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Delivering better outcomes from heat networks

|Date: 8 January, 2018

Delivering better outcomes from heat networks

Local authorities and housing associations must put customer service at the heart of heat network plans. ...

Local authorities and housing associations must put customer service at the heart of heat network plans. Bindi Patel, Head of Scheme at Heat Trust, explains how the scheme can work with landlords and ...

8 January, 2018
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Radiant panels in classrooms

|Date: 5 January, 2018

Radiant panels in classrooms

The use of radiant panels in schools is becoming more popular because they offer significant energy-savin ...

The use of radiant panels in schools is becoming more popular because they offer significant energy-saving benefits and create a safer, cleaner environment for pupils. But is it better to incorporate ...

5 January, 2018
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Energy managers of the future

|Date: 3 January, 2018

Energy managers of the future

New research carried out by energy consultancy Inenco predicts that by 2030, today’s energy managers will ...

New research carried out by energy consultancy Inenco predicts that by 2030, today’s energy managers will have evolved into senior-level utilities managers and be involved in making key strategic deci ...

3 January, 2018
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An additional 25 affordable homes delivered in Muirhouse

|Date: 3 January, 2018

An additional 25 affordable homes delivered in Muirhouse

Springfield Properties has completed a further 25 homes at its Muirhouse development, Edinburgh, in partn ...

Springfield Properties has completed a further 25 homes at its Muirhouse development, Edinburgh, in partnership with housing association Dunedin Canmore. A mix of one-bedroom cottage flats and two-bed ...

3 January, 2018
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SFHA responds to Draft Scottish Budget

|Date: 15 December, 2017

SFHA responds to Draft Scottish Budget

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to today’s Draft Scottish Budget ann ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to today’s Draft Scottish Budget announcement by Finance Secretary Derek Mackay by welcoming the increase of £138.9m for the More H ...

15 December, 2017
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Housing associations urged to prioritise renewable and low carbon technologies in heat networks

|Date: 27 November, 2017

Housing associations urged to prioritise renewable and low carbon technologies in heat networks

Although alleviating fuel poverty by reducing bills for end-users and cutting carbon emissions are two of ...

Although alleviating fuel poverty by reducing bills for end-users and cutting carbon emissions are two of the core aims of heat networks, current design practices are putting these ambitions at risk, ...

27 November, 2017
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Enfield Council’s heat network company welcomes its first customers

|Date: 27 November, 2017

Enfield Council’s heat network company welcomes its first customers

Energetik, the energy company owned by Enfield Council, has welcomed its first customers. One of the firs ...

Energetik, the energy company owned by Enfield Council, has welcomed its first customers. One of the first London Boroughs to establish a municipal energy company, Energetik supplies low-carbon heat a ...

27 November, 2017
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Councillors treated to preview of Warwickshire affordable housing development

|Date: 21 November, 2017

Councillors treated to preview of Warwickshire affordable housing development

Local councillors have been treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of Warwickshire’s first Passivhaus afford ...

Local councillors have been treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of Warwickshire’s first Passivhaus affordable housing development. Stratford-on-Avon District Councillor Simon Lawton, Chairman of Woott ...

21 November, 2017
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Ventilation takes centre stage with Caterham School’s Performing Arts Centre

|Date: 16 November, 2017

Ventilation takes centre stage with Caterham School’s Performing Arts Centre

When Caterham School in Surrey announced an extension to its facilities as part of the new Performing Art ...

When Caterham School in Surrey announced an extension to its facilities as part of the new Performing Arts Centre of Excellence (PACE) project, a good ventilation system was required to keep the space ...

16 November, 2017
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SFHA welcomes commitment to end fuel poverty but calls for investment in home energy efficiency

|Date: 13 November, 2017

SFHA welcomes commitment to end fuel poverty but calls for investment in home energy efficiency

SFHA Head of Public Affairs Sarah Boyack, pictured above, responds to the Scottish Government’s Fuel Pove ...

SFHA Head of Public Affairs Sarah Boyack, pictured above, responds to the Scottish Government’s Fuel Poverty statement, giving a cautious welcome to proposals: We welcome the Scottish Government’s com ...

13 November, 2017
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