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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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Liverpool City Region scoops top retrofit award

|Date: 30 May, 2024

Liverpool City Region scoops top retrofit award

Following the successful completion of their retrofit programme, where over 4,000 residences received sus ...

Following the successful completion of their retrofit programme, where over 4,000 residences received sustainable upgrades, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has been named Best Local Authority ...

30 May, 2024
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Housing on the agenda

|Date: 29 May, 2024

Housing on the agenda

Europe's largest housing festival returns to Manchester this June with a packed programme of events, conf ...

Europe's largest housing festival returns to Manchester this June with a packed programme of events, conference sessions, learning, debate and networking opportunities for key stakeholders in the sect ...

29 May, 2024
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How frameworks support with fire safety

|Date: 28 May, 2024

How frameworks support with fire safety

Paul Dawson, Group Technical Manager at LHC Procurement Group (LHC) discusses how frameworks support loca ...

Paul Dawson, Group Technical Manager at LHC Procurement Group (LHC) discusses how frameworks support local authorities and housing associations to deliver fire safety projects and comply with building ...

28 May, 2024
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