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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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Stantec | Turning wasted public sector land into assets

|Date: 2 March, 2023

Stantec | Turning wasted public sector land into assets

Local authorities are commonly asset rich yet cash poor. However, if they look in the right places, many ...

Local authorities are commonly asset rich yet cash poor. However, if they look in the right places, many have an opportunity to turn liabilities and dead space into true assets that achieve their fina ...

2 March, 2023
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Delivering social value on construction projects

|Date: 1 March, 2023

Delivering social value on construction projects

Clare Chamberlain, Head of Construction Category at Crown Commercial Service, discusses the importance of ...

Clare Chamberlain, Head of Construction Category at Crown Commercial Service, discusses the importance of social value in construction projects and gives top tips to ensure it’s not missed off the lis ...

1 March, 2023
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How to use frameworks for your building or maintenance project

|Date: 1 March, 2023

How to use frameworks for your building or maintenance project

John Welch, Deputy Director for Construction at Crown Commercial Service explains how to use frameworks f ...

John Welch, Deputy Director for Construction at Crown Commercial Service explains how to use frameworks for your building or maintenance project. With the new financial year fast approaching, now is a ...

1 March, 2023
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Biodiversity Net Gain regulations

|Date: 27 February, 2023

Biodiversity Net Gain regulations

Alice Davidson, Associate Director Boyer (Wokingham), discusses the Government’s consultation response on ...

Alice Davidson, Associate Director Boyer (Wokingham), discusses the Government’s consultation response on Biodiversity Net Gain regulations. The Government’s consultation outcome on Biodiversity Net G ...

27 February, 2023
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Fire safety experts urged to register interest for new framework

|Date: 24 February, 2023

Fire safety experts urged to register interest for new framework

Experts are being sought for a new framework to supply fire safety measures for the public sector. The Fi ...

Experts are being sought for a new framework to supply fire safety measures for the public sector. The Fire Safety (FS2) framework from not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC ...

24 February, 2023
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Local authorities must decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

|Date: 24 February, 2023

Local authorities must decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

Analysis of public building energy usage finds UK government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction ...

Analysis of public building energy usage finds UK government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction target by 101 years, according to the Public Building Energy Efficiency Report. CO2 emissions ...

24 February, 2023
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Marshalls launches Creating Safer Spaces CPD

|Date: 24 February, 2023

Marshalls launches Creating Safer Spaces CPD

In light of its research that found four out of five people feel more unsafe when it’s dark in shared spa ...

In light of its research that found four out of five people feel more unsafe when it’s dark in shared spaces, Marshalls has launched a new CPD session exploring how to integrate design features into t ...

24 February, 2023
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Blueprint for truly affordable homes could slash 1.2 million council waiting lists

|Date: 23 February, 2023

Blueprint for truly affordable homes could slash 1.2 million council waiting lists

The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis published a 30-page blueprint designed to stimulate a new ...

The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis published a 30-page blueprint designed to stimulate a new generation of council homes. ‘Public Rental Homes – fresh perspectives’ provides a solution to ...

23 February, 2023
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Local authorities could save “failing” Boiler Upgrade Scheme says UK100

|Date: 23 February, 2023

Local authorities could save “failing” Boiler Upgrade Scheme says UK100

Responding to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee letter to the Government warnin ...

Responding to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee letter to the Government warning that the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) is failing to deliver, the UK100 cross-party network of ...

23 February, 2023
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