Midland Heart Archives

Region’s golden housing opportunity can’t be squandered — Mayoral candidates told

|Date: 18 April, 2024

Region’s golden housing opportunity can’t be squandered — Mayoral candidates told

The West Midlands’ leading social landlords have joined forces to tell the candidates vying to be the reg ...

The West Midlands’ leading social landlords have joined forces to tell the candidates vying to be the region’s next Mayor that the next four years offers a golden opportunity for housing in the region ...

18 April, 2024
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Project 80 paves the way for a new era of sustainable residential construction

|Date: 7 November, 2023

Project 80 paves the way for a new era of sustainable residential construction

The brainchild of forward-thinking housing association, Midland Heart, Project 80’s design and constructi ...

The brainchild of forward-thinking housing association, Midland Heart, Project 80’s design and construction has been significantly influenced by the Future Homes Standard, set to be introduced in 2025 ...

7 November, 2023
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Birmingham eco homes project leads way in bid to cut carbon emissions – but humans must play their part

|Date: 21 July, 2023

Birmingham eco homes project leads way in bid to cut carbon emissions – but humans must play their part

A year-long study into the activity of people living in a development of low carbon homes has concluded t ...

A year-long study into the activity of people living in a development of low carbon homes has concluded that human lifestyles must adapt alongside the building technology in order to meet ambitious em ...

21 July, 2023
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Midland Heart launches UK’s first Future Homes Standard homes

|Date: 15 March, 2022

Midland Heart launches UK’s first Future Homes Standard homes

Midland Heart hosted a launch event for its innovative Project 80 developments. The housing association, ...

Midland Heart hosted a launch event for its innovative Project 80 developments. The housing association, which owns and manages 34,000 homes across the Midlands, is building the UK’s first homes that ...

15 March, 2022
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Project 80 will be a ‘living lab’ to test how to achieve the Future Homes Standard

|Date: 7 March, 2022

Project 80 will be a ‘living lab’ to test how to achieve the Future Homes Standard

Baxi air source heat pumps are to be used in a pioneering project, launched today (7th March), to impleme ...

Baxi air source heat pumps are to be used in a pioneering project, launched today (7th March), to implement low carbon heating in new houses. From 2025, the proposed Future Homes Standard will ban gas ...

7 March, 2022
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British Gas teams up with Midland Heart to support decarbonisation of homes

|Date: 14 February, 2022

British Gas teams up with Midland Heart to support decarbonisation of homes

British Gas and Midland Heart have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the housing associatio ...

British Gas and Midland Heart have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the housing association’s objective of both decarbonising and improving the energy efficiency of homes. The collabora ...

14 February, 2022
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Housing association leader recognised as top 50 employee experience champion

|Date: 26 January, 2022

Housing association leader recognised as top 50 employee experience champion

Baljinder Kang, Executive Director of Corporate Resources at Midlands-based housing association Midland H ...

Baljinder Kang, Executive Director of Corporate Resources at Midlands-based housing association Midland Heart, has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 50 employee experience champions. EX50, in ass ...

26 January, 2022
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British Gas and Midland Heart work together to lower carbon emissions in Coventry homes

|Date: 25 November, 2021

British Gas and Midland Heart work together to lower carbon emissions in Coventry homes

British Gas and Midland Heart have partnered to deliver a decarbonisation pilot scheme in Coventry. The p ...

British Gas and Midland Heart have partnered to deliver a decarbonisation pilot scheme in Coventry. The pilot aims to showcase how social housing can be retrofitted with lower carbon energy, including ...

25 November, 2021
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Midland Heart is building homes for the future today

|Date: 12 August, 2021

Midland Heart is building homes for the future today

Leading housing association, Midland Heart, has started work on a housing development in Handsworth, Birm ...

Leading housing association, Midland Heart, has started work on a housing development in Handsworth, Birmingham that will meet the Government’s Future Homes Standard, providing an 80% reduction in car ...

12 August, 2021
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Midland Heart maintains industry leading rating

|Date: 30 July, 2021

Midland Heart maintains industry leading rating

Leading housing association, Midland Heart, has maintained its industry leading governance and financial ...

Leading housing association, Midland Heart, has maintained its industry leading governance and financial viability ratings. Following an in-depth assessment by the Regulator for Social Housing in Apri ...

30 July, 2021
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