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UKGBC study reveals significant carbon reductions can be achieved across low-rise residential developments

|Date: 25 February, 2022

UKGBC study reveals significant carbon reductions can be achieved across low-rise residential developments

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a study demonstrating how housing developers can achi ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a study demonstrating how housing developers can achieve a 20% embodied carbon reduction across low-rise residential developments through simple mas ...

25 February, 2022
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Southern Construction Framework announces first project success under new £5bn residential programme

|Date: 23 February, 2022

Southern Construction Framework announces first project success under new £5bn residential programme

Southern Construction Framework (SCF), a leading construction procurement framework delivered by the publ ...

Southern Construction Framework (SCF), a leading construction procurement framework delivered by the public sector for the public sector, has paved the way for a first project under its £5.16bn Reside ...

23 February, 2022
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London Councils | Plan of action

|Date: 17 February, 2022

London Councils | Plan of action

Tackling climate change through retrofitting London’s housing stock. Joanne Drew, Director of Housing and ...

Tackling climate change through retrofitting London’s housing stock. Joanne Drew, Director of Housing and Regeneration at the London Borough of Enfield and Darren Welsh, Deputy Strategic Director – Re ...

17 February, 2022
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Drone Corner: The sky’s the limit for cost savings

|Date: 16 February, 2022

Drone Corner: The sky’s the limit for cost savings

LABM has teamed up with ARPAS-UK — the UK drone trade industry association — and Connected Places Catapul ...

LABM has teamed up with ARPAS-UK — the UK drone trade industry association — and Connected Places Catapult, who provide impartial ‘innovation as a service’ for public bodies, businesses, and infrastru ...

16 February, 2022
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New ICON technology helps heat network suppliers tackle gas price crisis

|Date: 15 February, 2022

New ICON technology helps heat network suppliers tackle gas price crisis

The new ICON connected heat interface unit (HIU), launched by Switch2 Energy, is relieving the impact of ...

The new ICON connected heat interface unit (HIU), launched by Switch2 Energy, is relieving the impact of higher gas prices for heat network suppliers and their customers. ICON is helping housing assoc ...

15 February, 2022
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Industry Comment: Can council rents stay affordable?

|Date: 14 February, 2022

Industry Comment: Can council rents stay affordable?

Councils are pressing government to commit to a long-term rent policy that will make long-term planning a ...

Councils are pressing government to commit to a long-term rent policy that will make long-term planning a possibility, particularly with expenditure related to building safety and zero carbon major pr ...

14 February, 2022
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Suppliers appointed to £100m social housing ‘disruptors’ framework

|Date: 9 February, 2022

Suppliers appointed to £100m social housing ‘disruptors’ framework

18 suppliers have won spots on a Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework launched by Procurem ...

18 suppliers have won spots on a Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework launched by Procurement for Housing so local authorities and housing associations can compliantly procure cutting e ...

9 February, 2022
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Revealed: the local authorities investing the most in construction funding

|Date: 8 February, 2022

Revealed: the local authorities investing the most in construction funding

New research has revealed the UK local authorities that are increasing their construction funding at the ...

New research has revealed the UK local authorities that are increasing their construction funding at the fastest rate, with some councils upping their spend by more than 5,000% over five years. Ironmo ...

8 February, 2022
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Funding for 69 projects will help cut fuel bills for social housing tenants and deliver warmer homes

|Date: 8 February, 2022

Funding for 69 projects will help cut fuel bills for social housing tenants and deliver warmer homes

Tens of thousands of social housing tenants across England will have their energy bills cut and homes mad ...

Tens of thousands of social housing tenants across England will have their energy bills cut and homes made warmer as the Government makes £179m available to improve energy efficiency. The funding anno ...

8 February, 2022
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Cost of living crisis and automation ‘double whammy’ to hit social housing tenants hardest

|Date: 7 February, 2022

Cost of living crisis and automation ‘double whammy’ to hit social housing tenants hardest

England's 10.5 million social housing tenants face a 'double whammy' from the cost of living crisis and t ...

England's 10.5 million social housing tenants face a 'double whammy' from the cost of living crisis and the risk of more than a million jobs losses from automation, a new report warns. Social Security ...

7 February, 2022
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