EcoHomes was an environmental rating scheme for homes in the United Kingdom. It was the domestic version of the Building Research Establishment's Environmental...
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Umberto Eco OMRI (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and...
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EcoFlow is a company that develops portable power stations, smart devices, and home energy systems, established in 2017. EcoFlow was founded in May 2017...
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United Kingdom Energy Performance Certificate Code for Sustainable Homes BREEAM EcoHomes Energy efficiency in British housing UKAS Construction Industry...
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An Eco-house (or Eco-home) is an environmentally low-impact home designed and built using materials and technology that reduces its carbon footprint and...
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operational on 1 December 2008. Millennium Communities Programme, EP initiative EcoHomes Neil Shields, Chairman of the Commission for New Towns 1982–1995 Ibid Tyne...
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BREEAM for new homes called EcoHomes was launched in 2000. This scheme was later used as the basis of the Code for Sustainable Homes, which was developed...
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England and Wales. The Government-owned scheme was a successor to the BRE EcoHomes scheme first used in 2000. BRE managed and developed the technical contents...
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EDF Energy (redirect from ECO 2020)
using "It's not easy being green" as their slogan to target a new greener eco friendly image. In 2009, with Euro RSCG London, EDF created the Team Green...
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Eco-terrorism is an act of violence which is committed in support of environmental causes, against people or property. The United States Federal Bureau...
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achieve EcoHomes standards, the Housing Corporation was indirectly responsible for building the greatest number of environmentally friendly homes in the...
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Eco-capitalism, also known as environmental capitalism or (sometimes) green capitalism, is the view that capital exists in nature as "natural capital"...
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Vidal, John (2013-05-07). "Humanitarian intent: Urgent Architecture from ecohomes to shelters – in pictures". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 26...
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Eco-anxiety (short for ecological anxiety and also known as eco-distress or climate anxiety) is a challenging emotional response to climate change and...
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Barratt Redrow (redirect from KingsOak Homes)
Parks". Retrieved 1 March 2021. "Barratt contracted to build UK's first eco-village". The Guardian. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2021. "Derwenthorpe...
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design-and-build contractor for The Mill, a 327-home high-rise development in central Ipswich, completed in March 2009. Some homes have been deemed unsafe since 2013...
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announced it had partnered with Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant, to optimise home energy use through the Agile Octopus time-of-use tariff. As part of their...
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widely accessible. The initiative has prototyped the Seed Eco-Home – a 1400 square foot home with the help of 50 people in a 5-day period – demonstrating...
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Vistry Group (redirect from Bovis Homes Group plc)
Vistry Group, formerly Bovis Homes Group, is a British home construction company based in Kings Hill, England. Bovis Homes completed a deal to acquire...
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founding member of the UK Green Building Council, specializing in green and eco-friendly engineering and design. Fulcrum was responsible for projects such...
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around the world aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions, such as Dongtan Eco-City, which is planned to be zero waste, and the High Speed 2 Interchange...
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thereafter and Ashton was acquired by Orme in 1972. The company constructed many homes in northern England during the 1960s and 1970s. It was one of several pioneers...
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Geodesic dome (redirect from Geodesic dome home)
and glass dome was used as a dome cover to an eco home in Norway and in 2013 a glass and wood clad dome home was built in Austria. In Chile, examples of...
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alternative to gas boilers. Corgi: In 2017 CORGI HomePlan became part of the OVO group. They’re a boiler and home emergency provider in the UK, that currently...
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British Gas (trading as Scottish Gas in Scotland) is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom. It is the trading name of British Gas...
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An eco-city or ecocity is "a human settlement modeled on the self-sustaining resilient structure and function of natural ecosystems", as defined by Ecocity...
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Berkeley Group Holdings (redirect from Berkeley Homes)
by Tony Pidgley and Jim Farrer as Berkeley Homes after departing Crest Homes. Initially focused on the home counties, it floated on the Unlisted Securities...
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EcoSikh is a Sikh environmental organization. It is the most prominent Sikh environmental organization working on global environmental issues. It has...
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George Wimpey (redirect from Wimpey Homes)
Wimpey Homes became a household name in house building. By 2002, there were four brands: Wimpey Homes, McLean Homes, McAlpine Homes and Laing Homes. Under...
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alternative localised-generation products to market for E.ON UK. In 2013, E.ON Home Energy Services was sold in a management buyout. Just after the failed SSE-Npower...
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