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Wates join forces with NHDG to boost retrofit

|Date: 6 July, 2023

Wates join forces with NHDG to boost retrofit

Wates has become one of the first members of the newly formed National Homes Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) ...

Wates has become one of the first members of the newly formed National Homes Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) in a move that will help accelerate the social housing retrofit challenge. The Group will work ...

6 July, 2023
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Housing association highly commended in top sustainability awards

|Date: 6 July, 2023

Housing association highly commended in top sustainability awards

A housing association has been recognised in an award that champions excellence in decarbonising the hous ...

A housing association has been recognised in an award that champions excellence in decarbonising the housing sector. Platform Housing Group — one of the UK’s largest social landlords — has been highly ...

6 July, 2023
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Net Zero Neighbourhoods: an opportunity to sweeten the deal for investors

|Date: 29 June, 2023

Net Zero Neighbourhoods: an opportunity to sweeten the deal for investors

Local authorities in the UK face significant challenges in funding the net zero transition. In response, ...

Local authorities in the UK face significant challenges in funding the net zero transition. In response, 3Ci proposes the Net Zero Neighbourhoods model, an innovative concept that packages net zero pr ...

29 June, 2023
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Condition of school buildings and DfE sustainability overview

|Date: 29 June, 2023

Condition of school buildings and DfE sustainability overview

Around 700,000 children in England are studying in schools requiring major rebuilding or refurbishment, w ...

Around 700,000 children in England are studying in schools requiring major rebuilding or refurbishment, which can negatively impact pupil attainment and teacher retention, a new National Audit Office ...

29 June, 2023
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Consumption-based emissions by London boroughs have reduced but we need far more, warns new report

|Date: 28 June, 2023

Consumption-based emissions by London boroughs have reduced but we need far more, warns new report

The impact of Londoner’s lifestyles on the climate challenge continues to reduce each year, but there is ...

The impact of Londoner’s lifestyles on the climate challenge continues to reduce each year, but there is still more work to do to have a fighting chance of meeting net zero targets, warns a new report ...

28 June, 2023
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NetZero Collective begins decarbonisation survey works on 19 buildings including the renowned K2 Crawley Leisure Centre

|Date: 21 June, 2023

NetZero Collective begins decarbonisation survey works on 19 buildings including the renowned K2 Crawley Leisure Centre

NetZero Collective has been awarded a contract by Crawley Borough Council to complete survey works on 19 ...

NetZero Collective has been awarded a contract by Crawley Borough Council to complete survey works on 19 non-residential buildings in the local area. The aim is to analyse Crawley Borough Council's co ...

21 June, 2023
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National Retrofit Hub appoints new Co-Directors

|Date: 15 June, 2023

National Retrofit Hub appoints new Co-Directors

The National Retrofit Hub (the Hub) is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachael Owens and Sara Ed ...

The National Retrofit Hub (the Hub) is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachael Owens and Sara Edmonds as Co-Directors who take over from Russell Smith, Interim Director, in mid-July 2023. Rac ...

15 June, 2023
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CIBSE | Award winning performance

|Date: 15 June, 2023

CIBSE | Award winning performance

Swansea Council and the Welsh School of Architecture won the Domestic Project of the Year category at thi ...

Swansea Council and the Welsh School of Architecture won the Domestic Project of the Year category at this year's CIBSE Building Performance Awards for the energy efficiency retrofit of six bungalows. ...

15 June, 2023
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Wates Residential | Embracing new technology

|Date: 13 June, 2023

Wates Residential | Embracing new technology

Geraint Sewell, Principal Design Manager at Wates Residential, talks to LABM about the challenges surroun ...

Geraint Sewell, Principal Design Manager at Wates Residential, talks to LABM about the challenges surrounding housing decarbonisation, and how working with supply chain partners to embrace new technol ...

13 June, 2023
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New Careers Hub gives retrofit clients and contractors access to fresh talent

|Date: 12 June, 2023

New Careers Hub gives retrofit clients and contractors access to fresh talent

As over a billion pounds in funding has become available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, ...

As over a billion pounds in funding has become available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, housing associations, social housing providers, local authorities and contractors can now acce ...

12 June, 2023
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