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Local authorities must decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

|Date: 24 February, 2023

Local authorities must decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

Analysis of public building energy usage finds UK government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction ...

Analysis of public building energy usage finds UK government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction target by 101 years, according to the Public Building Energy Efficiency Report. CO2 emissions ...

24 February, 2023
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One in 10 new Royal Greenwich council homes designed for people who use wheelchairs

|Date: 24 February, 2023

One in 10 new Royal Greenwich council homes designed for people who use wheelchairs

Councillors visited a family in a new wheelchair-adapted home to see how the council's Greenwich Builds p ...

Councillors visited a family in a new wheelchair-adapted home to see how the council's Greenwich Builds programme is transforming lives for residents on the housing waiting list who have a physical di ...

24 February, 2023
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Marshalls launches Creating Safer Spaces CPD

|Date: 24 February, 2023

Marshalls launches Creating Safer Spaces CPD

In light of its research that found four out of five people feel more unsafe when it’s dark in shared spa ...

In light of its research that found four out of five people feel more unsafe when it’s dark in shared spaces, Marshalls has launched a new CPD session exploring how to integrate design features into t ...

24 February, 2023
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ROCKWOOL launches new passive fire protection CPD

|Date: 23 February, 2023

ROCKWOOL launches new passive fire protection CPD

ROCKWOOL has launched a new CPD, ‘Essential Principles — Passive Fire Protection Solutions’, to give cons ...

ROCKWOOL has launched a new CPD, ‘Essential Principles — Passive Fire Protection Solutions’, to give construction professionals a deeper understanding of the 12 key principles of passive fire protecti ...

23 February, 2023
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Blueprint for truly affordable homes could slash 1.2 million council waiting lists

|Date: 23 February, 2023

Blueprint for truly affordable homes could slash 1.2 million council waiting lists

The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis published a 30-page blueprint designed to stimulate a new ...

The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis published a 30-page blueprint designed to stimulate a new generation of council homes. ‘Public Rental Homes – fresh perspectives’ provides a solution to ...

23 February, 2023
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New digital platform set to unite the construction industry on credential checks and tackling modern slavery

|Date: 23 February, 2023

New digital platform set to unite the construction industry on credential checks and tackling modern slavery

The UK construction industry has for decades been plagued by issues such as modern slavery, data silos, l ...

The UK construction industry has for decades been plagued by issues such as modern slavery, data silos, lengthy onboarding, fake credentials and a lack of digital standards, according to the brains be ...

23 February, 2023
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Local authorities could save “failing” Boiler Upgrade Scheme says UK100

|Date: 23 February, 2023

Local authorities could save “failing” Boiler Upgrade Scheme says UK100

Responding to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee letter to the Government warnin ...

Responding to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee letter to the Government warning that the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) is failing to deliver, the UK100 cross-party network of ...

23 February, 2023
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Galliford Try appoints Algeco as strategic building hire partner

|Date: 22 February, 2023

Galliford Try appoints Algeco as strategic building hire partner

Algeco has been appointed as a strategic partner by Galliford Try for the supply of temporary modular bui ...

Algeco has been appointed as a strategic partner by Galliford Try for the supply of temporary modular buildings for hire. Galliford Try project sectors include education, defence, health, highways, wa ...

22 February, 2023
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Topping out ceremony marks milestone for new social housing development

|Date: 22 February, 2023

Topping out ceremony marks milestone for new social housing development

Dacorum Borough Council’s new social housing block in Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead, has officially been nam ...

Dacorum Borough Council’s new social housing block in Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead, has officially been named ‘Eastwick Row’. Once complete, the new Eastwick Row block will provide 34 one- and two-bedro ...

22 February, 2023
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Ian Williams celebrates rising star

|Date: 21 February, 2023

Ian Williams celebrates rising star

Ian Williams, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property services companies, is delighted to celebr ...

Ian Williams, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property services companies, is delighted to celebrate the latest award for one of its apprentices, a further endorsement of the success of the Ia ...

21 February, 2023
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