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ENGIE zeroes in on carbon emissions with launch of home retrofit model

|Date: 26 October, 2020

ENGIE zeroes in on carbon emissions with launch of home retrofit model

Leading energy, services and regeneration specialist, ENGIE, has announced the launch of an innovative wh ...

Leading energy, services and regeneration specialist, ENGIE, has announced the launch of an innovative whole house retrofit solution. ENGIE Zero has been developed to combat the threat posed by existi ...

26 October, 2020
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Hightown delivers 7,000th affordable home at Oaklands Grange, St Albans

|Date: 20 October, 2020

Hightown delivers 7,000th affordable home at Oaklands Grange, St Albans

Hightown Housing Association has welcomed Georgia and her four-year-old daughter to its 7,000th home at i ...

Hightown Housing Association has welcomed Georgia and her four-year-old daughter to its 7,000th home at its new affordable housing development on the former Oaklands College site in St Albans. Georgia ...

20 October, 2020
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NHF deal promotes solar storage systems to help HAs cut carbon emissions

|Date: 16 October, 2020

NHF deal promotes solar storage systems to help HAs cut carbon emissions

Solar energy storage systems could become the norm in new and refurbishment projects for housing associat ...

Solar energy storage systems could become the norm in new and refurbishment projects for housing associations following the announcement that energy storage company and battery specialist AceOn has be ...

16 October, 2020
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Airtech helps social landords tackle condensation and mould

|Date: 15 October, 2020

Airtech helps social landords tackle condensation and mould

Airtech's comprehensive surveys, treatments and ventilation solutions can help local authorities and hous ...

Airtech's comprehensive surveys, treatments and ventilation solutions can help local authorities and housing associations tackle condensation and mould in their properties, protecting residents and ho ...

15 October, 2020
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Modular council housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

|Date: 15 October, 2020

Modular council housing scheme completes in Lincolnshire

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed works on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham ...

Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed works on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham, which is the first of its kind in the region. Delivered for South Kesteven District Council, ...

15 October, 2020
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Topping out ceremony on Powys social housing development

|Date: 15 October, 2020

Topping out ceremony on Powys social housing development

Building firm J.G. Hale Construction has been joined by members of Powys Council at a topping out ceremon ...

Building firm J.G. Hale Construction has been joined by members of Powys Council at a topping out ceremony, placing the final tile on the last roof of a 32-unit development on the council’s land north ...

15 October, 2020
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Clarke Willmott LLP | Timber-framed construction and cavity barriers

|Date: 14 October, 2020

Clarke Willmott LLP | Timber-framed construction and cavity barriers

Timber-framed construction and cavity barriers — Are they a fire risk and what should Registered Provider ...

Timber-framed construction and cavity barriers — Are they a fire risk and what should Registered Providers consider? Rebecca Harries-Williams, a Senior Associate in the social housing team at national ...

14 October, 2020
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CIP and Mole Architects submit new plans for Parcel L2 in Orchard Park, Cambridge

|Date: 14 October, 2020

CIP and Mole Architects submit new plans for Parcel L2 in Orchard Park, Cambridge

Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), the equal partnership between Cambridge City Council and Hill Inv ...

Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP), the equal partnership between Cambridge City Council and Hill Investment Partnerships, has submitted a revised planning application to South Cambridgeshire Dist ...

14 October, 2020
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Advice on designing places that promote good mental health

|Date: 12 October, 2020

Advice on designing places that promote good mental health

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published advice setting out how planners can create healthy ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published advice setting out how planners can create healthy communities that promote good mental health. Mental Health and Town Planning gives advice on h ...

12 October, 2020
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Jayne Adamson at believe housing receives MBE

|Date: 12 October, 2020

Jayne Adamson at believe housing receives MBE

A key figure in an initiative to reduce suicide in County Durham has been left stunned after receiving an ...

A key figure in an initiative to reduce suicide in County Durham has been left stunned after receiving an MBE. Jayne Adamson (pictured above), who works for County Durham-based believe housing, was aw ...

12 October, 2020
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