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Ground source heat pumps eligible under new £160m social housing retrofit fund

|Date: 23 August, 2021

Ground source heat pumps eligible under new £160m social housing retrofit fund

As the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) opens to applications, Kensa Contracting is urging loca ...

As the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) opens to applications, Kensa Contracting is urging local authorities and housing associations in England to act now and bid for a portion of the £160m ...

23 August, 2021
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Sero sets the standard for delivering zero carbon homes

|Date: 20 August, 2021

Sero sets the standard for delivering zero carbon homes

Energy service and tech company Sero has launched a New Build Specification to support others in the indu ...

Energy service and tech company Sero has launched a New Build Specification to support others in the industry to deliver truly net zero in operation homes — for all homes: social housing, privately ow ...

20 August, 2021
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Welsh Government bans fossil fuel boilers in new social housing

|Date: 19 August, 2021

Welsh Government bans fossil fuel boilers in new social housing

The Welsh Government has committed to renewable energy and cutting edge technologies in its new-build sta ...

The Welsh Government has committed to renewable energy and cutting edge technologies in its new-build standards and banned fossil fuel boilers in new social housing from the 1st October. The Welsh Dev ...

19 August, 2021
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West & West | Making the grade

|Date: 18 August, 2021

West & West | Making the grade

Daniel West, Managing Director of West & West, explains the key electrical and mechanical upgrades th ...

Daniel West, Managing Director of West & West, explains the key electrical and mechanical upgrades that can enable schools to save energy and costs. There has long been a need for schools to drive ...

18 August, 2021
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Why housing associations should consider upgrading conventional meters to smart meters

|Date: 13 August, 2021

Why housing associations should consider upgrading conventional meters to smart meters

Housing associations and tenants can benefit from updating existing analogue electricity meters to smarte ...

Housing associations and tenants can benefit from updating existing analogue electricity meters to smarter devices — and without spending a fortune — says Craig Mellor, Director at Deer Technology Ltd ...

13 August, 2021
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Nottingham City Homes trials pioneering ventilation system

|Date: 29 July, 2021

Nottingham City Homes trials pioneering ventilation system

Nottingham City Homes has installed the UK’s first ever offsite-manufactured Ventive Home heating and ene ...

Nottingham City Homes has installed the UK’s first ever offsite-manufactured Ventive Home heating and energy pod system on one of its properties. The system, part of an innovative whole house retrofit ...

29 July, 2021
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ENGIE launches EQUANS, a new brand for services-led activity

|Date: 23 July, 2021

ENGIE launches EQUANS, a new brand for services-led activity

ENGIE has announced the launch of a new global business, EQUANS — which will separately manage the majori ...

ENGIE has announced the launch of a new global business, EQUANS — which will separately manage the majority of its services-led activity in a number of countries including the UK & Ireland. By bri ...

23 July, 2021
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Hightown submits plans for 65 new homes in Luton

|Date: 21 July, 2021

Hightown submits plans for 65 new homes in Luton

Hightown Housing Association has submitted a planning application to Luton Borough Council to redevelop t ...

Hightown Housing Association has submitted a planning application to Luton Borough Council to redevelop the former Whitbread offices on Oakley Road in Luton into 65 flats and houses. If planning permi ...

21 July, 2021
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English Schools can save around 937,860 tonnes of CO2 each year with LED lighting

|Date: 21 July, 2021

English Schools can save around 937,860 tonnes of CO2 each year with LED lighting

The path to net zero can be hastened by schools changing their light bulbs, says eEnergy. It is NetZeroWe ...

The path to net zero can be hastened by schools changing their light bulbs, says eEnergy. It is NetZeroWeek and data reveals that schools in England could save 937,860 tonnes of CO2 every year by inst ...

21 July, 2021
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Construction starts on new affordable council homes in Nottingham

|Date: 20 July, 2021

Construction starts on new affordable council homes in Nottingham

Work to build 36 new affordable rent council apartments has started in Clifton, after Nottingham City Hom ...

Work to build 36 new affordable rent council apartments has started in Clifton, after Nottingham City Homes was granted planning to build the one-bedroom apartments on the site of the former Southchur ...

20 July, 2021
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