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Schools and the heat decarbonisation challenge

|Date: 12 August, 2025

Schools and the heat decarbonisation challenge

Decarbonising heat in schools will play a key role in achieving government climate targets and driving do ...

Decarbonising heat in schools will play a key role in achieving government climate targets and driving down energy use and bills for schools, while improving building conditions. But progress remains ...

12 August, 2025
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Carbon-cutting retrofit project reduces Thankerton residents’ energy bills

|Date: 29 April, 2024

Carbon-cutting retrofit project reduces Thankerton residents’ energy bills

A £500,000 retrofit project in South Lanarkshire has transformed 21 Clydesdale Housing Association homes ...

A £500,000 retrofit project in South Lanarkshire has transformed 21 Clydesdale Housing Association homes to make them warmer and cheaper to heat. Fourteen semi-detached properties and seven flats at M ...

29 April, 2024
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Affordable homes a step closer as Winchester councillors view progress at 109 home development

|Date: 28 March, 2024

Affordable homes a step closer as Winchester councillors view progress at 109 home development

Councillors from Winchester City Council joined housing provider Abri to view the progress of 109 new aff ...

Councillors from Winchester City Council joined housing provider Abri to view the progress of 109 new affordable homes being built in Curdridge near Botley. Leader of the Council, Cllr Martin Tod, and ...

28 March, 2024
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Social homes are 14% less energy-efficient than they could be, costing tenants more than ever

|Date: 25 March, 2024

Social homes are 14% less energy-efficient than they could be, costing tenants more than ever

Simple changes could make social housing properties more energy-efficient and save tenants money. A new s ...

Simple changes could make social housing properties more energy-efficient and save tenants money. A new study has revealed that the average energy efficiency rating for social housing is 67.9 (band D) ...

25 March, 2024
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Hundreds of Oldham homes given green makeovers to slash bills in first wave of multi-million retrofit of 3,800 properties

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Hundreds of Oldham homes given green makeovers to slash bills in first wave of multi-million retrofit of 3,800 properties

Around 200 homes across Oldham have been given major green makeovers to slash bills and make them more en ...

Around 200 homes across Oldham have been given major green makeovers to slash bills and make them more energy-efficient as part of a trailblazing multi-million-pound retrofit programme to transform 3, ...

22 March, 2024
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Equans to deliver decarbonisation of homes across the Midlands for PA Housing

|Date: 11 January, 2024

Equans to deliver decarbonisation of homes across the Midlands for PA Housing

Equans has been awarded two new contracts to boost the energy efficiency of hundreds of homes across the ...

Equans has been awarded two new contracts to boost the energy efficiency of hundreds of homes across the Midlands, on behalf of social housing provider PA Housing. As part of a new five-year contract, ...

11 January, 2024
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AXA report calls for sustainable and resilient homes following government’s new housing commitment

|Date: 6 December, 2023

AXA report calls for sustainable and resilient homes following government’s new housing commitment

Following news in the Autumn Statement of the Government’s plans to consult on new permitted development ...

Following news in the Autumn Statement of the Government’s plans to consult on new permitted development rights to tackle the housing crisis, AXA UK has published its ‘Developing Better Homes Report’ ...

6 December, 2023
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Social housing residents bills slashed by 66% for heating and hot water

|Date: 5 December, 2023

Social housing residents bills slashed by 66% for heating and hot water

Residents in 273 high-rise flats in Thurrock will see significant savings in their heating and hot water ...

Residents in 273 high-rise flats in Thurrock will see significant savings in their heating and hot water bills this winter due to the installation of energy-efficient Kensa ground source heat pumps, h ...

5 December, 2023
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Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

|Date: 23 November, 2023

Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfree ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfreezing Local Housing Allowance, an investment of £110m over this year and next to deliver high qu ...

23 November, 2023
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Housing association takes further action towards improving the sustainability of its homes in South Devon

|Date: 25 October, 2023

Housing association takes further action towards improving the sustainability of its homes in South Devon

A leading housing association has taken one step closer to achieving its goal of retrofitting 8,000 of it ...

A leading housing association has taken one step closer to achieving its goal of retrofitting 8,000 of its least energy-efficient homes to ensure they are more eco-friendly and reduce the cost of ener ...

25 October, 2023
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