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Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

|Date: 3 June, 2025

Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA), highlights a signi ...

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA), highlights a significant confidence gap between construction professionals and the general public regarding the e ...

3 June, 2025
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Historic Holyhead building transformed into affordable homes for care leavers

|Date: 3 June, 2025

Historic Holyhead building transformed into affordable homes for care leavers

Specialist Conservation Architects, BTP Architects, in partnership with Isle of Anglesey County Council, ...

Specialist Conservation Architects, BTP Architects, in partnership with Isle of Anglesey County Council, has successfully completed the restoration of Plas Alltran in Holyhead, delivering four new aff ...

3 June, 2025
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VIVID and Barclays deliver first ever loan to retrofit social housing under £1.3bn NWF scheme

|Date: 15 May, 2025

VIVID and Barclays deliver first ever loan to retrofit social housing under £1.3bn NWF scheme

VIVID has secured the first loan to be backed by the National Wealth Fund’s £1.3bn social housing retrofi ...

VIVID has secured the first loan to be backed by the National Wealth Fund’s £1.3bn social housing retrofit guarantees. The £50m loan is the largest that can be issued under the guarantee scheme and is ...

15 May, 2025
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RPS Group secures £6.2m retrofit contract with Broadacres Housing Association

|Date: 14 May, 2025

RPS Group secures £6.2m retrofit contract with Broadacres Housing Association

RPS Group, one of the UK’s leading low carbon and renewable contractors, has been appointed to deliver Br ...

RPS Group, one of the UK’s leading low carbon and renewable contractors, has been appointed to deliver Broadacres Housing Association’s £6.2m retrofit programme. The programme will be funded by the Go ...

14 May, 2025
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Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

|Date: 13 May, 2025

Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

A pilot housing partnership in Nottingham has enabled 77 homes to achieve annual combined carbon savings ...

A pilot housing partnership in Nottingham has enabled 77 homes to achieve annual combined carbon savings of 19.41 tonnes per year, thanks to a combination of energy efficiency advice and the installat ...

13 May, 2025
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500 home milestone reached in £21m home improvement scheme

|Date: 24 January, 2025

500 home milestone reached in £21m home improvement scheme

More than 500 North East Derbyshire Homes are warmer and cheaper after work to improve their energy effic ...

More than 500 North East Derbyshire Homes are warmer and cheaper after work to improve their energy efficiency. Rykneld Homes has worked closely with its principal contractor Sustainable Business Serv ...

24 January, 2025
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Aico Collaborates with one of the UK’s Largest Affordable Housing Providers

|Date: 8 October, 2024

Aico Collaborates with one of the UK’s Largest Affordable Housing Providers

Shropshire-based home life safety expert Aico is now collaborating with The Guinness Partnership, one of ...

Shropshire-based home life safety expert Aico is now collaborating with The Guinness Partnership, one of the largest affordable housing providers in the UK. This collaboration focuses on enhancing the ...

8 October, 2024
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Drive to make social homes greener, warmer and more energy efficient gathers pace.

|Date: 12 August, 2024

Drive to make social homes greener, warmer and more energy efficient gathers pace.

Birmingham City Council has retrofitted around a quarter of the homes identified as part of an ambitious ...

Birmingham City Council has retrofitted around a quarter of the homes identified as part of an ambitious project to make council homes greener, warmer and more energy efficient. Around 550 homes have ...

12 August, 2024
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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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OSB in timber frame construction

|Date: 10 June, 2024

OSB in timber frame construction

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate a ...

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate air and vapour control layers are a potential game-changer in timber frame construction, offerin ...

10 June, 2024
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