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New rules 'encourage building on greenfield'

New Government rules encourage greenfield development by ruling out unexpected "windfall" sites from local authorities' house-building plans, a planning committee has warned.

Battery recycling - which way forward for the UK?

In the UK we dispose of over 600 million batteries to landfill every year, a statistic that government is keen to see greatly reduced through the development and introduction of easier and more environmentally sound methods of dealing with waste batteries.

The Mayor's Climate Change Action Plan

The Mayor of London set out the first comprehensive plan to cut London’s carbon emissions.

Guidance on WEEE issued by DTI

Guidance on the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations was issued by the Department of Trade and Industry on Wednesday.

British construction industry needs to adapt to climate change

The British construction industry could be wiped out if it fails to adapt to climate change, according to environmental regulators.

Newsquest South London Sponsor

Newsquest South London is delighted to announce that British Gas is the headline sponsor for its ground-breaking Green Guardian environmental campaign in 2007.

NetRegs National Release

SURVEY SHOWS CONSTRUCTION BUSINESSES ‘SLEEPWALKING’ TOWARDS NEW SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION

The Mayor's Climate Change Action Plan

The Mayor launched the Climate Change Action Plan on 27 February 2007, with the objective of setting out how London will tackle its Climate Change responsibilities and deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions across the Capital.

Green Guardian Awards 2007 launched

The Green Guardian awards are to celebrate the environmental efforts of people, schools, organisations and businesses across south west London.

GLOBAL NIELSEN SURVEY: CONSUMERS LOOK TO GOVERNMENTS TO ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

SURVEY SHOWS SURGE IN CONSUMER CONCERN OVER GLOBAL WARMING IN PAST SIX MONTHS: TWO IN FIVE CONSUMERS WANT GOVERNMENTS TO RESTRICT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AND INVEST IN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY SOLUTIONS

Resource Efficiency (Hilton London Heathrow Airport Hotel, Heathrow, from 04/03/2008 13:30 to 04/03/2008 17:00)

Why water, waste and energy shouldn’t cost your hotel or catering business the earth

Publication of the new Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Strategy replaces the previous version of 2000 and its addendum of 2003.

Design with less wastage

The Waste & Resources Action Programme has launched the Net Waste Method, a performance measurement tool to help contractors reduce waste and increase recycled content of buildings in the U.K.

Grants and Free Training Help Small Businesses Benefit from HIP's

 

LESS Paper Issue 3 - August 07

 

Resource Efficiency (Crowne Plaza London St James, Westminster, from 24/01/2008 13:30 to 24/01/2008 17:00)

Why water, waste and energy shouldn’t cost your hotel or catering business the earth

Resource Efficiency (Hilton London Heathrow Airport Hotel, Heathrow, from 04/03/2008 13:00 to 04/03/2008 17:00)

Why water, waste and energy shouldn’t cost your hotel or catering business the earth

Free Event for Green Entrepreneurs (TBC, from 06/02/2008 09:00 to 07/02/2008 17:00)

 

Free Event for Green Entrepreneurs

 

Commission to help small and medium-sized companies become greener

Helping small and medium-seized companies use energy and resources efficiently is the aim of a recently published Commission Communication. It does this by providing a legal framework and measures that reinforce existing policies and initiatives in line with the particular characteristics of smaller companies. To this end the Communication proposes to create a programme to help small and medium-sized companies implement European environmental legislation. The programme will channel financial resources towards support networks, simplify access to environmental management systems, and promote greater awareness of environmental issues among these companies.

Green Tourism for London

 

LESS Papers

Archieve of the LESS Papers

Stakeholder Engagement: Overview of Why, Who and How (London, from 12/03/2008 09:00 to 12/03/2008 17:00)

The aim of this training course is to provide an overview to the essential why, who and how of engaging stakeholders. It offers practical guidance on how to work with your stakeholders alongside your construction project, together with checklists, highlights of common problems and proven solutions.

Working with wildlife (London, from 28/01/2008 09:30 to 28/01/2008 17:00)

Are you working in the construction industry and concerned about your overall environmental performance? Are you managing a site and have wildlife issues to deal with, but few or no ideas about how to handle them? Then this is the training course for you! Includes a free copy of CIRIA’s popular Working with wildlife handbook for every delegate.

Control of water pollution from construction sites (London, from 19/02/2008 09:00 to 19/02/2008 17:00)

By attending this training day attendees will be able to implement more effective water management techniques on construction sites which will improve both environmental and economic performance of projects. The course covers both standard and linear construction sites and delegates will get copies of the relevant CIRIA publications free of charge as part of the course. The training day will focus on developing people's skills and understanding through interactive exercises, delegates will leave with a clear plan of how to reduce and remove water pollution from construction sites. Delegates also get the opportunity to get personal advice and training from a leading UK expert in the field.

Environmental good practice on site (London, from 05/03/2008 09:00 to 05/03/2008 17:00)

The aim of this training course based on the very successful 2nd edition of CIRIA’s environmental good practice on site guide (and accompanying booklet of on site checklists) is to provide practical guidance about managing construction sites to control environmental impacts. The course will be broken down into three parts and within these a number of modules.

Environmental good practice on site (London, from 22/09/2008 09:00 to 22/09/2008 17:00)

The aim of this training course based on the very successful 2nd edition of CIRIA’s environmental good practice on site guide (and accompanying booklet of on site checklists) is to provide practical guidance about managing construction sites to control environmental impacts. The course will be broken down into three parts and within these a number of modules.

Designing SUDS (London, from 06/02/2008 09:00 to 07/02/2008 17:00)

 

Planning and evaluating SUDS / Maintenance and adoption of SUDS (London, from 18/02/2008 09:00 to 19/02/2008 17:00)

 

Green roofs - Basic principles and design (London, from 16/04/2008 09:00 to 17/04/2008 17:00)

 

ACR+ international conference on waste and climate change (Royal Institute of British Architects, London, from 31/01/2008 09:00 to 01/02/2008 17:00)

Explore the vital role that waste management has to play in climate change in this topical two-day international conference. High profile expert speakers from Europe and Canada will lead debate on energy recovery, waste prevention, recycling and organic waste.

North London Recycling Forum Seminar & Exhibition (GLA , from 01/02/2008 09:00 to 01/02/2008 17:00)

 

GLA Plan

 

Planning Meeting to potential participants in the Environmental Alliances promotional programme for 2008 (The Mayfair Conference Centre, London W2 (2 minutes from Marble Arch), from 10/01/2008 10:30 to 10/01/2008 17:00)

 

Events 2008

 

Green Growth London (British Library Business & IP Centre, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1, from 10/01/2008 09:00 to 10/01/2008 17:00)

Green Growth London is a series of six free weekly workshops to help London based businesses to tailor their environmental impact, become resource efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable.

Green Growth London (British Library Business & IP Centre, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1, from 17/01/2008 09:00 to 17/01/2008 17:00)

Green Growth London is a series of six free weekly workshops to help London based businesses to tailor their environmental impact, become resource efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable.

Green Growth London (British Library Business & IP Centre, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1, from 24/01/2008 09:00 to 24/01/2008 17:00)

Green Growth London is a series of six free weekly workshops to help London based businesses to tailor their environmental impact, become resource efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable.

Green Growth London (British Library Business & IP Centre, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1, from 31/01/2008 09:00 to 31/01/2008 17:00)

Green Growth London is a series of six free weekly workshops to help London based businesses to tailor their environmental impact, become resource efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable.

Green Growth London (British Library Business & IP Centre, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1, from 07/02/2008 09:00 to 07/02/2008 17:00)

Green Growth London is a series of six free weekly workshops to help London based businesses to tailor their environmental impact, become resource efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable.

Green Growth London (British Library Business & IP Centre, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1, from 14/02/2008 09:00 to 14/02/2008 17:00)

Green Growth London is a series of six free weekly workshops to help London based businesses to tailor their environmental impact, become resource efficient, reduce costs and attract new business by becoming more sustainable.

RECYCLING ADVICE FOR SMEs IN LONDON

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in London now have the benefit of their own dedicated team of recycling advisers, thanks to WRAP’s (Waste & Resources Action programme) Recycle At Work Advisory Programme in partnership with London Remade.

Sustainability Café for SMEs (LearningHouse, from 23/01/2008 18:00 to 23/01/2008 20:30)

 

Energy and Environmental Legislation and Assessments of Dwellings (London Metropolitan University,40-44 Holloway Road, London N7 8JL, from 27/02/2008 09:30 to 27/02/2008 17:00)

This second seminar will provide all the necessary information about the range of energy and environmental legislation for new and existing dwellings in the UK and how you can become assessors for energy and environmental performance. If you are a small business, living and/or working in London or are self-employed in the built environment sector including estate agents, surveyors, construction trade designers, architects, property developers, you are eligible to come to this FREE one day course.

Energy and Environmental Legislation and Assessments of Dwellings

 

Achieving a Quality Business (Thistle Victoria ( to be renamed The Grosvenor from January 26), 101 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1, from 05/02/2008 09:30 to 05/02/2008 13:00)

Using quality improvements to grow your market: A ‘quality hotel experience’ is not one that costs a lot of money, but rather one where the customers’ expectations are met and exceeded. Customers then do your marketing for you by recommending you to others.

Accessibility (Thistle Victoria ( to be renamed The Grosvenor from January 26), 101 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1, from 14/02/2008 09:30 to 14/02/2008 13:00)

There are, of course, legal requirements for you to be accessible to disabled people. However, many businesses forget about all the other potential customers that may need a little bit of extra help during their visit, for example older people and multi generation family groups who may be prevented from walking too far or those who may simply find it hard to turn the washbasin taps on and off.

Food Sustainability (‘Feast Your Eyes’ at Laban, Creekside, London SE8 3DZ , from 01/03/2008 00:00 to 20/03/2008 00:00)

Consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impact of the food that they eat and the demand for organic, locally-produced and Fairtrade products is growing. Serving Up Sustainability is a series of three workshops for the professional catering and restaurant industries, presented by experts in the field, and will offer practical guidance to help you adopt more sustainable food practices in your business. Each workshop will cover different aspects of sustainable food and delegates are welcome to attend one, two or three workshops. The workshops will be run by London Food Link, part of ‘Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food and Farming’. They have been funded by the London Development Agency and will contribute to the objectives of the London Food Strategy. Delegates will also receive a free copy of the new ‘Sustainable Food Guidelines: 7 top tips for eating well and saving the planet!’ and a special reduced rate for membership of London Food Link.

Crisis Management (TBC, from 11/03/2008 09:00 to 11/03/2008 13:00)

London is a resilient city. In the last five years London’s tourism businesses have coped with security alerts, terrorism, health scares, war and the effects of foot and mouth, and on each occasion the city has bounced back. However our experience shows that those businesses with a simple contingency plan in place and an understanding of how to respond quickly when something happens can recover and even grow their business.

Developing a better recycling service (Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT, from 25/02/2008 13:00 to 25/02/2008 17:30)