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Housing association’s first off-gas new-build homes have “everything” customers want

|Date: 2 April, 2024

Housing association’s first off-gas new-build homes have “everything” customers want

Homes at a North East housing association’s first gas-free new-build development are receiving top marks ...

Homes at a North East housing association’s first gas-free new-build development are receiving top marks for both customer satisfaction and energy efficiency. Newlyweds Joel and Brooklyn Huntington ...

2 April, 2024
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‘My house is so much warmer thanks to these works’

|Date: 26 March, 2024

‘My house is so much warmer thanks to these works’

Energy efficiency improvements in Coventry have reached a key milestone with work completed on 500 homes. ...

Energy efficiency improvements in Coventry have reached a key milestone with work completed on 500 homes. Last year Citizen announced it was successful in wave two of the Government’s Social Housing D ...

26 March, 2024
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SHDF success relies on practical retrofit skills gap being addressed, says expert

|Date: 26 March, 2024

SHDF success relies on practical retrofit skills gap being addressed, says expert

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced l ...

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced last week, the UK’s leading retrofit knowledge and skills expert is warning the scheme’s success ...

26 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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Wates Group set for channel view regeneration scheme in Cardiff

|Date: 25 March, 2024

Wates Group set for channel view regeneration scheme in Cardiff

Cardiff Council has appointed national developer, Wates Group, as the contractor to deliver its transform ...

Cardiff Council has appointed national developer, Wates Group, as the contractor to deliver its transformational redevelopment of the Channel View estate in Grangetown. The scheme is the largest and m ...

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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Newcastle tower block sets benchmark in energy efficiency, surpassing national targets

|Date: 20 March, 2024

Newcastle tower block sets benchmark in energy efficiency, surpassing national targets

A partnership in Newcastle is creating one of the most energy-efficient tower blocks in the North East. M ...

A partnership in Newcastle is creating one of the most energy-efficient tower blocks in the North East. Marking a significant step in combating energy inefficiency, RE:GEN North East, Your Homes Newca ...

20 March, 2024
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Net Zero guidance published for ‘Village Halls Week’

|Date: 19 March, 2024

Net Zero guidance published for ‘Village Halls Week’

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) has published detailed guidance for improving the energy ...

Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) has published detailed guidance for improving the energy efficiency of England’s 10,000+ rural community halls. The guidance is the focal point of the c ...

19 March, 2024
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Support for social landlords and local authorities to navigate retrofit and energy-efficient housing upgrades

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Support for social landlords and local authorities to navigate retrofit and energy-efficient housing upgrades

Social housing providers and local authorities faced with retrofitting housing and building stock to a ne ...

Social housing providers and local authorities faced with retrofitting housing and building stock to a net zero carbon-ready standard can now access a list of approved experts with the diverse skills ...

7 March, 2024
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Homegrown ground source heating on show for Cornwall MP

|Date: 4 March, 2024

Homegrown ground source heating on show for Cornwall MP

Cornish MP, Cherilyn Mackrory, was on hand to see how Truro-based Ground Source Heat Pump manufacturer an ...

Cornish MP, Cherilyn Mackrory, was on hand to see how Truro-based Ground Source Heat Pump manufacturer and contractor, The Kensa Group, is deploying Networked Heat Pumps to provide 140 new homes in Qu ...

4 March, 2024
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