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EU reaches agreement on directive |
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Monday, 23 November 2009 11:55 |
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EU lawmakers forged a long-awaited compromise on the recast buildings directive on the 17 November. The recast will require the public sector to take the lead by owning and renting buildings with "nearly zero" energy standards by the end of 2018, two years in advance of the private sector. Moreover, member states were tasked to promote the conversion of existing buildings to comply with the standard.
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Brussels to propose mandatory EU energy savings goal |
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 12:38 |
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The European Commission plans to impose binding energy-efficiency targets on EU member states, according to a draft of the EU's revised Energy Efficiency Action Plan obtained by EurActiv. The draft also targets buildings as the highest priority.
Read the article here |
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EU promotes smart energy meters |
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009 11:05 |
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The European Commission is calling on member states to support the rollout of technologies to boost energy efficiency, estimating that household energy bills would drop by 10% thanks to smart metering devices. However, no common standards for the devices are currently available. Read the article in EurActiv here |
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EU starts hammering out deal on buildings directive |
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Wednesday, 07 October 2009 14:33 |
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The Swedish EU Presidency will meet with MEPs at the end of the month to hammer out an early second-reading agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, but concluding a deal by the end of the year appears to be a long shot, according to an article in EurActiv. Read the article here |
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England's first large-scale zero carbon housing development |
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 16:08 |
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Barratt Developments and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have received planning permission to build 195 homes as part of the Hanham Hall eco-village in South Gloucestershire.
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