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A fair share of affordable housing for Scotland’s rural communities

|Date: 1 November, 2016

A fair share of affordable housing for Scotland’s rural communities

Rural and island communities must get a fair share of 50,000 affordable homes target. With the Scottish G ...

Rural and island communities must get a fair share of 50,000 affordable homes target. With the Scottish Government committing to building 50,000 affordable homes over the lifetime of the current parli ...

1 November, 2016
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Next Steps for UK Heat Policy report launched

|Date: 20 October, 2016

Next Steps for UK Heat Policy report launched

Heating and hot water use in buildings make up 40% of our energy consumption and 20% of our greenhouse ga ...

Heating and hot water use in buildings make up 40% of our energy consumption and 20% of our greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. To meet Climate Change Act targets and maintain the UK contribution to i ...

20 October, 2016
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Efficiently-shaped homes could reduce energy consumption

|Date: 20 October, 2016

Efficiently-shaped homes could reduce energy consumption

Energy demand in new homes could be halved if more focus is put on the shape and form of housing being bu ...

Energy demand in new homes could be halved if more focus is put on the shape and form of housing being built, according to the latest report from the NHBC Foundation. The current Building Regulations ...

20 October, 2016
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Complying with London’s zero carbon dwellings policy

|Date: 20 October, 2016

Complying with London’s zero carbon dwellings policy

Zero carbon dwellings policy seminar will look at how those involved in new housing provision across the ...

Zero carbon dwellings policy seminar will look at how those involved in new housing provision across the capital can achieve compliance. The seminar covering the new zero carbon dwellings policy will ...

20 October, 2016
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CIEH praises Shelter’s Living Home Standard

|Date: 19 October, 2016

CIEH praises Shelter’s Living Home Standard

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) says Shelter's Living Home Standard provides clear ...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) says Shelter's Living Home Standard provides clear benchmark for landlords and tenants. Following the launch of Shelter’s ‘Living Home Standard’ ...

19 October, 2016
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Living Home Standard tackles affordability and decency

|Date: 19 October, 2016

Living Home Standard tackles affordability and decency

Four in 10 people (43%) in Britain live in homes which fail to meet the ‘Living Home Standard’ — a new me ...

Four in 10 people (43%) in Britain live in homes which fail to meet the ‘Living Home Standard’ — a new measure of what makes an acceptable home, developed as part of ground-breaking new research relea ...

19 October, 2016
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Scape Group report reveals extent of school building challenge

|Date: 19 October, 2016

Scape Group report reveals extent of school building challenge

Over 24,000 extra classrooms required by 2020 as population booms and more than 2,000 new schools must be ...

Over 24,000 extra classrooms required by 2020 as population booms and more than 2,000 new schools must be built within the next four years to accommodate the rising number of primary and secondary sch ...

19 October, 2016
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Kier responds to government housing pledge

|Date: 19 October, 2016

Kier responds to government housing pledge

Kier Living launches £1bn housing delivery fund with ambitions to help public sector build 10,000 new hom ...

Kier Living launches £1bn housing delivery fund with ambitions to help public sector build 10,000 new homes across the UK. The 'New Communities Partnership' initiative was launched in partnership with ...

19 October, 2016
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Regional contractor training programme

|Date: 17 October, 2016

Regional contractor training programme

A grant funded training initiative is being introduced to Norfolk and Suffolk to support the construction ...

A grant funded training initiative is being introduced to Norfolk and Suffolk to support the construction industry build in an energy efficient way. ...

17 October, 2016
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Cambridge neighbourhood regeneration scheme

|Date: 17 October, 2016

Cambridge neighbourhood regeneration scheme

Major regeneration project to create 50 new affordable homes. Iceni Homes and housing developer Lovell ha ...

Major regeneration project to create 50 new affordable homes. Iceni Homes and housing developer Lovell have started construction work on a major regeneration project for charitable housing association ...

17 October, 2016
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