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More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

|Date: 16 March, 2023

More support for energy efficiency measures needed, sector reacts to the Spring Budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget on Wednesday. His announcement included extending actio ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget on Wednesday. His announcement included extending action to support people with high energy bills and further levelling up and regeneration funding, b ...

16 March, 2023
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Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

|Date: 15 March, 2023

Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis fr ...

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis from London Councils. The latest figures gathered by the cross-party group reveal worsening homel ...

15 March, 2023
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EnviroVent | Prevention is better than cure

|Date: 14 March, 2023

EnviroVent | Prevention is better than cure

Dan Bourke, Regional Sales Manager – Social Housing at one of the UK’s leading ventilation manufacturers, ...

Dan Bourke, Regional Sales Manager – Social Housing at one of the UK’s leading ventilation manufacturers, EnviroVent, looks at how mechanical ventilation systems can reduce the maintenance burden caus ...

14 March, 2023
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Figures show extent of workplace sexism and barriers to women’s housing career progress

|Date: 8 March, 2023

Figures show extent of workplace sexism and barriers to women’s housing career progress

New figures released on International Women’s Day 2023 (8th March) reveal that 28% of housing professiona ...

New figures released on International Women’s Day 2023 (8th March) reveal that 28% of housing professionals have recently experienced sexism in the workplace whilst a quarter (25%) say there are barri ...

8 March, 2023
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Worcester Bosch | Supporting social housing providers

|Date: 8 March, 2023

Worcester Bosch | Supporting social housing providers

LABM speaks to Simon Tarr, National Projects Director at Worcester Bosch, about how the organisation work ...

LABM speaks to Simon Tarr, National Projects Director at Worcester Bosch, about how the organisation works with social housing providers, the solutions it offers, decarbonisation and the future of hea ...

8 March, 2023
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Liverpool appoints new Development and Major Projects Manager

|Date: 7 March, 2023

Liverpool appoints new Development and Major Projects Manager

Liverpool City Council has appointed Sophie Bevan as its new Director of Development and Major Projects. ...

Liverpool City Council has appointed Sophie Bevan as its new Director of Development and Major Projects. Sophie (pictured right), currently Senior Investment Manager at Liverpool City Region Combined ...

7 March, 2023
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Cruden Group | Building for the future with Passivhaus principles

|Date: 7 March, 2023

Cruden Group | Building for the future with Passivhaus principles

Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, discusses the Scottish Government’s announcement t ...

Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, discusses the Scottish Government’s announcement that Passivhaus will become the minimum standard for new housing from the end of 2024, and Crude ...

7 March, 2023
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Sustainable success at Thurrock as first Kensa ground source heat pump switched on

|Date: 6 March, 2023

Sustainable success at Thurrock as first Kensa ground source heat pump switched on

Kensa Contracting and Thurrock Council celebrated an important milestone as the first energy and carbon s ...

Kensa Contracting and Thurrock Council celebrated an important milestone as the first energy and carbon saving ground source heat pump was switched on. It is one of over 270 residences benefiting from ...

6 March, 2023
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Connected Energy | Real time demonstration: storing energy resilience

|Date: 3 March, 2023

Connected Energy | Real time demonstration: storing energy resilience

Matthew Lumsden, CEO at Connected Energy, explains how a second ‘behind the scenes tour’ of AMRC North We ...

Matthew Lumsden, CEO at Connected Energy, explains how a second ‘behind the scenes tour’ of AMRC North West demonstrates how battery storage can help local authorities build energy resilience while ma ...

3 March, 2023
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Homelessness surge among domestic abuse victims triggers call for housing shake-up

|Date: 3 March, 2023

Homelessness surge among domestic abuse victims triggers call for housing shake-up

A surge in homelessness triggered by domestic abuse has prompted calls for a radical new approach to help ...

A surge in homelessness triggered by domestic abuse has prompted calls for a radical new approach to helping victims, many of whom are women with children. Figures released this week show that the num ...

3 March, 2023
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