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Cruden Group | Building for the future with Passivhaus principles

|Date: 7 March, 2023

Cruden Group | Building for the future with Passivhaus principles

Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, discusses the Scottish Government’s announcement t ...

Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, discusses the Scottish Government’s announcement that Passivhaus will become the minimum standard for new housing from the end of 2024, and Crude ...

7 March, 2023
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Equans to transform Winsford brownfield site into 99 net zero homes

|Date: 14 February, 2023

Equans to transform Winsford brownfield site into 99 net zero homes

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, has been appointed by Cheshire West and Chester Council to tr ...

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, has been appointed by Cheshire West and Chester Council to transform a brownfield site in Winsford into 99 net zero carbon family homes. Equans has been gra ...

14 February, 2023
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Suffolk County Council adopts new Streets Guide for building more sustainable, people-first developments

|Date: 8 November, 2022

Suffolk County Council adopts new Streets Guide for building more sustainable, people-first developments

Groundbreaking new guidelines for developers to help them design sustainable and low carbon neighbourhood ...

Groundbreaking new guidelines for developers to help them design sustainable and low carbon neighbourhoods have been launched by Suffolk County Council. The Suffolk Design: Streets Guide is the first ...

8 November, 2022
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Warrington Borough Council charges ahead with Be.EV

|Date: 10 October, 2022

Warrington Borough Council charges ahead with Be.EV

New rapid hub at The Forge to kick-start next phase of public charging roll-out. Electric vehicle chargin ...

New rapid hub at The Forge to kick-start next phase of public charging roll-out. Electric vehicle charging provider Be.EV has partnered with Warrington Borough Council to boost Warrington’s rapid char ...

10 October, 2022
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Confederation of Timber Industries | Driving a greater use of timber

|Date: 5 July, 2022

Confederation of Timber Industries | Driving a greater use of timber

Increasing the use of sustainable materials within construction is essential to achieving Net Zero status ...

Increasing the use of sustainable materials within construction is essential to achieving Net Zero status by 2050 — a goal that the Government has committed to in its Build Back Greener strategy docum ...

5 July, 2022
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Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

|Date: 24 June, 2022

Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon neutral by 2028 with the introductio ...

Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon neutral by 2028 with the introduction of a new environmentally-focused planning document. The Informal Planning Policy Guidance, co ...

24 June, 2022
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Scape Scotland launches UK’s first route to net zero for public construction projects

|Date: 17 June, 2022

Scape Scotland launches UK’s first route to net zero for public construction projects

Public sector procurement authority, SCAPE Scotland, has launched a new procurement guide that will enabl ...

Public sector procurement authority, SCAPE Scotland, has launched a new procurement guide that will enable public bodies to achieve the Scottish Government’s Net Zero Public Sector Building Standard f ...

17 June, 2022
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Doncaster Council launches air quality information service

|Date: 16 June, 2022

Doncaster Council launches air quality information service

Doncaster residents will now be able to receive up-to-date information on air quality across the Borough, ...

Doncaster residents will now be able to receive up-to-date information on air quality across the Borough, thanks to a new air quality information service, launched on Clean Air Day 2022. The data from ...

16 June, 2022
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Social Value measurement tool, the National TOMs receives an update for 2022

|Date: 10 June, 2022

Social Value measurement tool, the National TOMs receives an update for 2022

Social value measurement tool, the National TOMs has been refreshed and updated to make it more streamlin ...

Social value measurement tool, the National TOMs has been refreshed and updated to make it more streamlined, robust and given an increased focus on environmental reporting to reflect the ever changing ...

10 June, 2022
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Caledonia Housing Association takes a major step towards sustainability

|Date: 26 May, 2022

Caledonia Housing Association takes a major step towards sustainability

Caledonia Housing Association is taking a major step to become carbon neutral by launching its climate ch ...

Caledonia Housing Association is taking a major step to become carbon neutral by launching its climate change strategy, supported by an ambitious delivery plan, which will lead to a significant reduct ...

26 May, 2022
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