How to Kill Japanese Knotweed
22nd July 2016Doing it Yourself Japanese knotweed is a common enough problem so why not try to kill it yourself? Many people do, and some of them … View the full post
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EU legal action raises air quality as significant planning issue
18th May 2016A number of EU member states have failed to reduce air pollution to agreed standards. This has culminated in legal action by a group of … View the full post
Should I Buy a House with Japanese Knotweed?
6th May 2016In short: “Yes”. However, that needs to be caveated with: “as long as a suitably qualified company offering an insurance backed guarantee is employed to … View the full post
Brexit would legalise Japanese knotweed sabotage
1st April 2016[UPDATE] *****APRIL FOOL!!!***** The UK’s exit from the EU would allow garden centres and plant nurseries to sell Japanese knotweed and other troublesome non-native invasive … View the full post
South Lancashire Bat Group’s bat box scheme in Tatton Park, Cheshire
17th December 2015In winter, nature lies dormant and animals and plants save energy for the coming spring. So too does the average ecologist’s work schedule change from … View the full post
Promising News For UK Amphibians
11th December 2015Scientists from the UK and Spain have recently published details of the first-ever successful elimination of the fatal chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in a wild … View the full post
Collaboration is coming!
2nd September 2015The culmination of the research blogs presented in this series[i], [ii], [iii], [iv] have aimed to promote an appreciation of the importance of collaborative working … View the full post
Aggressive mitigation needed to reduce global mortality from PM2.5 air pollution
24th July 2015A new study published by the Environmental Science and Technology journal on the effect of PM2.5 (particulate matter <2.5μm in diameter) revealed that millions of … View the full post
Business legitimacy: The unexpected enemy of low carbon construction?
22nd July 2015The concept of legitimacy in business is the perception that the way in which an organisation behaves is desirable or part of the socially constructed … View the full post
Low Carbon Assessment (LCA) tools and collaboration
20th April 2015life-cycle assessment (LCA) is an objective, quantitative evaluation of construction, use and end-of-life energy consumption of building projects. It is a powerful tool that contributes … View the full post
