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West Midlands takes home two RIBA Awards

In the centre of Birmingham City lies an unassuming semi-detached Victorian house. Enter John Christophers of Associated Architects and an award winning house that produces as much energy as it consumes appears in the heart of the city. The West Midlands was the proud recipient of two national architecture awards given by The Royal Institute [...]

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Sustainability Live!

The Birmingham NEC was host to this years Sustainability Live exhibition in April 2010. This event was held  for  and visited by businesses who are striving to help the environment through the development and improvement of their services and products. Sustainability Live, the UK’s leading event for the environment, energy, water, land and sustainability included [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Birmingham City Council set to release Energy Action Plan despite criticism

Birmingham City Council has announced that their Energy Action Plan will be released on the 29th March 2010, despite criticism that the plan will not be enough to tackle Birmingham’s carbon footprint. Individuals residing in the Birmingham area have eagerly anticipated the arrival of Birmingham City Council’s energy action plan for some time. However Birmingham [...]

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‘Clean Energy Cashback’ under criticism

Following the article concerning Birmingham City Council ‘refusing loans to make homes greener’, it is apparent that the government’s seemingly appealing ‘Clean Energy Cashback’ plan is not as impressive as it appeared when first announced.

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Salons becoming eco-friendly in Birmingham

Hairdressers around Birmingham are increasingly renovating and modernising their salons to create a more eco-friendly environment. Salons like Hushhair and Aveda are taking energy saving measures and encouraging recycling. Such policies are encouragement by magazine Hair Journal, who informed salons that owners have a great responsibility to establish efficient enterprises that in no way damage [...]

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