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partnership GreenWizard has partnered withArchitecture 2030 in its bid to provide enabling technology for the Architecture 2030Challenge for
Products.Architecture 2030,was established in response to the climate change crisis by architect EdwardMazria in 2002. 2030’s goal is straightforward: to achieve a dramatic reduction in the climate- change-causing greenhouse gas emissions of the Building Sector. In 2006,Architecture 2030 developed and issued thewidely adopted 2030 Challengewhich calls on the global architecture, planning, design and building community to specify, design andmanufacture products thatwillmeet a carbon footprint of 50 percent below the product average through 2014 – then incrementally improving this reduction to 50 percent by 2030. Building product
manufacturers are encouraged to develop an ISO-compliant Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) or third party-verified LifeCycle Assessments (LCA) for their products. The criteria and results of these declarations will be integrated into GreenWizard’s free product data capture, search, and LEEDcredit assessment solutions. "GreenWizard is a
technology leader andmarket influencer in the green building sector.We are excited that they have offered theirmarket clout to further the cause of the 2030 Challenge,"Mazria says.
Carbon concious
Greenmasterplan for LeeValley
EnfieldCouncil has unveiled amasterplan for the regeneration of a 200 acre area alongsideNorth London’s LeeValley Regional Park – to be known as MeridianWater. The proposalswill create a newmixed- usewaterfront community and one of the capital’s largest regeneration and investment opportunities. Themasterplan, developed by design, environment
and energy consultancy LDADesign, sets out a framework for building 5,000 newhomes and creating 3,000 newjobs, alongside three schools and a range of supporting community facilities, a newhigh street retail core and a diverse parkland landscape. It has been designed to create a newopportunity for canal and riverside living in London by revitalising the valley’s waterways, improving parkland and recreational space and reconnecting the areawith the resources of the Lee Valley Regional Park. Acentral causewaywill serve as a structural
Charity starts at home
Property owners across the UK are being invited to sign up for the 2012 Architect in the House initiative, devised by housing charity Shelter and the RIBA and sponsored by insulation specialist Rockwool. The popular UK-wide scheme provides the publicwith hour-long consultationswith RIBA Chartered Architectswho donate their time for free, in exchange for a £40 suggested donation to Shelter. The scheme is expected to help thousands of
homeowners to plan home improvement projects and it is hopedwill drive enquiries and projects for construction firms and builders across the country, as well as raising vital funds and profile for Shelter.
Now in its 16th year, Architect in the House has
raised over £1.5million for Shelter, including over £110,000 last year alone. Participants will be matched with RIBA Chartered architects fromMay and consultations can take place any time up to the end of November. President of the RIBA,Angela Brady says: “We can
help homeowners unleash the potential of their homes while helping thosewithmore significant housing problems. I have personally supported this scheme for a number of years and amlooking forward to participating again this year.”
GreenDeal predictions
Brian Smithers, business development director at Rexel UK, predicts that uptake for theGreenDealwill skyrocket in 2013. “There has been a lot of confusion around theGreenDeal andwhat itmeans for consumers, businesses and the energy industry. The main reason people are confused about theGreenDeal is that the details have not been clarified yet. Butwhat we do knowis that it is nowlawand itwill be in place before the end of the year. “To put it simply, tomeet the UK’s carbon reduction
targets by 2050,wewould need to improve one home everyminute, equating to 26million refurbished energy- efficient homes by 2050. TheGreenDeal is undoubtedly a step in the right direction andwill help the Government to achieve these targets. “It includes some very good initiatives particularly
Brazilian retail
centre by Aedas Aedas, in conjunction with Davis Brody Bond Brazil, has been appointed to design a major new shopping centre in Aracatuba in Brazil. The 120,000 sqm scheme is located on the fringe of
the town centre and will incorporate retail and entertainment, including parking, food and cinema operators. The scheme will be submitted for
planning in June 2012. Subject to approval, the centre is due to open in 2015 following a two-year construction period. Aedas has been actively targeting
around supporting small tomediumsized businesses, and bringing nearly fivemillion homes out of fuel poverty. Retro-fitting in particular plays an important part in the fight against fuel poverty. “To support these initiatives, the industry has a role
to play. There is amassive lack of knowledge, andwe, the industry, need to domore to educate ourselves, our customers and the public aboutwhy theGreenDeal is important and howitwill benefit thewhole country both in financial terms and the significant environmental benefits it brings. “Training programmes are absolutely crucial. The
whole industry reallymustwork together tomake the GreenDeal a success. I amconfident that, if the industry can really focus on education,GreenDeal deployments will rise significantly by the end of 2013.”
Brazil as an emerging market. The rise in the number of shopping centres in the country over the last two years has been spectacular. There are currently 430 shopping centres in Brazil, with a further 43 expected to open by the end of 2012, by which point the number of malls will have risen by 40 percent since 2005.
backbone thatwill connectworking and living environments, facilities and high quality open spaces, and link EdmontonGreen to the LeeValley Regional Park and beyond.With potential to become one of the UK’s largest eco-developments, the proposals set ambitious targets for sustainability that include plans for a comprehensive district heating network supplied by waste heat. Public consultation on themasterplanwill run until
3rdAugust.
New waterfront development for London’s Lee Valley.
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