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Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing

|Date: 8 August, 2023

Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing

Birmingham City Council has announced a three-year partnership with The Retrofit Academy, to accelerate t ...

Birmingham City Council has announced a three-year partnership with The Retrofit Academy, to accelerate the development of the green workforce and infrastructure needed to upgrade social housing in th ...

8 August, 2023
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UK National Metrics Library will improve performance of the built environment, says new strategy paper

|Date: 15 June, 2023

UK National Metrics Library will improve performance of the built environment, says new strategy paper

The creation of a National Metrics Library for the UK’s built environment will help improve new and exist ...

The creation of a National Metrics Library for the UK’s built environment will help improve new and existing assets by making it easier to measure their performance, according to a new strategy paper ...

15 June, 2023
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Uponor first in its industry to receive approval for its net zero target by Science Based Target initiative

|Date: 15 May, 2023

Uponor first in its industry to receive approval for its net zero target by Science Based Target initiative

Uponor, a leading global provider of sustainable water solutions for buildings and infrastructure, announ ...

Uponor, a leading global provider of sustainable water solutions for buildings and infrastructure, announces that its new, even more ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets were appr ...

15 May, 2023
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Homes England appoints Stantec to Development and Regeneration Technical Services Framework

|Date: 11 May, 2023

Homes England appoints Stantec to Development and Regeneration Technical Services Framework

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been appointed to Homes England’s Dev ...

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been appointed to Homes England’s Development and Regeneration Technical Services (DaRTS) Framework. The firm now provides its entir ...

11 May, 2023
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Pagabo’s new £545m M&E framework now open for bids

|Date: 25 April, 2023

Pagabo’s new £545m M&E framework now open for bids

National framework provider Pagabo has opened bidding for its new Mechanical & Electrical Solutions F ...

National framework provider Pagabo has opened bidding for its new Mechanical & Electrical Solutions Framework, valued at £545m. A range of specialist M&E subcontractors will be appointed to th ...

25 April, 2023
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SFT’s new business plan urges focus on a net zero built environment

|Date: 21 April, 2023

SFT’s new business plan urges focus on a net zero built environment

The Scottish Futures Trust’s new business plan, launched on the 20th April, urges public and private sect ...

The Scottish Futures Trust’s new business plan, launched on the 20th April, urges public and private sector organisations across Scotland to focus on greater collaboration to help deliver a net zero b ...

21 April, 2023
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Partnership created to tackle 140m tonnes of surplus construction materials going to waste

|Date: 3 April, 2023

Partnership created to tackle 140m tonnes of surplus construction materials going to waste

Sunbelt Rentals is proud to have partnered with The Rebuild Site, a social enterprise dedicated to preven ...

Sunbelt Rentals is proud to have partnered with The Rebuild Site, a social enterprise dedicated to preventing surplus construction materials from becoming waste and putting them to good use. The const ...

3 April, 2023
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Local councils can change the planet and leave a legacy of improvement through EV charging but there are pitfalls along the way

|Date: 29 March, 2023

Local councils can change the planet and leave a legacy of improvement through EV charging but there are pitfalls along the way

Asif Ghafoor, CEO of national charge network Be.EV, discusses the challenges facing local authorities wan ...

Asif Ghafoor, CEO of national charge network Be.EV, discusses the challenges facing local authorities wanting to install EV chargers and the possible solutions. It’s an exciting time to be in the infr ...

29 March, 2023
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£7m of funding for local transport, housing, and skills programmes

|Date: 31 January, 2023

£7m of funding for local transport, housing, and skills programmes

Just under £7m in funding for local improvements in the East Midlands has been approved by the Government ...

Just under £7m in funding for local improvements in the East Midlands has been approved by the Government. The funding which has been given the green light is part of an early investment offered to th ...

31 January, 2023
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Radical ‘Vehicle to Community’ proposition from Stantec rethinks residential design

|Date: 22 November, 2022

Radical ‘Vehicle to Community’ proposition from Stantec rethinks residential design

A radical concept, which harnesses the untapped energy from stationary electric vehicles while creating g ...

A radical concept, which harnesses the untapped energy from stationary electric vehicles while creating greener, healthier more sustainable residential spaces is being explored by Stantec. The innovat ...

22 November, 2022
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