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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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Southern Construction Framework | Boosting biodiversity on developments

|Date: 1 November, 2023

Southern Construction Framework | Boosting biodiversity on developments

Kingsley Clarke and Adam Sanford, Operations Leads at Southern Construction Framework, share advice on ev ...

Kingsley Clarke and Adam Sanford, Operations Leads at Southern Construction Framework, share advice on everything local authorities need to know about the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) rules. The new ma ...

1 November, 2023
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Stantec supports Harlow & Gilston Garden Town in maximising digital insights throughout the consultation process

|Date: 18 September, 2023

Stantec supports Harlow & Gilston Garden Town in maximising digital insights throughout the consultation process

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering services, is supporting Harlow & Gilst ...

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering services, is supporting Harlow & Gilston Garden Town in making better use of the community insight it gathers during consultation act ...

18 September, 2023
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UKREiiF tops social value charts, generating £2.25m in social impact

|Date: 17 July, 2023

UKREiiF tops social value charts, generating £2.25m in social impact

The UK’s largest built environment and real estate investment event generated more than £2.25m in social ...

The UK’s largest built environment and real estate investment event generated more than £2.25m in social value, according to economists at social value consultancy Loop. The UK’s Real Estate Investm ...

17 July, 2023
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Procurement power to the people: Framework providers must give back

|Date: 6 June, 2023

Procurement power to the people: Framework providers must give back

Businesses have a significant impact on the economy, society and the environment. Here, Jason Stapley, Ch ...

Businesses have a significant impact on the economy, society and the environment. Here, Jason Stapley, Chief Procurement Officer at national framework provider Pagabo, discusses the unique position fr ...

6 June, 2023
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Making cities and large buildings sustainable is key to tackling climate change

|Date: 22 April, 2023

Making cities and large buildings sustainable is key to tackling climate change

On World Earth Day (22nd April), sustainability expert Chris Bennett, Founder of sustainability services ...

On World Earth Day (22nd April), sustainability expert Chris Bennett, Founder of sustainability services company Evora Global, warns that our cities aren’t designed for climate change. Soaring tempera ...

22 April, 2023
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Liberty completes second new-build scheme in Wrexham

|Date: 28 October, 2022

Liberty completes second new-build scheme in Wrexham

Liberty is changing the landscape of Wrexham for the second time in as many years as 13 new homes are bui ...

Liberty is changing the landscape of Wrexham for the second time in as many years as 13 new homes are built in Plas Madoc. The scheme, valued at over £2.6m, was delivered on behalf of Wrexham County B ...

28 October, 2022
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Neath Port Talbot Council’s energy positive Bay Technology Centre wins constructing excellence award

|Date: 30 June, 2022

Neath Port Talbot Council’s energy positive Bay Technology Centre wins constructing excellence award

Neath Port Talbot Council’s £7.9m Bay Technology Centre has picked up the prestigious Net Zero Award in t ...

Neath Port Talbot Council’s £7.9m Bay Technology Centre has picked up the prestigious Net Zero Award in this year’s Constructing Excellence Wales (CEW) Awards. Based on the Baglan Energy Park, one of ...

30 June, 2022
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Housing has a crucial role to play in reducing health and wellbeing inequalities

|Date: 28 April, 2022

Housing has a crucial role to play in reducing health and wellbeing inequalities

Following the announcement of Legal & General (L&G) and UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) ente ...

Following the announcement of Legal & General (L&G) and UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) entering into a four-year partnership to further the role of business in reducing inequalities in U ...

28 April, 2022
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Orbit launches new environmental sustainability qualification

|Date: 5 November, 2021

Orbit launches new environmental sustainability qualification

Housing provider Orbit has announced the launch of a new environmental sustainability qualification for i ...

Housing provider Orbit has announced the launch of a new environmental sustainability qualification for its colleagues — the first in-house training of its kind in the social housing sector. The cour ...

5 November, 2021
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