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View From the Supply Chain | Tackling fuel poverty

|Date: 21 May, 2019

View From the Supply Chain | Tackling fuel poverty

Around 2.5 million households in the UK — 10% of our housing stock — meet the criteria for fuel poverty. ...

Around 2.5 million households in the UK — 10% of our housing stock — meet the criteria for fuel poverty. Shaun Hurworth from Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation looks at how modern electric heating ...

21 May, 2019
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Offsite Technology | Caledonian Modular: Turning rhetoric to action

|Date: 17 May, 2019

Offsite Technology | Caledonian Modular: Turning rhetoric to action

Why can’t the UK build 150,000 social homes a year? Andy Smith from Caledonian Modular looks at the reaso ...

Why can’t the UK build 150,000 social homes a year? Andy Smith from Caledonian Modular looks at the reasons why offsite is the only way that the Government’s rhetoric on building more homes can be tur ...

17 May, 2019
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Offsite Technology | ZED Pods

|Date: 14 May, 2019

Offsite Technology | ZED Pods

Could modular buildings be the answer to the housing crisis? New innovative rows of one- and two-bedroom ...

Could modular buildings be the answer to the housing crisis? New innovative rows of one- and two-bedroom houses built above carparks could bring affordable housing to cities. Dr Rehan Khodabuccus from ...

14 May, 2019
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Special Report | Additionality of Affordable Homes

|Date: 13 May, 2019

Special Report | Additionality of Affordable Homes

Government won’t achieve new homes target by relying on private sales alone according to the latest resea ...

Government won’t achieve new homes target by relying on private sales alone according to the latest research into affordable housing by Savills. The new report produced by Savills – Additionality of A ...

13 May, 2019
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Transforming Schools | Closomat: Inclusive washrooms

|Date: 10 May, 2019

Transforming Schools | Closomat: Inclusive washrooms

Claire Haymes from Closomat says due consideration should be given to toilet facilities when transforming ...

Claire Haymes from Closomat says due consideration should be given to toilet facilities when transforming education buildings. The four Cs of transforming schools are creativity, critical reflection, ...

10 May, 2019
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Housing & Regeneration | Hadley Group: Offsite housing

|Date: 8 May, 2019

Housing & Regeneration | Hadley Group: Offsite housing

Few topics have generated more discussion in recent years than offsite construction and its potential to ...

Few topics have generated more discussion in recent years than offsite construction and its potential to help alleviate the housing crisis. Despite its inherent advantages, the industry has been slow ...

8 May, 2019
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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Reduce the risk of roofing defects

|Date: 7 May, 2019

Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Reduce the risk of roofing defects

Roofing defects can prove costly for local authorities and housing associations. Here, Tom Woodhouse, Sit ...

Roofing defects can prove costly for local authorities and housing associations. Here, Tom Woodhouse, Site Services Manager from Marley, looks at some common roofing failures and how to avoid them. Th ...

7 May, 2019
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Committee on Climate Change calls for UK to “end its contribution to global warming” by 2050

|Date: 3 May, 2019

Committee on Climate Change calls for UK to “end its contribution to global warming” by 2050

In ‘Net Zero — the UK’s contribution to stopping climate change’, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) c ...

In ‘Net Zero — the UK’s contribution to stopping climate change’, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) calls for the UK to adopt a new, net zero* greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050, and large-sc ...

3 May, 2019
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Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Isover: Combating nuisance noise

|Date: 3 May, 2019

Roofing, Cladding & Insulation | Isover: Combating nuisance noise

Most people are familiar with the frustration that nuisance noise can cause, but what about the potential ...

Most people are familiar with the frustration that nuisance noise can cause, but what about the potentially harmful effects it can have on health and wellbeing? William Brown from Isover discusses why ...

3 May, 2019
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View from the Supply Chain | Speeding up housing delivery

|Date: 2 May, 2019

View from the Supply Chain | Speeding up housing delivery

Ken Johnson of Keah Products explores how innovation can speed up the roofing process, improving overall ...

Ken Johnson of Keah Products explores how innovation can speed up the roofing process, improving overall housebuilding completion times and helping to meet social housing development targets. A report ...

2 May, 2019
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