Host of ‘the Future of Station Design’ discusses Birmingham New Street Station
The BBC’s Maggie Philbin, the host of this years ‘Future of Station Design’ conference, describes Birmingham New Street Station as ‘embarrassing’. She says that when one travels to a city the first image they are met with is that of a dismal and bleak train station. This is subsequently their very first and very last [...]
Green innovation to be successful in Midlands
Eco Specialists predict that green innovation will become successful in the West Midlands as they have recently made Aston Science Park their new location. The group believe that this will drive the low carbon agenda, continue to develop green technologies and establish the Midlands as one of its main focal points. It has been stressed [...]
New Street Station will be discussed at design conference
The future of Birmingham New Street Station will be discussed between prominent industry figures at a conference to be held regarding the modernisation of railway stations. The Future of Station Design conference will be held on 29th April at the Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London, with the issue of the environment in mind. The aim [...]
Green investment bank announced
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced plans to set up a £2 billion green investment bank. The money would go towards low carbon industries such as wind energy as well as wind turbine production. This sector already employs approximately 8,400 people from the West Midlands. £1 billion would be raised from the sale of assets including [...]
Birmingham Recycled Podcast Episode 10: the HS2 debate and how green is Broad Street?
In the tenth Birmingham Recycled podcast, Rachel, Natalie, Clare and Ben discuss the latest environmental issues in Birmingham, such as: The implications of the news that the high speed rail network is set to go through the new Birmingham City University campus and the university’s response. The results of Natalie’s how green is Broad Street [...]
West Midlands frontrunners in Earth Hour challenge
The West Midlands is currently in 10th place in the ‘Earth Hour’ challenge set by the World Wildlife Fund. The West Midlands has contributed greatly since the campaign first began and this year is just 118 signatures behind ninth place in the entire United Kingdom and Ireland backing the Earth Hour challenge. Despite Birmingham City Council being absent [...]
Two Bournville Schools introduce the Green Bus to conserve energy
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College and Bournville School and Sixth Form Centre have joined forces with Centro to introduce an environmentally friendly school bus for their students to travel safely on. The idea of the Green Bus is to help with congestion on the roads, working parents who don’t have time to drop their children [...]
Birmingham might join the ‘Switch it Off’ campaign
A successful energy saving campaign in Coventry and Warwick may be making its way to Birmingham soon if the council can be persuaded to promote the idea. The ‘Switch it Off’ campaign has been running in Coventry and Warwick for four years now, since 2006, and covers one and a half million people and has [...]