Monthly Archives: November 2010

The carbon footprint of… building a house

New homes may require far less energy to run than older properties, but building them generates plenty of CO2, a recent study shows that 80 tonnes of CO2 emitted in creating a newbuild two-bed cottage. The carbon footprint of building … Continue reading

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EH informs Plymouth Civic Centre sale

English Heritage has part funded a feasibility study into the Grade II listed Plymouth Civic Centre. Plymouth Civic Centre is being put up for sale by Plymouth City Council. English Heritage has part funded a feasibility study with the Council to explore … Continue reading

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Archaeology’s ‘Southport’ initiative

Delegates at the IfA conference in Southport in April 2010 agreed that ‘PPS 5 represents one of the most significant opportunities in decades for archaeologists their client sector and the public to get more from archaeology’, and the ‘Southport group’, formed following … Continue reading

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