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International Perspective | Driving sustainable design through technology

|Date: 30 November, 2020

International Perspective | Driving sustainable design through technology

Richard Hyams, Founder and Director of astudio, shares his ideas on how tech can drive more sustainable d ...

Richard Hyams, Founder and Director of astudio, shares his ideas on how tech can drive more sustainable design. The far-reaching pressures of the coronavirus pandemic have triggered a historic moment ...

30 November, 2020
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Public sector decarbonisation | Swift action needed to check grant eligibility before deadline

|Date: 27 October, 2020

Public sector decarbonisation | Swift action needed to check grant eligibility before deadline

More haste is needed if the public sector is to meet the tight deadline for applications to the Governmen ...

More haste is needed if the public sector is to meet the tight deadline for applications to the Government’s £1bn fund for decarbonisation, says leading energy efficiency business Energys Group. The ...

27 October, 2020
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Green fingered Grand Union staff volunteer in Flitwick

|Date: 17 March, 2020

Green fingered Grand Union staff volunteer in Flitwick

Staff from local housing provider Grand Union Housing Group took advantage of their annual volunteering d ...

Staff from local housing provider Grand Union Housing Group took advantage of their annual volunteering day recently to prepare some ground at Ellenshaw Court in Flitwick ready for a therapeutic garde ...

17 March, 2020
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Stonewater and Community Forest Trust clean up Dinton Pastures following floods

|Date: 4 March, 2020

Stonewater and Community Forest Trust clean up Dinton Pastures following floods

As part of its commitment to protecting the environment and creating sustainable communities, colleagues ...

As part of its commitment to protecting the environment and creating sustainable communities, colleagues from leading housing provider Stonewater got their hands dirty by making a contribution to the ...

4 March, 2020
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Hilton Banks | Sealing sustainability

|Date: 17 February, 2020

Hilton Banks | Sealing sustainability

It is estimated over two million single use plastic sealant cartridges are put into landfill every week. ...

It is estimated over two million single use plastic sealant cartridges are put into landfill every week. Scarlet McAleese-Banks explains why her company’s move away from single use plastics is a timel ...

17 February, 2020
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Oxford launches world-first low carbon transport, power and heat Energy Superhub

|Date: 4 April, 2019

Oxford launches world-first low carbon transport, power and heat Energy Superhub

A £41m world-first Energy Superhub will be built in Oxford, making it a model for cities around the world ...

A £41m world-first Energy Superhub will be built in Oxford, making it a model for cities around the world to cut carbon and improve air quality, the consortium announced. The consortium partners are O ...

4 April, 2019
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‘Unprecedented Investment’ in GSHPs to cut Together Housing’s stock emissions by 66,000 tonnes of CO2

|Date: 21 March, 2019

‘Unprecedented Investment’ in GSHPs to cut Together Housing’s stock emissions by 66,000 tonnes of CO2

A landmark order by Together Housing to replace night storage heaters with ground source heat pumps in ov ...

A landmark order by Together Housing to replace night storage heaters with ground source heat pumps in over 700 dwellings across Lancashire and Yorkshire is the largest single order of its kind in the ...

21 March, 2019
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London Assembly Environment Committee report illustrates London’s damp and mould problems

|Date: 28 February, 2019

London Assembly Environment Committee report illustrates London’s damp and mould problems

Too many residents in London struggle with cold, damp and mouldy homes. Low quality housing, overcrowding ...

Too many residents in London struggle with cold, damp and mouldy homes. Low quality housing, overcrowding and fuel poverty along with energy saving retrofit measures without proper ventilation only ma ...

28 February, 2019
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Heating & Energy Efficiency | Emissions reduction: the challenge for estates

|Date: 25 February, 2019

Heating & Energy Efficiency | Emissions reduction: the challenge for estates

The pressure is on for local authorities to improve heating efficiency across their estates to contribute ...

The pressure is on for local authorities to improve heating efficiency across their estates to contribute to the UK’s steep 80% emissions reduction target by 2050. Mike Hefford, CHP General Manager at ...

25 February, 2019
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How Solarplicity brought green solar energy to Stoke-On-Trent

|Date: 14 February, 2019

How Solarplicity brought green solar energy to Stoke-On-Trent

Several months ago, energy provider Solarplicity teamed up with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to roll out g ...

Several months ago, energy provider Solarplicity teamed up with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to roll out green solar energy to council houses. Now the scheme is being opened up to social housing landlo ...

14 February, 2019
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