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Sciennes Primary School extension officially awarded Passivhaus certification.

|Date: 6 January, 2025

Sciennes Primary School extension officially awarded Passivhaus certification.

A Passivhaus-designed extension to an Edinburgh school has been officially recognised as a first of its k ...

A Passivhaus-designed extension to an Edinburgh school has been officially recognised as a first of its kind in the city, receiving recognition for its groundbreaking use of energy-efficient design an ...

6 January, 2025
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Work to redevelop Holly Court in Weymouth begins

|Date: 2 October, 2024

Work to redevelop Holly Court in Weymouth begins

A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the start of work to redevelop Anchor’s Holly Court in Weymouth. Hol ...

A groundbreaking ceremony has marked the start of work to redevelop Anchor’s Holly Court in Weymouth. Holly Court was badly affected by Storm Eunice in February 2022. It has since been demolished to m ...

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

|Date: 2 September, 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 home ...

2 September, 2024
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New homes taking shape in Bilbrook

|Date: 21 March, 2023

New homes taking shape in Bilbrook

Community leaders have been given a close-up look at a new housing development that will provide affordab ...

Community leaders have been given a close-up look at a new housing development that will provide affordable homes in a popular South Staffordshire village where local people would otherwise be priced ...

21 March, 2023
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Green light for significant Rushey Mead social housing development

|Date: 4 October, 2022

Green light for significant Rushey Mead social housing development

The first phase of a new development designed to alleviate some of the pressure on Leicester’s social hou ...

The first phase of a new development designed to alleviate some of the pressure on Leicester’s social housing system has been granted approval by the city’s planning department. The Lanesborough Road ...

4 October, 2022
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Work starts on eco-friendly timber frame development in Leeds

|Date: 25 January, 2022

Work starts on eco-friendly timber frame development in Leeds

Work has begun to transform a vacant brownfield site into a landmark, 30 home timber frame housing develo ...

Work has begun to transform a vacant brownfield site into a landmark, 30 home timber frame housing development — providing much needed affordable properties in Leeds. The scheme will deliver a total o ...

25 January, 2022
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Planning permission granted for a new development of affordable homes in Seaham

|Date: 21 September, 2017

Planning permission granted for a new development of affordable homes in Seaham

Nearly 50 affordable homes are set to be built in Seaham after planning permission was granted for new fa ...

Nearly 50 affordable homes are set to be built in Seaham after planning permission was granted for new family houses and bungalows in the Parkside area of the town. The new homes are part of a £30m de ...

21 September, 2017
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Topping out celebration marks high point for Woolwich development

|Date: 1 December, 2016

Topping out celebration marks high point for Woolwich development

A roof-level ‘topping out’ event marked a high point for a 1,500-home regeneration programme in Woolwich, ...

A roof-level ‘topping out’ event marked a high point for a 1,500-home regeneration programme in Woolwich, south-east London. During the ceremony, councillor Denise Hyland, leader of the Royal Borough ...

1 December, 2016
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