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Shetland's Wind Power

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Shetland's Wind Power Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University / Karen Parker
Updated: 19 Oct 2012
By Kevin Briggs
Shetland is looking to wind power to replace its reliance on the oil, but at what cost?

Managing large projects and measuring sustainability

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Managing large projects and measuring sustainability Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 26 Jan 2012
Keith Clarke, Former chief executive and director of sustainability at Atkins explains why MOD projects don't really run over budget and why it can be...

Eugene Kohn on good architecture

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Eugene Kohn on good architecture Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 09 Jun 2011
Co-founder and chairman of architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates talks to Leslie Budd about how architecture is shaping the social and economic landscape of...

Power to the (young) people

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Power to the (young) people Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 10 May 2011
For Constanza Gómez-Mont, environmental awareness was a family affair. As cofounder of PIDES, a youth development and sustainable development NGO based in Mexico City, she...

There's something fishy going on

There's something fishy going on Copyrighted imageCredit: Nikolay Dimitrov | Dreamstime.com
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 17 Jan 2011
Last week saw several television programmes presented by chefs including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver which exposed ever-decreasing fish stocks and the state...

Spinning in the breeze

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Spinning in the breeze Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 05 Oct 2010
Professor Godfrey Boyle from The Open University takes us on a tour of the Middelgrunden offshore wind farm in Denmark.

Totnes: taking change into their own hands

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Totnes: taking change into their own hands Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 04 Oct 2010
Totnes is a small town in South Devon with a population of 15,000 people. They have pledged to become oil-free by 2030 making them the...

Finishing touches

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Finishing touches Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 17 Sep 2010
José Manuel is from Madrid-based interior design company Cuarto. He illustrates how they use green design techniques, and highlights the growing demand for sustainable design...

Brick by brick

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Brick by brick Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 17 Sep 2010
Matthew Bailey and Adrian Speller from Speller Metcalfe ecobuild discuss the proposed 2016 Code for Sustainable Homes, and explain how they are working to reduce...

A little change goes a long way

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A little change goes a long way Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 16 Sep 2010
Neha Mehta and Anderson McClean from Newzeye Ltd talk about their work in publishing and marketing for brownfield regeneration and sustainable building This interview was recorded...

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Transport and sustainability

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Transport and sustainability Copyrighted imageCredit: S.Potter
Intermediate Level Duration 12 hours Updated 18 May 2013
This unit explores the issues around sustainable transport and how the role of technology and society can interact to lower the overall impact of transport.

Sustainable Scotland

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Sustainable Scotland Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 5 hours Updated 18 May 2013
This broad-based unit will introduce you to a number of different aspects of sustainability that impact on Scotland and the wider world. It wil appeal...

An introduction to sustainable energy

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Introductory Level Duration 3 hours Updated 18 May 2013
The search for sustainable energy will dominate the twenty-first century. This unit provides an introductory overview of the present energy systems and takes a brief...