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Passivhaus principles key to overhauling building stock, says supplier

|Date: 3 November, 2022

Passivhaus principles key to overhauling building stock, says supplier

As the ongoing energy crisis further underlines the need for efficient home design, local authority windo ...

As the ongoing energy crisis further underlines the need for efficient home design, local authority window specifiers are being implored to explore Passivhaus principles to futureproof new and existin ...

3 November, 2022
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Planning specialist calls for rethink over housing plans for Scotland’s capital city

|Date: 2 November, 2022

Planning specialist calls for rethink over housing plans for Scotland’s capital city

Edinburgh City Council is being urged to rethink its plans if it is to deliver the thousands of new homes ...

Edinburgh City Council is being urged to rethink its plans if it is to deliver the thousands of new homes it needs by 2030, in the light of a new report from planning and development consultancy Lichf ...

2 November, 2022
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A third wouldn’t report fire door safety issues

|Date: 2 November, 2022

A third wouldn’t report fire door safety issues

A third (32%) of the British public would not report a problem with a fire door, with a perceived lack of ...

A third (32%) of the British public would not report a problem with a fire door, with a perceived lack of personal repercussions being one of the main reasons for not reporting, new research to mark F ...

2 November, 2022
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Saint-Gobain Weber | Protection from the elements

|Date: 2 November, 2022

Saint-Gobain Weber | Protection from the elements

LABM finds out how the use of innovative materials from Saint-Gobain Weber helped speed up construction a ...

LABM finds out how the use of innovative materials from Saint-Gobain Weber helped speed up construction at a council housing development in Wales hit by COVID-19 delays. Anglesey County Council commis ...

2 November, 2022
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London Borough of Sutton appoints Real to deliver new quality homes, co-designed with residents

|Date: 2 November, 2022

London Borough of Sutton appoints Real to deliver new quality homes, co-designed with residents

Contractor and developer Real has been appointed to construct 92 quality and affordable homes in the Lond ...

Contractor and developer Real has been appointed to construct 92 quality and affordable homes in the London Borough of Sutton town centre. The new homes at Beech Tree Place will be delivered as part o ...

2 November, 2022
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Mental health support for Borders tenants are finalists at GO Awards Scotland

|Date: 1 November, 2022

Mental health support for Borders tenants are finalists at GO Awards Scotland

BeWell, a specialised mental health and wellbeing service that has improved the lives of 30 at-risk housi ...

BeWell, a specialised mental health and wellbeing service that has improved the lives of 30 at-risk housing association residents and has cut eviction rates, became a finalist of the Social Value Awar ...

1 November, 2022
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Special Report | Procuring for Building Regulations Part L

|Date: 1 November, 2022

Special Report | Procuring for Building Regulations Part L

Dean Fazackerley, Head of Technical Procurement for not-for-profit public sector construction framework p ...

Dean Fazackerley, Head of Technical Procurement for not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC, gives an overview of why public sector organisations must approach homes construct ...

1 November, 2022
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Abloy UK launches fire door safety infographic promoting compliance

|Date: 31 October, 2022

Abloy UK launches fire door safety infographic promoting compliance

To mark the start of Fire Door Safety Week 2022, Abloy UK has highlighted alarming statistics in an infog ...

To mark the start of Fire Door Safety Week 2022, Abloy UK has highlighted alarming statistics in an infographic, showing an increase in the number of fires and fatalities and a significant number of f ...

31 October, 2022
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Major white paper marks launch of Fire Door Safety Week 2022

|Date: 31 October, 2022

Major white paper marks launch of Fire Door Safety Week 2022

JELD-WEN launches new white paper to help inform fire door safety best practice ahead of new regulation. ...

JELD-WEN launches new white paper to help inform fire door safety best practice ahead of new regulation. Seven in 10 (70%)1 social housing tenants lack confidence in the fire safety of their home and ...

31 October, 2022
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Drone Corner | Drone surveys deliver savings for Renfrewshire Council

|Date: 31 October, 2022

Drone Corner | Drone surveys deliver savings for Renfrewshire Council

Drones land multi-million-pound savings for local authority social housing portfolio. The story behind th ...

Drones land multi-million-pound savings for local authority social housing portfolio. The story behind the successful implementation of drones across Renfrewshire Council’s estate and how a chance enq ...

31 October, 2022
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