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Climate Minister praises Leeds PIPES Heat Network as “shining example” of innovation during visit

|Date: 23 October, 2025

Climate Minister praises Leeds PIPES Heat Network as “shining example” of innovation during visit

Katie White OBE MP, Minister for Climate, recently toured the award-winning Leeds PIPES heat network, vis ...

Katie White OBE MP, Minister for Climate, recently toured the award-winning Leeds PIPES heat network, visiting key sites across the city to explore how the scheme has delivered outstanding decarbonisa ...

23 October, 2025
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UK first: £100bn clean energy asset class to transform home heating

|Date: 1 September, 2025

UK first: £100bn clean energy asset class to transform home heating

The UK’s first investor-funded ground source heat pump network has broken ground in South Wales. Installe ...

The UK’s first investor-funded ground source heat pump network has broken ground in South Wales. Installed by British heat pump manufacturers Kensa and backed by funds managed by Octopus Energy’s rene ...

1 September, 2025
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Stonewater retains SHIFT Gold award with highest-ever environmental score

|Date: 22 August, 2025

Stonewater retains SHIFT Gold award with highest-ever environmental score

Stonewater has once again achieved the prestigious SHIFT Gold accreditation in its latest annual environm ...

Stonewater has once again achieved the prestigious SHIFT Gold accreditation in its latest annual environmental assessment — securing 71.34%, its highest score yet. The SHIFT rating is the housing sect ...

22 August, 2025
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Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

|Date: 3 June, 2025

Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA), highlights a signi ...

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA), highlights a significant confidence gap between construction professionals and the general public regarding the e ...

3 June, 2025
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Bright move from Braintree Council with landmark solar installation from RenEnergy

|Date: 2 June, 2025

Bright move from Braintree Council with landmark solar installation from RenEnergy

RenEnergy has supported Braintree Council with a large-scale 407KW solar panel installation in Essex as p ...

RenEnergy has supported Braintree Council with a large-scale 407KW solar panel installation in Essex as part of the authority’s drive to increase efficiency and reduce emissions from its buildings. Ex ...

2 June, 2025
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Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

|Date: 13 May, 2025

Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

A pilot housing partnership in Nottingham has enabled 77 homes to achieve annual combined carbon savings ...

A pilot housing partnership in Nottingham has enabled 77 homes to achieve annual combined carbon savings of 19.41 tonnes per year, thanks to a combination of energy efficiency advice and the installat ...

13 May, 2025
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New solar panels for Coventry University

|Date: 4 February, 2025

New solar panels for Coventry University

Coventry University has begun work to reduce its carbon emissions and meet its net zero carbon target by ...

Coventry University has begun work to reduce its carbon emissions and meet its net zero carbon target by 2030 by installing hundreds of new solar panels. The ambitious programme will see panels instal ...

4 February, 2025
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Equans to deliver major green upgrades to social housing in Scunthorpe

|Date: 21 October, 2024

Equans to deliver major green upgrades to social housing in Scunthorpe

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, will soon start work on a multi-million-pound project, on beh ...

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, will soon start work on a multi-million-pound project, on behalf of social housing provider Ongo Homes, which will drastically reduce carbon emissions and t ...

21 October, 2024
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Decarbonisation District Heating in Southwark

|Date: 11 June, 2024

Decarbonisation District Heating in Southwark

Heat from the chalk aquifer beneath London is being used to heat three South London housing estates by re ...

Heat from the chalk aquifer beneath London is being used to heat three South London housing estates by retrofitting heat pumps to save carbon emissions, explains Anastasia Mylona, Technical Director o ...

11 June, 2024
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OSB in timber frame construction

|Date: 10 June, 2024

OSB in timber frame construction

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate a ...

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate air and vapour control layers are a potential game-changer in timber frame construction, offerin ...

10 June, 2024
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