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‘Green’ Budget falls short
Safer water for Vietnam
WSP Finland has won a water of sector’s carbon hopes
and sanitation project in
Vietnam. The project aims to
provide a safe drinking water ■
Plans in last month’s UK
Budget for a green stimulus
supply plus waste water services package and cutting carbon have
to meet the needs of the urban been broadly welcomed by the
population and their economic building services industry.
activities in eight provinces in However, some in the industry
northern Vietnam. Works are have expressed reservations over
scheduled to start in July. whether the proposals go far
enough.
Light shed on Saudi railway Alistair Darling, Chancellor of
Four railway stations are to be the Exchequer, committed Britain
designed by Foster + Partners to reducing carbon emissions
and Buro Happold in Saudi by 34 per cent by 2020 – in line
Arabia. The public areas of the with recommendations from the
Haramain high-speed railway independent Committee on Climate Matthews: green industry growth vital King: a wasted opportunity for change
line – including platforms – will Change.
be environmentally controlled An extra £435m is also to be Matthews said: “Funding an competitive disadvantage,” he said.
to enhance comfort and will earmarked for boosting energy expanded green industry is vital to John Piggott, of the Arup
have fi ltered natural daylight effi ciency measures in homes, ensure Britain can meet these new consultancy, argued that the £525m
throughout. businesses and the public sector. targets [for a 34 per cent carbon cut]. cash injection for wind farms
In addition, £45m is going “We need to deliver the announced in the Budget was a
Green revamp for US icon towards encouraging small-scale manufacturing capacity and skills if redistribution of an existing budget,
The Clinton Climate Initiative renewable electricity and heat we are to deliver on these goals.” rather than new money.
(CCI) has coordinated a green technologies – mainly via the But Paul King, chief executive Alasdair Young of Buro
refi t of the Empire State Building Low-Carbon Buildings Programme of the UK Green Building Council, Happold welcomed the Budget
in New York. The multi-million – while £25m is earmarked for said: “More could have been done announcement that ushered in an
dollar project is expected to save supporting low-carbon community to really make green refurbishment exemption from the climate change
105 metric tonnes of carbon heating schemes. affordable and attractive to levy for combined heat and power
dioxide over the next 15 years The troubled Building Colleges homeowners, businesses and the plants (CHP).
to transform it into an icon of for the Future programme will public sector, in order both to cut But he added that further
sustainability. receive an extra £300m to help carbon emissions and create green- fi nancial incentives were needed “to
kick-start some 71 projects that were collar jobs. encourage the use of CHP in the
Dutch team bridges gap halted this year because of a funding “This is a wasted opportunity to urban environment”.
Arup Amsterdam and Benthem crisis. map a truly low-carbon route out of The president of the Royal
Crouwel Architekten have A further £500m is also being this recession.” Institute of British Architects,
produced a winning bridge earmarked for stalled public Philip Wolfe, director general of Sunand Prasad, criticised the
design for the ‘Ponte Palazzo’ housing projects, while councils will the Renewable Energy Association, Budget packages.
footbridge in Den Bosch in the receive £100m towards building was similarly critical. “We are He said: “Regretfully, in the
Netherlands. Designed as a park more energy effi cient homes. allocating substantially less to current economic climate, the
above the city, the footbridge A £405m package aimed at sustainable energy during the global government has found it impossible
connects the Paleiskwartier and boosting green manufacturing and downturn than other countries, to make a signifi cant investment
the old city centre. technology was also announced. and this will leave our world- in the long-term future, either in
CIBSE chief executive Stephen class renewables businesses at a housing or infrastructure.”
Arup comes top in China
Arup has received the Zhan
Tianyou Civil Engineering Award
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