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Road to Net Zero: Advice on decarbonising public buildings with heat pumps

|Date: 30 January, 2026

Road to Net Zero: Advice on decarbonising public buildings with heat pumps

With the Government committed to slash direct emissions from public sector buildings by at least 50% by 2 ...

With the Government committed to slash direct emissions from public sector buildings by at least 50% by 2032, and by 75% by 2037, compared to a 2017 baseline, the spotlight is firmly on public sector ...

30 January, 2026
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Work begins on £23.6m social housing development in Salford

|Date: 3 November, 2025

Work begins on £23.6m social housing development in Salford

Construction has officially started on a new £23.6m development at Pendleton House on Broughton Road, Sal ...

Construction has officially started on a new £23.6m development at Pendleton House on Broughton Road, Salford, which will deliver 88 high-quality homes for social rent. The scheme, developed by ForHou ...

3 November, 2025
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North East Housing Association achieves Gold Accreditation in Environmental Excellence

|Date: 1 August, 2025

North East Housing Association achieves Gold Accreditation in Environmental Excellence

Karbon Homes’ commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its operations and housing management ha ...

Karbon Homes’ commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its operations and housing management has been formally recognised, with the association being awarded the Gold Accreditation by SHIFT, ...

1 August, 2025
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Redesigning the relationship between housing needs and housing delivery

|Date: 18 July, 2025

Redesigning the relationship between housing needs and housing delivery

Are we building homes for the sake of building? Dr Anna Pagani, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, ...

Are we building homes for the sake of building? Dr Anna Pagani, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, discusses how a housebuilding moratorium could provide the homes we actually need. The severit ...

18 July, 2025
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Introducing Catnic Solarseam, a bonded solar solution for standing seam roofs

|Date: 10 June, 2025

Introducing Catnic Solarseam, a bonded solar solution for standing seam roofs

Steel building products manufacturer Catnic has launched Catnic SolarSeam, an innovative photovoltaic (PV ...

Steel building products manufacturer Catnic has launched Catnic SolarSeam, an innovative photovoltaic (PV) solution for standing seam roofs engineered to deliver exceptional performance without compro ...

10 June, 2025
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Specialist contractors win places on new £265m Modular Buildings framework

|Date: 10 June, 2025

Specialist contractors win places on new £265m Modular Buildings framework

A total of 19 companies have been successful in their bid to join LHC Procurement Group’s £265m Modular B ...

A total of 19 companies have been successful in their bid to join LHC Procurement Group’s £265m Modular Buildings (MB3) framework. MB3 covers the design, supply, installation and hire of permanent, te ...

10 June, 2025
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Specifiers demand better embodied carbon data from manufacturers to achieve net zero

|Date: 28 May, 2025

Specifiers demand better embodied carbon data from manufacturers to achieve net zero

NBS (powered by Hubexo) has published its latest Sustainability Report, exposing ongoing gaps in early st ...

NBS (powered by Hubexo) has published its latest Sustainability Report, exposing ongoing gaps in early stage design decisions and environmental data intended to inform sustainable outcomes. While awar ...

28 May, 2025
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Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution as research suggests residents lose £1.2bn a year on binning and replacing repairable items

|Date: 13 March, 2024

Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution as research suggests residents lose £1.2bn a year on binning and replacing repairable items

Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye- ...

Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye-opening new survey reveals that more than £1.2bn is potentially lost every year on throwing awa ...

13 March, 2024
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ADEY commits to Net Zero goals

|Date: 16 February, 2024

ADEY commits to Net Zero goals

In line with its mission to have a positive impact on people and the environment, ADEY has expressed its ...

In line with its mission to have a positive impact on people and the environment, ADEY has expressed its full support for contributing to a science-based target (SBTi) of 30% reduction in Scope 1 ...

16 February, 2024
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Wates exceeds social value targets and launches social enterprise programme for fourth consecutive year

|Date: 14 February, 2024

Wates exceeds social value targets and launches social enterprise programme for fourth consecutive year

Wates has exceeded its social value targets to assist social enterprises and get young people engaged in ...

Wates has exceeded its social value targets to assist social enterprises and get young people engaged in a career in the construction industry and launched its unique social enterprise support program ...

14 February, 2024
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Phoenix turns to Propeller for high-volume job management

Big Retrofit Challenge winners highlight healthy UK innovation

£3m housing scheme for people with learning disabilities being built in Bredbury

New homes at Extra Care Housing scheme to benefit from 24/7 support

The Procurement Act 2023 — one year on

Sustainable timber and steel hybrid solution specified for sports centre

Completion of new homes at Century Mill marks major investment in Farnworth

Solvares Field Service and Infinity Group announce Saxon Weald as first joint housing customer

Morgan Sindall celebrates topping out milestone at £19m hostels for homeless families in Camden

EDAROTH secures BOPAS certification with 100-year durability status

Road to Net Zero: Advice on decarbonising public buildings with heat pumps

Road to Net Zero: Advice on decarbonising public buildings with heat pumps

North East Housing Association achieves Gold Accreditation in Environmental Excellence

North East Housing Association achieves Gold Accreditation in Environmental Excellence

Introducing Catnic Solarseam, a bonded solar solution for standing seam roofs

Introducing Catnic Solarseam, a bonded solar solution for standing seam roofs

Specifiers demand better embodied carbon data from manufacturers to achieve net zero

Specifiers demand better embodied carbon data from manufacturers to achieve net zero

Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution as research suggests residents lose £1.2bn a year on binning and replacing repairable items

Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution as research suggests residents lose £1.2bn a year on binning and replacing repairable items

ADEY commits to Net Zero goals

ADEY commits to Net Zero goals