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October 21, 2014 11:19 AM
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500.000 tonnes de CO2 en moins pour Paris

500.000 tonnes de CO2 en moins pour Paris | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

Le 16 octobre, 12 entreprises ont signé avec Anne Hidalgo, la charte Paris Action Climat : Monoprix , Air France , EDF , GrDF , Groupe la Poste , GreenFlex ,Saint-Gobain , RATP , Eau de Paris , CPCU , Bouygue Immobilier  et Groupe Caisse des Dépot. Ces engagements permettront d’éviter les émissions de plus de 500 000 tonnes de CO2 par an sur le territoire parisien jusqu'en 2020.

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En signant la charte "Paris Action Climat", 12 entreprises dont Saint-Gobain s'engagent à réduire leurs émissions de gaz à effet de serre et leurs consommation énergétique au côté de la Ville de Paris.

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October 2, 2014 10:46 AM
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Sustainability Journey: Saint-Gobain Revisited | UK Green Building Council

Sustainability Journey: Saint-Gobain Revisited | UK Green Building Council | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
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A UK-GBC Gold Leaf member since 2007, Saint-Gobain is the world leader in designing, manufacturing and distributing construction materials.

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September 25, 2014 3:17 AM
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WorldGBC 3 : Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices

WorldGBC 3 : Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL new report finds “overwhelming evidence” that office design significantly impacts the health, wellbeing and productivity of staff. Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices: The Next Chapter for Green Building finds that a range of factors – from air quality and lighting, to views of nature and interior layout – can affect the health, satisfaction and job performance of office workers.

The report – sponsored by JLL, Lend Lease and Skanska – also presents a simple toolkit that businesses can use to measure the health, wellbeing and productivity of their buildings and inform financial decision-making.

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September 10, 2014 3:14 AM
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Passivhaus News

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Passivhaus News
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Scheme to build 26 #Passivhaus homes in Bristol will reduce utility bills in comparison to conventional properties http://bit.ly/1ueGGOX 

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September 8, 2014 6:03 AM
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Cape Town hosts 7th Annual Green Building Council of South Africa Convention

Cape Town hosts 7th Annual Green Building Council of South Africa Convention | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
The Green Building Council of South Africa’s 7th Annual Convention takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre next week and more than 600 ...
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Saint-Gobain Construction Products South Africa is sponsoring the Green Building Council event in Cape Town and Lisa Reynolds, Sustainability Director is one of the speaker.

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September 5, 2014 9:39 AM
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Passivhaus Tradesperson Course

Passivhaus Tradesperson Course | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has announced the launch of its Passivhaus Tradesperson Course, enabling tradespeople to gain international accreditation for one of the world’s most efficient energy standards.

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September 4, 2014 6:10 AM
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MA MAISON avec l'offre Multi-Confort de SAINT-GOBAIN

MA MAISON avec l'offre Multi-Confort de SAINT-GOBAIN | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

[#Nouveauté!] Le catalogue "MA MAISON avec l'offre multi-confort" de SAINT-GOBAIN est en ligne ! Nous rêvons tous... d'une maison protectrice et chaleureuse, bref d'un cocon de bien-être... Ne cherchez plus, nous avons les solutions ! http://bit.ly/1BcVPCw

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August 27, 2014 3:43 AM
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11e Convention EEB : “comment réussir le confort durable d’un bâtiment ?”, le 21 octobre 2014 à la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie de Paris - Le blog de habitat-durable

11e Convention EEB : “comment réussir le confort durable d’un bâtiment ?”, le 21 octobre 2014 à la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie de Paris - Le blog de habitat-durable | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

11e Convention EEB : “comment réussir le confort durable d’un bâtiment ?”, le 21 octobre 2014 à la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie de Paris Spécialiste reconnu de l’efficience énergétique, le bureau d’études CARDONNEL Ingénierie appelle une fois encore...

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Saint-Gobain est partenaire Gold de cet évènement :  http://www.convention-eeb.fr/

Retrouvez les solutions Habitat Multi-Confort de Saint-Gobain : http://www.construireavecsaint-gobain.fr/

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August 22, 2014 3:29 AM
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Public Sector Buildings Capitalize on Energy Efficiency | Articles | Business Energy

Public Sector Buildings Capitalize on Energy Efficiency | Articles | Business Energy | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
By Ed Ritchie Energy efficiency projects throughout the public sector are slashing energy costs and demonstrating a variety of technologies. In some cases, the savings can amount to better than 50%, and paybacks can be swift. How are these projects accomplished? Let’s take a look at the methods and technology behind these projects, because, public or private, they’re available to building and facility managers. And we’ll peek into the future for a look at a technology most any building could use—a power...
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August 18, 2014 4:30 AM
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Carbon Conversations with Lucas Hamilton - Episode 01 - CertainTeed Corporation - YouTube

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July 30, 2014 4:51 AM
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Proshop SIKKENS SOLUTIONS - Distributeur de matériaux de construction - Point.P

Proshop SIKKENS SOLUTIONS - Distributeur de matériaux de construction - Point.P | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
QUAND SIKKENS SOLUTIONS REJOINT POINT.P, LA CONSTRUCTION CHANGE DE COULEUR
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Point.P Matériaux de Construction accueille désormais dans ses agences, des Proshops SIKKENS SOLUTIONS proposant une offre complète de produits et de services pour la peinture et la décoration.

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July 29, 2014 2:38 AM
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Insulation - Case Studies/Articles - CertainTeed Idea Center

Insulation - Case Studies/Articles - CertainTeed Idea Center | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

Green Building is Clearly Smart

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The #rental housing industry has capitalized on #sustainability. Our subsidiary @CertainTeed provides the solutions in the USA. http://bit.ly/1rzf6vX 

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July 18, 2014 10:30 AM
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Plasterboard to Improve Indoor Air Quality - ACTIVair

Plasterboard to Improve Indoor Air Quality - ACTIVair | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
ACTIVair from British Gypsum is a new technology added to Gyptone ceiling tiles and boards designed specifically to decompose VOC emissions.
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October 10, 2014 11:09 AM
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Passivhaus Tradesperson Course

Passivhaus Tradesperson Course | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has announced the launch of its Passivhaus Tradesperson Course, enabling tradespeople to gain international accreditation for one of the world’s most efficient energy standards. Delivered by experienced personnel from the Passive House Academy in partnership with Saint-Gobain, the first course will be run from 3rd – 7th November and hosted at the new …
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October 1, 2014 11:04 AM
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Salford Energy House - YouTube

Leading the way in research and development, Saint-Gobain has delivered a world first with the most detailed analysis of a conventional whole house retrofit in a fully-controlled environment with recognised experts and academia from the University of Salford and Leeds Metropolitan University. http://youtu.be/PYDKf1R2Qlo

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September 11, 2014 3:11 AM
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Celebrating World Green Building Week

Celebrating World Green Building Week | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
We are partnering with the Zero Carbon Hub and Physics unbound as part of World Green Building Week (22 - 26 September). Join us at our Innovation Centre on the 25 September for the ‘Zero Carbon Quiz’
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September 8, 2014 6:06 AM
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My Green Home, Count the Savings | GBCSA

My Green Home, Count the Savings | GBCSA | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

The Ngewana Family Succeeds At Speed-Greening: Electricity consumption cut by almost half in just three months at My Green Home.

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My Green Home is led by the Green Building Council South Africa, with main co-funding from the German government through the South African-German Energy Programme (SAGEN). Saint-Gobain is one of the sponsor http://www.isover.co.za/pages/home/sg-intro.php

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September 8, 2014 3:22 AM
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Passivhaus Tradesperson Course - YouTube

Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has announced the launch of its Passivhaus Tradesperson Course, enabling tradespeople to gain international accreditation for one of the world’s most efficient energy standards.

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September 5, 2014 3:52 AM
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SuperHomes - Come get inspired...Go Green your home!

SuperHomes - Come get inspired...Go Green your home! | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

Come get inspired…
Go Green your home!
Wouldn’t you love to transform your old house into an eco home? 180 pioneering households already have.

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Salford Energy House – 400 sensors and solid wall insulation
http://bit.ly/1uCNJ28
What do you get when you carry out a whole house retrofit under environmentally controlled conditions and measure the impact with over 400 sensors? Headline results:

63% reduction in heat loss (solid wall insulation being responsible for 72% of this)
50% reduction in air leakage (42% from the new airtightness membrane)
Heating bills in the property down from £554 to £206 (a £348 saving!)
In this project involving Salford and Leeds universities and Saint-Gobain, a fabric first approach was taken on a full scale typical 1919 end-of-terrace house in a controlled chamber. This is a chamber in which weather conditions like rain, snow, wind and temperature can be produced at the flick of a switch. External wall insulation was fitted to the side and rear of the house. Internal wall insulation was fitted to the front wall. Loft insulation was topped up, underfloor insulation was added and existing double glazing was upgraded.

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September 3, 2014 4:45 AM
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Bâtiment, industrie, transport... Comment mener un audit énergétique ? - Le blog de habitat-durable

Bâtiment, industrie, transport... Comment mener un audit énergétique ? Toutes les réponses avec des normes sectorielles, réalisées par et pour les professionnels, sous l’égide d’AFNOR Les normes NF EN 16247-2 à 4, méthodes de référence d’audit énergétique...
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August 22, 2014 3:36 AM
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Code for Sustainable Homes E-Book -

Code for Sustainable Homes E-Book - | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it

The UK government has recently announced its plans to ensure all new-build homes are zero-carbon by 2016, and all other buildings by 2019. The Code for Sustainable Homes provides you with the national standard for the construction and design of Britain’s new buildings. With the rising demand for energy efficiency across construction, we’ve put together a simple guide to ensure you are all up to date with The Code, including how you calculate a homes’ efficiency, along with the benefits to house-builders… Download PDF

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Greenworks has released a simple guide summarising key points on the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Download the free e-book here: http://toolbox.greenworks.co.uk/code-sustainable-homes-e-book/

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August 18, 2014 4:47 AM
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Sustainable Monocouche Render By Saint-gobain Weber For Contemporary New Build - Plasterers News

Sustainable Monocouche Render By Saint-gobain Weber For Contemporary New Build - Plasterers News | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
A stunning contemporary style new-build home in Surrey has been finished with high performance monocouche render by leading construction materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain Weber. The £3.5m+ country home was designed and built by award-winning Millgate Homes, Berkshire, and sits alongside two six-bedroom country homes and six luxury apartments to form a boutique residential development on a …
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August 18, 2014 3:48 AM
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Providing Solutions for Sustainable Habitat - Saint-Gobain Gyproc Middle East

Discover the life cycle of plaster and plasterboard and learn how, in Saint-Gobain Gyproc, we strive to minimize the environmental impacts of our solutions a...
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July 29, 2014 9:07 AM
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Zero carbon 'HOUSE' designed and built by students 'comes home' - YouTube

Design and construct a low cost, zero carbon, family starter home, transport it to Spain, build it, landscape it and open it to the public. That was the challenge faced by a group of students from the Department of Architecture at The University of Nottingham when they agreed to enter the first ever Solar Decathlon Europe in 2010. Now the Nottingham HOUSE (Home Optimising the Use of Solar Energy) is back home on University Park.

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In response to the growing demand for housing in the United Kingdom, Saint-Gobain and the University of Nottingham have developed a new habitat solution: the Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (Home Optimizing the Use of Solar Energy). Officially launched in June on the University campus, this project was a collaborative effort with architecture and engineering students. The house has been designed to perform at the lowest level of energy usage and is a viable, repeatable low-cost family home. The Nottingham H.O.U.S.E was opened in the presence of Zero Carbon Hub, an organization supporting the delivery of zero carbon homes, and Build Offsite, an organization promoting prefabricated offsite construction.

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July 25, 2014 3:43 AM
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Pour Toshiko Mori, l'architecture doit servir le développement durable

Pour Toshiko Mori, l'architecture doit servir le développement durable | Sustainable Construction | Scoop.it
Avec ses étudiants, cette passionnée d'architecture de renommée mondiale s'est penchée sur les Diablerets sur mandat de l'Association eco.villages. Son métier, elle le vit comme une philosophie.
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