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Young people hit hardest through the lockdowns, survey of social housing residents shows

|Date: 18 February, 2022

Young people hit hardest through the lockdowns, survey of social housing residents shows

Nearly seven in 10 social housing residents surveyed (69%) aren’t hopeful for the future of their local c ...

Nearly seven in 10 social housing residents surveyed (69%) aren’t hopeful for the future of their local community after lockdown, according to the latest output from the Resident Voice Index initiativ ...

18 February, 2022
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EnviroVent | Addressing IAQ to prevent virus spread

|Date: 12 October, 2021

EnviroVent | Addressing IAQ to prevent virus spread

John Moss, Sales Director – Home at EnviroVent, looks at the issue of poor ventilation in social housing ...

John Moss, Sales Director – Home at EnviroVent, looks at the issue of poor ventilation in social housing and how we may be failing a generation by not addressing it properly. Back in the 1800s, there ...

12 October, 2021
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Novus shines a light on ‘Covid Heroes’

|Date: 2 July, 2021

Novus shines a light on ‘Covid Heroes’

Like many companies, Novus Property Solutions – one of the UK’s leading maintenance and construction cont ...

Like many companies, Novus Property Solutions – one of the UK’s leading maintenance and construction contractors – had to rapidly adapt to new ways of working when the pandemic struck last year in ord ...

2 July, 2021
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Covid site safety here for the foreseeable future

|Date: 7 May, 2021

Covid site safety here for the foreseeable future

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has become the first training provider to fully inte ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has become the first training provider to fully integrate Site Operating Procedures (SOPs) into its health and safety courses. Understanding SOPs w ...

7 May, 2021
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Digital software, empathy and flexibility central to the continued support of healthcare clients

|Date: 12 April, 2021

Digital software, empathy and flexibility central to the continued support of healthcare clients

During the pandemic, tech platforms have come into their own – but looking beyond the likes of Zoom and M ...

During the pandemic, tech platforms have come into their own – but looking beyond the likes of Zoom and Microsoft Teams in keeping us connected while working remotely, digital tools and software have ...

12 April, 2021
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Industry Comment | Council housing finance after the pandemic

|Date: 31 March, 2021

Industry Comment | Council housing finance after the pandemic

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the im ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the impact of the pandemic on local authorities. Provided roll-out of the vaccination programme permi ...

31 March, 2021
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Reopening a public building after lockdown? It’s vital to risk assess your drinking water

|Date: 26 March, 2021

Reopening a public building after lockdown? It’s vital to risk assess your drinking water

WaterSafe is advising those responsible for public buildings which have been empty or under-occupied duri ...

WaterSafe is advising those responsible for public buildings which have been empty or under-occupied during lockdown to risk assess their drinking water system as they reopen for business. Prolonged i ...

26 March, 2021
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Opening windows will not protect schools, says BESA

|Date: 5 March, 2021

Opening windows will not protect schools, says BESA

The return of thousands of children to schools in England next week has reignited the debate about how be ...

The return of thousands of children to schools in England next week has reignited the debate about how best to minimise the risk of virus transmission including the need for better ventilation, accord ...

5 March, 2021
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Ventive | Improving indoor air quality in schools with natural ventilation

|Date: 4 February, 2021

Ventive | Improving indoor air quality in schools with natural ventilation

The Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (SILS) school in south London is the latest school in the UK to ...

The Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (SILS) school in south London is the latest school in the UK to install Ventive’s natural ventilation system. The Windhive ventilation system has been installe ...

4 February, 2021
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Reduce the risk of COVID transmission: ventilate your buildings

|Date: 11 December, 2020

Reduce the risk of COVID transmission: ventilate your buildings

Specialist Building Service Engineers, Milieu, bring together the latest research on COVID-19 transmissio ...

Specialist Building Service Engineers, Milieu, bring together the latest research on COVID-19 transmission and share their expertise on how to use ventilation to reduce the risk of COVID transmission ...

11 December, 2020
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