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INCA Report: Why Fabric First is Right

|Date: 7 October, 2025

INCA Report: Why Fabric First is Right

Abandoning or deprioritising fabric improvements in government energy efficiency schemes in response to p ...

Abandoning or deprioritising fabric improvements in government energy efficiency schemes in response to poor quality installations would be a mistake, according to a new report from INCA, the trade bo ...

7 October, 2025
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Aliva UK | Leading role for EWI

|Date: 3 May, 2024

Aliva UK | Leading role for EWI

Ben Edmondson, Technical Director at façades specialist Aliva UK, comments on external wall insulation’s ...

Ben Edmondson, Technical Director at façades specialist Aliva UK, comments on external wall insulation’s pivotal role in the UK retrofit agenda. External wall insulation systems are at the forefront o ...

3 May, 2024
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INCA publishes best practice guide for external wall insulation

|Date: 15 April, 2024

INCA publishes best practice guide for external wall insulation

INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, has pub ...

INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, has published best practice guidance on the installation of external wall insulation designed to ensur ...

15 April, 2024
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Newcastle tower block sets benchmark in energy efficiency, surpassing national targets

|Date: 20 March, 2024

Newcastle tower block sets benchmark in energy efficiency, surpassing national targets

A partnership in Newcastle is creating one of the most energy-efficient tower blocks in the North East. M ...

A partnership in Newcastle is creating one of the most energy-efficient tower blocks in the North East. Marking a significant step in combating energy inefficiency, RE:GEN North East, Your Homes Newca ...

20 March, 2024
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Greatwell Homes appoints Fortem to improve energy efficiency in Wellingborough homes

|Date: 19 February, 2024

Greatwell Homes appoints Fortem to improve energy efficiency in Wellingborough homes

Work is starting this month to deliver major energy efficiency improvements to 66 homes in Wellingborough ...

Work is starting this month to deliver major energy efficiency improvements to 66 homes in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Northants-based housing association, Greatwell Homes, has identified 66 of ...

19 February, 2024
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INCA calls on government to optimise effective nationwide retrofit programme

|Date: 29 January, 2024

INCA calls on government to optimise effective nationwide retrofit programme

A built environment trade association representing the External Wall Insulation (EWI) industry is marking ...

A built environment trade association representing the External Wall Insulation (EWI) industry is marking the start of the new year with the launch of three Core Messages to lobby government. The Insu ...

29 January, 2024
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Mansfield targeted for energy efficiency projects

|Date: 7 December, 2023

Mansfield targeted for energy efficiency projects

Mansfield District Council accepts funding for two more schemes to retrofit insulation and measures to im ...

Mansfield District Council accepts funding for two more schemes to retrofit insulation and measures to improve the energy efficiency and lower the carbon emissions of targeted low-income households in ...

7 December, 2023
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Citizen is working with partners to train students in retrofitting as part of its social housing decarbonisation project

|Date: 11 October, 2023

Citizen is working with partners to train students in retrofitting as part of its social housing decarbonisation project

The next generation of retrofit experts are learning their trade while working on Citizen properties as p ...

The next generation of retrofit experts are learning their trade while working on Citizen properties as part of the housing association’s latest social housing decarbonisation project. Citizen is work ...

11 October, 2023
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More than 700 Lincolnshire Housing Partnership homes set to benefit from lower energy bills thanks to major insulation upgrade scheme

|Date: 2 October, 2023

More than 700 Lincolnshire Housing Partnership homes set to benefit from lower energy bills thanks to major insulation upgrade scheme

Residents at the Reed Mere estate in Immingham and the Willows estate in Grimsby are set to benefit from ...

Residents at the Reed Mere estate in Immingham and the Willows estate in Grimsby are set to benefit from lower energy bills and more comfortable homes thanks to external wall insulation (EWI) funded b ...

2 October, 2023
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Wates grows Brent portfolio with £35m Major Works

|Date: 8 September, 2023

Wates grows Brent portfolio with £35m Major Works

The Wates Group is set to expand its presence in London with the appointment of its Living Space business ...

The Wates Group is set to expand its presence in London with the appointment of its Living Space business to deliver Brent Council’s Major Works programme across its social housing portfolio. The £35m ...

8 September, 2023
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