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Futurebuild launches second Big Retrofit Challenge to accelerate home and property decarbonisation

|Date: 15 October, 2025

Futurebuild launches second Big Retrofit Challenge to accelerate home and property decarbonisation

Futurebuild, the UK’s leading built environment event, in partnership with the National Home Decarbonisat ...

Futurebuild, the UK’s leading built environment event, in partnership with the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) and Innovate UK, has launched the second Big Retrofit Challenge. The competit ...

15 October, 2025
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Successful funding bid for Inform leads to collaborative innovation

|Date: 9 November, 2023

Successful funding bid for Inform leads to collaborative innovation

EA Technology, together with project partners, has been successful in winning funding for the Alpha phase ...

EA Technology, together with project partners, has been successful in winning funding for the Alpha phase of the Inform project — a collaborative initiative to develop a self-serve High Voltage connec ...

9 November, 2023
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New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

|Date: 14 September, 2023

New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compar ...

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compared to two years ago, according to a new report by Energy Systems Catapult. Sixty-six local coun ...

14 September, 2023
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Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets

|Date: 15 June, 2023

Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets

Aston University is to receive £1.8m to transform the West Midlands into a powerhouse of low carbon produ ...

Aston University is to receive £1.8m to transform the West Midlands into a powerhouse of low carbon product development and commercialisation. The University will be building on its existing research ...

15 June, 2023
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New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

|Date: 6 March, 2023

New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

Construction industry organisations have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to help prop ...

Construction industry organisations have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to help propel retrofit rollout in the UK’s existing homes. The initiative, launched at the Building Centre ...

6 March, 2023
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Lewisham Council names Higgins as main contractor for 100% affordable homes Ladywell Park Gardens development

New affordable homes break ground in Scorton, North Yorkshire

Barnet Council’s social housing awarded highest grading by regulator

RPS Group completes £1.6m retrofit for City of York Council

North East Derbyshire District Council’s housing service awarded highest grade by Regulator of Social Housing

G F Tomlinson begins construction of new family contact centre in Worksop

National Retrofit Hub launches new initiative to connect industry with community innovators and accelerate neighbourhood retrofit

Council and developer The Hill Group propose to build 165 new homes at Hanover and Princess Courts in Cambridge

Recognising excellence across the housing industry with Aico’s Community Awards

Onduline launches new Roofing Solutions brochure showcasing its complete lightweight waterproofing range

Futurebuild launches second Big Retrofit Challenge to accelerate home and property decarbonisation

Futurebuild launches second Big Retrofit Challenge to accelerate home and property decarbonisation

Successful funding bid for Inform leads to collaborative innovation

Successful funding bid for Inform leads to collaborative innovation

New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets

Aston University wins £1.8m to boost West Midlands low carbon markets

New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes