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In Building Buildings currently account for nearly half of all carbon emissions. Reducing this is a huge challenge for local and central government. GS will cover Public Sector building programmes extensively, including the ongoing developments in low energy design & architecture, sustainable building principles, land remediation and planning/regulation, energy efficient building products plus and legislative and regulatory updates. In Energy One third of Britain's electricity generation capacity must be replaced in the next few years. Since the Planning Act received Royal Assent in 2008, Local Governments have real power to release the potential in renewable energy. GS will cover sustainable energy procurement, combined heat & power, photovoltaic power, heating & ventilation plus all the latest energy efficient products and renewable generation technology. In Community Regeneration Projects that aim to breath new life into towns and cities will be covered extensively. Planned features for 2009 will address urban reclamation, low carbon refursishment, eco-town development, affordable and social housing, community relations, communications and market research. In Waste Management & Recycling Impending rises in landfill taxes make the case for encouraging domestic recycling ever more compelling. GS will deliver the lowdown on community recycling schemes and incentives, green waste management, water recycling, duty of care, environmental testing services, plant and processing facilities, electrical equipment recycling. In Transport Developing sustainable transport policies to take account of population needs and changing demographics requires a huge level collaboration between government agencies, the private sector and the public. Regular GS features on sustainable transport will cover public & community transport, travel planning, alternative fuel use & low carbon vehicles. In The Office Carbon emissions from government offices are falling, but are still not on track to meet 2011 targets. GS magazine will address Green IT/thin client technology, environmentally friendly office supplies, packaging and flexible working initiatives. Also addressed regularly in both the news and features sections will be procurement policy, biodiversity, carbon trading & monitoring, pollution control, sustainable finance, as well as extensive previews and reviews of exhibitions, seminars and events in the environmental and sustainabile business sector. |
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