Keener to be greener

Article Abstract:

An English planning authority is investigating the issue of sustainability through studying its implications for a school. The design of the school was the first part of this process. The use of renewable energy sources proved more difficult. Experts examined the potential use of four technologies. They did not consider biomass energy to be feasible. Three options for photovoltaics each had payback periods of over 200 years. Two alternative combinations of wind power and solar water heating offered good solutions, but were too costly for the school and did not satisfy all its energy needs.

Reports, Environmental aspects, Schools, Power resources, Sustainable development, Alternative energy sources, Renewable energy

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PFI gets into its stride: the Private Finance Initiative logjam is beginning to unblock, now that some of the problems with it, such as risk costing, have been addressed

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Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects are at last taking off according to speakers at a recent conference, including government ministers. John Horam, minister of state at the Department of Health spoke of how problems affecting the PFI had been resolved and that the department is on target to reach the 500 million pounds sterling worth of signed deals in the year to April 1997. However there are still problems to be resolved such as improved accounting procedures.

Contracts, Building

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Future looks rosy for construction under Labour

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There would be a rise in output in all construction sectors under a Labour government according to forecaster Jacqui Cannon of Construction Forecasting and Research, speaking at the Construction under Labour seminar. However the rise would only be partly attributed to the advent of a Labour government, with investment for growth from the industry itself. Public housing work and infrastructure would see growth and there would be a more flexible approach to mortgages.

Construction industry, Political aspects

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