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Poplar Works scheme benefits from offsite hybrid construction

|Date: 28 October, 2020

Poplar Works scheme benefits from offsite hybrid construction

Poplar Works is a unique, multi-million pound fashion and ‘makery’ hub that combines manufacturing, train ...

Poplar Works is a unique, multi-million pound fashion and ‘makery’ hub that combines manufacturing, training and affordable studio space to provide creative, business and job opportunities for the bor ...

28 October, 2020
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Heat pumps key to London’s net zero ambition says new report

|Date: 2 September, 2020

Heat pumps key to London’s net zero ambition says new report

A new report from the Carbon Trust, ‘Heat pump retrofit in London’, shows how heat pumps will have a crit ...

A new report from the Carbon Trust, ‘Heat pump retrofit in London’, shows how heat pumps will have a critical role in tackling emissions from London’s buildings and delivering the Mayor’s 2030 net zer ...

2 September, 2020
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Grahame Park masterplan gets green light from GLA

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Grahame Park masterplan gets green light from GLA

A masterplan for more than 2,000 homes at Barnet’s largest housing estate has passed its final hurdle aft ...

A masterplan for more than 2,000 homes at Barnet’s largest housing estate has passed its final hurdle after being agreed by the Greater London Authority (GLA). The ambitious transformation of Grahame ...

4 May, 2020
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Mayor of London and Unite join forces to boost the capital’s construction standards

|Date: 11 September, 2019

Mayor of London and Unite join forces to boost the capital’s construction standards

In a major boost to employment standards for construction workers in London, the Mayor of London has sign ...

In a major boost to employment standards for construction workers in London, the Mayor of London has signed up to Unite the Union's pioneering Construction Charter. The charter combines the Greater Lo ...

11 September, 2019
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Metropolitan awarded 25-year heat contract for the London Borough of Newham’s Hallsville Quarter development

|Date: 13 March, 2019

Metropolitan awarded 25-year heat contract for the London Borough of Newham’s Hallsville Quarter development

Metropolitan has been awarded the contract to adopt and operate the district heat network serving three p ...

Metropolitan has been awarded the contract to adopt and operate the district heat network serving three phases of the Hallsville Quarter development in Canning Town, London for 25 years. Hallsville Qu ...

13 March, 2019
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Community group StART questions the affordability of Mayor’s flagship housing site

|Date: 11 February, 2019

Community group StART questions the affordability of Mayor’s flagship housing site

Tottenham community group St Ann’s Redevelopment Trust (StART) calls on GLA to rule out Shared Ownership ...

Tottenham community group St Ann’s Redevelopment Trust (StART) calls on GLA to rule out Shared Ownership on the Mayor’s flagship housing site. The GLA is set to sell a huge housing development site in ...

11 February, 2019
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Over 3,500 Community Housing Fund homes at risk if Government doesn’t act

|Date: 31 January, 2019

Over 3,500 Community Housing Fund homes at risk if Government doesn’t act

A government grant which has funded the design of thousands of high quality, affordable community led hom ...

A government grant which has funded the design of thousands of high quality, affordable community led homes is set to close before the majority can be built. The £163m Community Housing Fund, created ...

31 January, 2019
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Explore Offsite Housing: Building for Change

|Date: 24 January, 2019

Explore Offsite Housing: Building for Change

The one-day Explore Offsite Housing conference and exhibition in March will showcase the latest offsite c ...

The one-day Explore Offsite Housing conference and exhibition in March will showcase the latest offsite construction solutions, bringing together industry leaders and pioneers to discuss the housing c ...

24 January, 2019
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£76m funding a year to create thousands of extra homes to help vulnerable people live independently

|Date: 14 August, 2018

£76m funding a year to create thousands of extra homes to help vulnerable people live independently

Thousands of extra homes, specially designed for people with disabilities, mental health issues and older ...

Thousands of extra homes, specially designed for people with disabilities, mental health issues and older people who need extra support, will be created over the next three years with an additional £7 ...

14 August, 2018
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Kingston Council one of the first London Boroughs to agree a resident ballot for its estate regeneration

|Date: 1 August, 2018

Kingston Council one of the first London Boroughs to agree a resident ballot for its estate regeneration

Kingston Council is one of the first London boroughs to agree to hold a resident ballot for its Cambridge ...

Kingston Council is one of the first London boroughs to agree to hold a resident ballot for its Cambridge Road Estate regeneration project, where it plans to build around 2,000 new homes over the next ...

1 August, 2018
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Mira’s social housing Toolbox Demos go virtual

Works begin on pivotal build of West Midlands SEND school

AKW | Providing specialist support and advice on bidet specification

Local authorities join innovation programme that aims to save £1bn by 2022

Work underway on all phases of 270 new affordable homes at Littlemore Park, Oxford

Morgan Sindall | New extra care facility completes in York

Pyroguard | Fire safety glass

Council creating hundreds of new engineering and manufacturing jobs

Innovative cladding fire detection system undergoes testing

Families move into new council homes in time for Christmas

Poplar Works scheme benefits from offsite hybrid construction

Poplar Works scheme benefits from offsite hybrid construction

Mayor of London and Unite join forces to boost the capital’s construction standards

Mayor of London and Unite join forces to boost the capital’s construction standards

Metropolitan awarded 25-year heat contract for the London Borough of Newham’s Hallsville Quarter development

Metropolitan awarded 25-year heat contract for the London Borough of Newham’s Hallsville Quarter development

Community group StART questions the affordability of Mayor’s flagship housing site

Community group StART questions the affordability of Mayor’s flagship housing site

Over 3,500 Community Housing Fund homes at risk if Government doesn’t act

Over 3,500 Community Housing Fund homes at risk if Government doesn’t act

Explore Offsite Housing: Building for Change

Explore Offsite Housing: Building for Change

£76m funding a year to create thousands of extra homes to help vulnerable people live independently

£76m funding a year to create thousands of extra homes to help vulnerable people live independently

Kingston Council one of the first London Boroughs to agree a resident ballot for its estate regeneration

Kingston Council one of the first London Boroughs to agree a resident ballot for its estate regeneration