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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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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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