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Ventilation strategies for tackling condensation and mould in homes

|Date: 24 October, 2016

Ventilation strategies for tackling condensation and mould in homes

As properties become increasingly airtight, more homes are being blighted by condensation, mould and poor ...

As properties become increasingly airtight, more homes are being blighted by condensation, mould and poor air quality, and the associated health and maintenance problems they bring. However, as Jenny ...

24 October, 2016
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Sheffield City Council reroofing project

|Date: 24 October, 2016

Sheffield City Council reroofing project

Sheffield City Council is in the midst of a major housing reroofing project, the biggest in its history, ...

Sheffield City Council is in the midst of a major housing reroofing project, the biggest in its history, which includes the installation of a bespoke solution for the rainwater guttering, downpipes, s ...

24 October, 2016
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Basildon Council sets out ambitious regeneration and investment plans

|Date: 21 October, 2016

Basildon Council sets out ambitious regeneration and investment plans

Over 100 businesses and investors recently attended the launch of Basildon Council’s exciting regeneratio ...

Over 100 businesses and investors recently attended the launch of Basildon Council’s exciting regeneration and investment plans where it was announced that more than 15,000 homes, new employment oppor ...

21 October, 2016
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Next Steps for UK Heat Policy report launched

|Date: 20 October, 2016

Next Steps for UK Heat Policy report launched

Heating and hot water use in buildings make up 40% of our energy consumption and 20% of our greenhouse ga ...

Heating and hot water use in buildings make up 40% of our energy consumption and 20% of our greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. To meet Climate Change Act targets and maintain the UK contribution to i ...

20 October, 2016
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Efficiently-shaped homes could reduce energy consumption

|Date: 20 October, 2016

Efficiently-shaped homes could reduce energy consumption

Energy demand in new homes could be halved if more focus is put on the shape and form of housing being bu ...

Energy demand in new homes could be halved if more focus is put on the shape and form of housing being built, according to the latest report from the NHBC Foundation. The current Building Regulations ...

20 October, 2016
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Complying with London’s zero carbon dwellings policy

|Date: 20 October, 2016

Complying with London’s zero carbon dwellings policy

Zero carbon dwellings policy seminar will look at how those involved in new housing provision across the ...

Zero carbon dwellings policy seminar will look at how those involved in new housing provision across the capital can achieve compliance. The seminar covering the new zero carbon dwellings policy will ...

20 October, 2016
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Fernox introduces TF1 Omega Filter for domestic market

|Date: 19 October, 2016

Fernox introduces TF1 Omega Filter for domestic market

Combining a powerful, Neodymium magnet with Hydronic Particle Separation (HPS) technology, the nickel-pla ...

Combining a powerful, Neodymium magnet with Hydronic Particle Separation (HPS) technology, the nickel-plated brass TF1 Omega Filter from Fernox is able to capture extremely high levels of system debri ...

19 October, 2016
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CIEH praises Shelter’s Living Home Standard

|Date: 19 October, 2016

CIEH praises Shelter’s Living Home Standard

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) says Shelter's Living Home Standard provides clear ...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) says Shelter's Living Home Standard provides clear benchmark for landlords and tenants. Following the launch of Shelter’s ‘Living Home Standard’ ...

19 October, 2016
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Living Home Standard tackles affordability and decency

|Date: 19 October, 2016

Living Home Standard tackles affordability and decency

Four in 10 people (43%) in Britain live in homes which fail to meet the ‘Living Home Standard’ — a new me ...

Four in 10 people (43%) in Britain live in homes which fail to meet the ‘Living Home Standard’ — a new measure of what makes an acceptable home, developed as part of ground-breaking new research relea ...

19 October, 2016
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Kier responds to government housing pledge

|Date: 19 October, 2016

Kier responds to government housing pledge

Kier Living launches £1bn housing delivery fund with ambitions to help public sector build 10,000 new hom ...

Kier Living launches £1bn housing delivery fund with ambitions to help public sector build 10,000 new homes across the UK. The 'New Communities Partnership' initiative was launched in partnership with ...

19 October, 2016
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