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Stelling Properties invests more than £3m and launches rapid modular solution to support emergency housing crisis

|Date: 25 June, 2025

Stelling Properties invests more than £3m and launches rapid modular solution to support emergency housing crisis

Stelling Properties, one of the UK’s leading modular residential specialists, has announced its strategic ...

Stelling Properties, one of the UK’s leading modular residential specialists, has announced its strategic entry into the emergency housing sector to support local authorities and housing associations ...

25 June, 2025
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AECOM, Elixr, MetaConnex and Pinsent Masons join forces on National Smart Regeneration Framework to unlock growth across 30 UK towns

|Date: 19 June, 2025

AECOM, Elixr, MetaConnex and Pinsent Masons join forces on National Smart Regeneration Framework to unlock growth across 30 UK towns

Global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM has entered into a strategic partnership with smart city firm ...

Global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM has entered into a strategic partnership with smart city firm Elixr, and its masterplanning and technology company MetaConnex, and in collaboration with mul ...

19 June, 2025
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£39bn for affordable housing offers once-in-a-generation opportunity to address social housing challenge

|Date: 16 June, 2025

£39bn for affordable housing offers once-in-a-generation opportunity to address social housing challenge

Last week Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £39bn in the Spending Review for affordable housing — a much ...

Last week Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £39bn in the Spending Review for affordable housing — a much needed financial boost which has been described as a 'historic and ground-breaking settlement' ...

16 June, 2025
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Council will be first to develop a digital Local Area Energy Plan to decarbonise the district’s energy system

|Date: 12 June, 2025

Council will be first to develop a digital Local Area Energy Plan to decarbonise the district’s energy system

Winchester City Council is creating a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) which will be the first of its kind i ...

Winchester City Council is creating a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) which will be the first of its kind in the country to be developed within the LENZA (Local Energy Net Zero Accelerator) tool. The pi ...

12 June, 2025
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Leading local authorities in renewable energy generation and capacity

|Date: 30 May, 2025

Leading local authorities in renewable energy generation and capacity

New Uswitch analysis of government data has revealed the UK’s top-performing local authorities for renewa ...

New Uswitch analysis of government data has revealed the UK’s top-performing local authorities for renewable energy generation per household, with Moray in Scotland emerging as the national leader. Ta ...

30 May, 2025
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Survey shows local authority and housing association procurement teams are undertrained, understaffed and under pressure

|Date: 12 May, 2025

Survey shows local authority and housing association procurement teams are undertrained, understaffed and under pressure

A survey of procurement staff working in local authorities and housing associations has found that 47% fe ...

A survey of procurement staff working in local authorities and housing associations has found that 47% feel inadequately resourced and 42% feel insufficiently trained on new public procurement regulat ...

12 May, 2025
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Mapping the future of timber in construction

|Date: 13 June, 2024

Mapping the future of timber in construction

LABM Editor Claire Clutten speaks to Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Associati ...

LABM Editor Claire Clutten speaks to Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Association, Andrew Orriss, Chief Operating Officer at the STA and Alex Goodfellow, CEO of Donaldson Off ...

13 June, 2024
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OSB in timber frame construction

|Date: 10 June, 2024

OSB in timber frame construction

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate a ...

Rebecca Goldsmith, Product Manager at MEDITE SMARTPLY explains why innovative OSB panels that integrate air and vapour control layers are a potential game-changer in timber frame construction, offerin ...

10 June, 2024
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Making sustainable paint choices

|Date: 7 June, 2024

Making sustainable paint choices

Against the backdrop of the UK Government's ambitious 2050 Net Zero targets, the concept of the 'green pr ...

Against the backdrop of the UK Government's ambitious 2050 Net Zero targets, the concept of the 'green premium' associated with sustainable buildings is gaining significant momentum. Now more than eve ...

7 June, 2024
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Staying in the loop with water circularity

|Date: 4 June, 2024

Staying in the loop with water circularity

It is time to reconsider the ways in which we store, manage, and reuse water, says Martin Lambley, Global ...

It is time to reconsider the ways in which we store, manage, and reuse water, says Martin Lambley, Global Product Manager for Urban Climate Resilience at Wavin. The UK's water management infrastructur ...

4 June, 2024
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LiveWest to provide 645 homes in rural areas over the next three years

200 homes under construction as Esh Construction extends build phase at Seaham Garden Village

City Plumbing and Help me Fix partner to help housing providers meet new regulatory demands

Katie Clemence-Jackson appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

Stepnell hits structural milestone at £11.3m Lichfield leisure development

Miller Knight wins place on national building safety and compliance framework

NetZero Collective secures placement on LHC Procurement Group and ODS Group retrofit and decarbonisation frameworks

Cardo Group comments on the Government’s new Decent Homes Standard consultation

Unlocking affordable rural housing in England: A roadmap for change

Greater Manchester signs new five-year collaboration agreement with Daikin

Stelling Properties invests more than £3m and launches rapid modular solution to support emergency housing crisis

Stelling Properties invests more than £3m and launches rapid modular solution to support emergency housing crisis

AECOM, Elixr, MetaConnex and Pinsent Masons join forces on National Smart Regeneration Framework to unlock growth across 30 UK towns

AECOM, Elixr, MetaConnex and Pinsent Masons join forces on National Smart Regeneration Framework to unlock growth across 30 UK towns

Council will be first to develop a digital Local Area Energy Plan to decarbonise the district’s energy system

Council will be first to develop a digital Local Area Energy Plan to decarbonise the district’s energy system

Leading local authorities in renewable energy generation and capacity

Leading local authorities in renewable energy generation and capacity

Mapping the future of timber in construction

Mapping the future of timber in construction

Making sustainable paint choices

Making sustainable paint choices

Staying in the loop with water circularity

Staying in the loop with water circularity