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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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Equans enters into new partnership with Birmingham City Council

|Date: 10 May, 2024

Equans enters into new partnership with Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council has awarded Equans a new housing repairs contract, extending its successful partn ...

Birmingham City Council has awarded Equans a new housing repairs contract, extending its successful partnership with the energy, services and regeneration specialist. The new contract will see Equans ...

10 May, 2024
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NHBC launches local authorities insights collection

|Date: 1 May, 2024

NHBC launches local authorities insights collection

Independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes, NHBC has brought together some of the ...

Independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes, NHBC has brought together some of the leaders of local authority development and regeneration to share their thoughts on this import ...

1 May, 2024
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Marley | Driving sustainability solutions for social housing

|Date: 25 April, 2024

Marley | Driving sustainability solutions for social housing

Across a wide range of proven renewable technology solutions, to technical specifications and training su ...

Across a wide range of proven renewable technology solutions, to technical specifications and training support, Marley is working with local authorities to help deliver energy-efficient, sustainable s ...

25 April, 2024
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CCG concludes major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

|Date: 25 April, 2024

CCG concludes major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire

The CCG Group, one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, has su ...

The CCG Group, one of Scotland’s largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, has successfully concluded a major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire. Undertaken o ...

25 April, 2024
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Kingspan Insulation | Addressing ‘hard to treat’ social housing

|Date: 24 April, 2024

Kingspan Insulation | Addressing ‘hard to treat’ social housing

Jonathan Ducker, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation, considers how social housing provider ...

Jonathan Ducker, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation, considers how social housing providers can insulate residents living in ‘hard to treat’ properties from fuel poverty, by ensuring ex ...

24 April, 2024
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Industry Comment | Budget misses the mark for housing

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Industry Comment | Budget misses the mark for housing

The Budget — another missed opportunity to fix the housing crisis, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor ...

The Budget — another missed opportunity to fix the housing crisis, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). Forecasts of only sluggish growth for t ...

9 April, 2024
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Ambitious retrofit funding opportunities for local authorities

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Ambitious retrofit funding opportunities for local authorities

Local authorities are being invited to access funding and expertise to help get hundreds of thousands of ...

Local authorities are being invited to access funding and expertise to help get hundreds of thousands of homes insulated and have renewable energy installed, as part of a new pilot scheme. The Local ...

9 April, 2024
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Tenants move into new Woolwich council homes

|Date: 19 March, 2024

Tenants move into new Woolwich council homes

Delighted tenants have moved into a new development of 33 council homes in Woolwich. The one-, two- and t ...

Delighted tenants have moved into a new development of 33 council homes in Woolwich. The one-, two- and three-bedroom flats and houses were bought by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to provide long-ter ...

19 March, 2024
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Boroughs concerned by decision on Right to Buy rules and emphasise ‘desperate need’ for replacement homes

|Date: 12 March, 2024

Boroughs concerned by decision on Right to Buy rules and emphasise ‘desperate need’ for replacement homes

London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the Government’s decision to stop letting local author ...

London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the Government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep all money raised from council house sales, warning that it will undermine efforts to ...

12 March, 2024
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