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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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housing association teams up with climate champions

|Date: 22 April, 2024

housing association teams up with climate champions

believe housing has become a sponsor of Climate Action North to help it continue tackling the climate and ...

believe housing has become a sponsor of Climate Action North to help it continue tackling the climate and biodiversity crises. The North East housing association’s ‘gold sponsorship’ of the organisati ...

22 April, 2024
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Algeco | Innovative modular design platforms

|Date: 19 April, 2024

Algeco | Innovative modular design platforms

Phil Pavey, Managing Director at Algeco offsite, explores the benefits presented by offsite construction ...

Phil Pavey, Managing Director at Algeco offsite, explores the benefits presented by offsite construction and an innovative modular platform design system for secondary schools, like the recently finis ...

19 April, 2024
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Vent-Axia’s Heat Save helps Hillingdon Council with carbon-friendly makeover

|Date: 15 April, 2024

Vent-Axia’s Heat Save helps Hillingdon Council with carbon-friendly makeover

Vent-Axia has helped Hillingdon Council decarbonise its council housing by providing energy-efficient hea ...

Vent-Axia has helped Hillingdon Council decarbonise its council housing by providing energy-efficient heat recovery ventilation for residents’ homes. Beginning in February 2022, in the first phase of ...

15 April, 2024
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RETROFIT SKILLS CHALLENGE in association with The Retrofit Academy

|Date: 15 April, 2024

RETROFIT SKILLS CHALLENGE in association with The Retrofit Academy

The future of retrofit: what is being done to meet growing demand? With demand for qualified retrofitters ...

The future of retrofit: what is being done to meet growing demand? With demand for qualified retrofitters continuing to boom, Jenny Pierpoint, Chief Operating Officer at The Retrofit Academy, explains ...

15 April, 2024
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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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