series on the evolution of sustainable building during the 20th century, Dr Marc Ó Riain takes a look at the first serious attempt to build a house with net zero energy use. This article was originally published in issue 35 of Passive House Plus magazine. Want immediate access to all back issues and exclusive extra content? Click here to subscribe for as little as €10, or click here to receive the next issue free o...

Sea change — luxury passive scheme on the Devon coast Built mostly with clay blocks and sited above the sandy shores of Seaton, on the Devon coast, this new development of eight high-end apartments not only meets the passive house ‘plus’ standard — meaning it pairs the requisite ultra-low energy fabric with a substantial amount of renewable energy generation — but it also boasts serious attention to the use of ecological and healthy material. *One apartment, based on 10 mont...

It’s the first commercial building in Singapore to be awarded as such. Keppel Bay Tower, owned and operated by Keppel Land, has been certified as a Green Mark Platinum (Zero Energy) building by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA). It is the first commercial building in Singapore to be awarded as such. “A Green Mark Platinum (Zero Energy) building must, in addition to achieving a low energy use index of less than 115 kWh/m2 per year, also have all of its energy consumption, includi...