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Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

|Date: 10 January, 2020

Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the natio ...

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the national conversation. But social housing providers have had to contend with much more. What does 20 ...

10 January, 2020
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Planning essential to deliver Welsh Government climate change ambitions

|Date: 19 December, 2019

Planning essential to deliver Welsh Government climate change ambitions

Ambitious projects to help combat climate change outlined in the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2020 ...

Ambitious projects to help combat climate change outlined in the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2020-21 have been welcomed by Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Cymru. The draft budget, the fir ...

19 December, 2019
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Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

|Date: 18 November, 2019

Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more reso ...

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more resources to enable local planners to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A recent survey by ...

18 November, 2019
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Bureau Veritas urges the construction industry to ‘go full circle’ amid growing sustainability plight

|Date: 9 October, 2019

Bureau Veritas urges the construction industry to ‘go full circle’ amid growing sustainability plight

While welcoming the UK’s Net Zero pledge, leading sustainability authority Bureau Veritas has asserted th ...

While welcoming the UK’s Net Zero pledge, leading sustainability authority Bureau Veritas has asserted that a transition to the circular economy business model will be a key initiative if the UK is to ...

9 October, 2019
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Over £100m invested in carbon reduction across NHS

|Date: 3 October, 2019

Over £100m invested in carbon reduction across NHS

Salix Finance is celebrating a significant milestone after achieving £100m worth of committed funding wit ...

Salix Finance is celebrating a significant milestone after achieving £100m worth of committed funding within the NHS to enable savings of over £24m annually. Salix, a government-funded organisation wh ...

3 October, 2019
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Delivering housing that is resilient to fire and climate change

|Date: 3 October, 2019

Delivering housing that is resilient to fire and climate change

A forthcoming conference, Resilient Housing, a collaboration between Modern Masonry, Brick Development As ...

A forthcoming conference, Resilient Housing, a collaboration between Modern Masonry, Brick Development Association, The Building Centre and The Concrete Centre will be providing the latest guidance an ...

3 October, 2019
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Low Carbon Homes event in Manchester will tackle existing housing retrofit challenges

|Date: 11 September, 2019

Low Carbon Homes event in Manchester will tackle existing housing retrofit challenges

UK’s specialist domestic energy efficiency event comes to Manchester in November to support 2038 zero car ...

UK’s specialist domestic energy efficiency event comes to Manchester in November to support 2038 zero carbon ambition. On November 14th 2018, Manchester City Council adopted new science-based climate ...

11 September, 2019
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Working with industry is the only way to meet the 2050 zero carbon target

|Date: 23 August, 2019

Working with industry is the only way to meet the 2050 zero carbon target

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomes the report from the Science and Technology Committee, ...

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomes the report from the Science and Technology Committee, highlighting key areas the Government should be focusing on to meet the 2050 zero carbon target ...

23 August, 2019
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How tighter building envelopes can counteract climate change

|Date: 13 August, 2019

How tighter building envelopes can counteract climate change

Simon Storer, Chief Executive of the Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA), considers how tighter bu ...

Simon Storer, Chief Executive of the Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA), considers how tighter building envelopes can help counteract climate change. The UK Government’s Future Homes Standard ...

13 August, 2019
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ACO warns industry to take action following floods

|Date: 5 August, 2019

ACO warns industry to take action following floods

Stakeholders at every level of the construction industry must acknowledge the growing risks posed by agei ...

Stakeholders at every level of the construction industry must acknowledge the growing risks posed by ageing drainage infrastructure, poor maintenance schedules and increasingly volatile weather patter ...

5 August, 2019
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