Browse by subject: Built environment: Regeneration (54)
£50 million to drive efficiency in public buildings
05 Feb 2010
A loan scheme to retrofit Britain’s public sector buildings could see the end of draughty, inefficient schools and hospitals...
Where the action is
07 Jul 2008
Matt Ross on the need to turn a patchwork of programmes into a proper refurb strategy.
Urban myths
29 Jan 2008
“Towns are greener than the countryside.” Says who? - Commission for Rural Communities
Tornado spurs plans for sustainable towns
14 May 2010
When a tornado wiped the small town of Greensburg off the map of Kansas, it unleashed a wave of green renewal. So...
The multi-million makeover menu
07 Jul 2008
The low hanging fruit should pick itself, but solid wall insulation is a tougher cookie – and microgen choices...
Tele-village shares housing prize
05 Nov 2006
The 39-home televillage development at Crickhowell stands out as a case where sustainable development is achieved...
Swedes do it greener
01 May 2009
New EU scheme chooses its Green Capital cities for 2010 and 2011
If you want to see the best that Europe...
Street life revival
13 Nov 2007
’DIY streets’ schemes balance traffic with community needs
Britain’s city streets should put pedestrians...
Power to regenerate
02 Nov 2006
A wind farm with a difference will come into being in South Wales’s Rhondda valley next year. The utility company E...
Places changed for good
04 Nov 2006
A major nationwide millennium project, stretching back six years to its inception in 1995, recently celebrated its...
New wave of allotments for UK
29 May 2009
The UK is set to gain over 3,000 food-growing spaces in the next three years in response to popular demand.
More than mere beauty: Cumbria sees surge in renewables
09 Sep 2009
England’s Lake District could become a hub of green industry, reports
Rebecca Willis.
Licking the tar pollution problem
05 Nov 2006
Tar-eating bugs are in the forefront of a project in Litherland, Liverpool, that aims to regenerate the area around...
Lending a hand to regeneration
12 Nov 2006
Lending a hand to regeneration - The Ecology Building Society
Insulation, insulation, insulation
07 Jul 2008
His friends were hoping for loads of glam green gizmos, but effectiveness came first for Martin Wright’s home refurb...
Inner city sanctums
09 Nov 2006
Religion and regeneration: Victoria Finlay lifts the veil on an unlikely marriage.
Heathan chemistry
27 Feb 2008
Claire Morgan sees faith groups cross community divides to combat urban decay.
Green skyscrapers reach new heights
08 Feb 2010
Big, green and gorgeous: design for efficient, self-sufficient skyscrapers reaches new heights.
Green Skills Centre to open in former Welsh mining town
02 Dec 2009
A former Welsh mining town is to lead the way on green skills, with the UK’s first dedicated training centre.
Green fields, digital divides
20 Aug 2009
Can't live without email? For some rural areas broadband access is far from a given. So addressing this could boost...
Green champions of a Brummie boom
01 Nov 2006
Regeneration plans build on potential of environmental sector
Getting there
07 Jul 2008
Are we setting the right standards for existing homes – and how do we know if they can measure up?
Getting better by design
07 Jul 2008
Well adapted buildings are crucial for Constructing Excellence, says Jonathan de Souza.
From refinery to urban village
05 Nov 2006
The Welsh Development Agency (WDA) has ambitious plans for the comprehensive regeneration of the disused former BP...
From dead end to living space
25 Jan 2008
In most cities you don’t have to wander far before you come across a piece of derelict land. That’s been...
Favelas: central to a sustainable Rio?
31 Mar 2010
The favelas of Rio de Janeiro are as much a symbol of the city as Christ the Redeemer or Copacabana beach. They are...
Ecotourism project "repurposes" Albanian bunkers
27 Aug 2010
In Albania, where 750,000 military bunkers are an indelible reminder of the Cold War, plans are afoot to turn symbols...
Cutting down with the Joneses
03 Sep 2008
Green Neighbourhoods scheme to turn existing communities into beacons of low carbon living
Who’s showing...
Conservation: the hole story
12 Nov 2006
Landscape regeneration: Noel Morrin explains that recolonised quarry faces often make for spectacular natural habitats...
Aspiration, aspiration, aspiration
07 Jul 2008
Kevin Telfer gets fired up about some high profile projects.
