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Why daylighting is a design essential and the benefits of incorporating rooflights on projects

|Date: 26 August, 2025

Why daylighting is a design essential and the benefits of incorporating rooflights on projects

Paul Smith, Technical Committee Chair of The Rooflight Association, discusses why daylighting is a design ...

Paul Smith, Technical Committee Chair of The Rooflight Association, discusses why daylighting is a design essential and the benefits of incorporating rooflights on projects. Local authorities and prop ...

26 August, 2025
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Digitalisation and the future of low carbon social housing

|Date: 25 August, 2025

Digitalisation and the future of low carbon social housing

Neal Herbert, Managing Director of GTC, discusses digitalisation and the future of low carbon social hous ...

Neal Herbert, Managing Director of GTC, discusses digitalisation and the future of low carbon social housing. As the UK edges closer to its net zero goals, digital transformation is emerging as a cruc ...

25 August, 2025
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Understanding the complex logistics of working in a live environment for public building retrofits

|Date: 20 August, 2025

Understanding the complex logistics of working in a live environment for public building retrofits

Retrofitting public buildings, particularly schools, hospitals, and civic assets, demands more than just ...

Retrofitting public buildings, particularly schools, hospitals, and civic assets, demands more than just construction expertise. Instead, it requires precise planning of logistics, safety, and stakeho ...

20 August, 2025
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Navigating the Building Safety Act

|Date: 19 August, 2025

Navigating the Building Safety Act

The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 has transformed the way buildings are planned, construct ...

The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 has transformed the way buildings are planned, constructed and managed across the UK. As the most comprehensive reform of building safety legislation i ...

19 August, 2025
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Local authority building control teams embracing BSR inspections says LABC

|Date: 18 August, 2025

Local authority building control teams embracing BSR inspections says LABC

LABC has launched new self-assessment tools for local authority building control departments in advance o ...

LABC has launched new self-assessment tools for local authority building control departments in advance of the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) audit inspections. Following implementation of the Buil ...

18 August, 2025
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Defendable decision-making in retrofit

|Date: 18 August, 2025

Defendable decision-making in retrofit

Defendable decision-making in retrofit — why slowing down the process can improve long-term outcomes says ...

Defendable decision-making in retrofit — why slowing down the process can improve long-term outcomes says Kevin Clarke, Account Delivery Manager at Procure Plus. As the Home Upgrade Grant Wave 2 (HUG2 ...

18 August, 2025
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Delivering smarter, more cost-effective kitchen refurbs

|Date: 15 August, 2025

Delivering smarter, more cost-effective kitchen refurbs

Magnet tells LABM how flexible logistics, people-led delivery and long-term thinking offers the right com ...

Magnet tells LABM how flexible logistics, people-led delivery and long-term thinking offers the right combination for social housing kitchen refurbishments. When budgets are tight and when kitchens re ...

15 August, 2025
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AI adoption in property management

|Date: 14 August, 2025

AI adoption in property management

Beyond the hype — Emre Kazan, Co-founder and CPTO at Plentific, discusses the benefits of AI-driven prope ...

Beyond the hype — Emre Kazan, Co-founder and CPTO at Plentific, discusses the benefits of AI-driven property management. AI offers transformative benefits for local authorities and housing association ...

14 August, 2025
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A council housing renaissance?

|Date: 7 August, 2025

A council housing renaissance?

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the Go ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the Government’s new homes target, the Spending Review and the potential to reinvigorate council hous ...

7 August, 2025
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Strategic partnerships key to unlocking housing delivery, finds new report from law firm Winckworth Sherwood

|Date: 6 August, 2025

Strategic partnerships key to unlocking housing delivery, finds new report from law firm Winckworth Sherwood

Strategic partnerships are increasingly fundamental in enabling residential developers to deliver new hou ...

Strategic partnerships are increasingly fundamental in enabling residential developers to deliver new housing at scale, finds a major new study from law firm Winckworth Sherwood. With residential deve ...

6 August, 2025
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