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Planning permission granted for 16 new homes for borough rough sleepers

|Date: 10 February, 2022

Planning permission granted for 16 new homes for borough rough sleepers

A former adult learning facility will be converted into 10 homes for rough sleepers, with a further six s ...

A former adult learning facility will be converted into 10 homes for rough sleepers, with a further six self-contained SoloHaus MMC homes installed onsite. The Hill Group has gifted the modular homes, ...

10 February, 2022
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A winning recipe for making government buildings ‘green’

|Date: 28 January, 2022

A winning recipe for making government buildings ‘green’

In just 13 years’ time, the Government wants to see a 78% reduction in emissions from public sector build ...

In just 13 years’ time, the Government wants to see a 78% reduction in emissions from public sector buildings. But with the clock already ticking to the 2035 deadline, what is the most effective way t ...

28 January, 2022
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Wates Residential searches for sustainable innovations to build net zero homes

|Date: 19 January, 2022

Wates Residential searches for sustainable innovations to build net zero homes

Wates Residential, part of leading privately-owned construction, property services and development compan ...

Wates Residential, part of leading privately-owned construction, property services and development company Wates Group, is launching a new campaign to find innovative, sustainable technologies and mat ...

19 January, 2022
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Driving scalability through demand for MMC

|Date: 1 December, 2021

Driving scalability through demand for MMC

Industry experts have called for greater standardisation, collaboration and incentivisation to make Moder ...

Industry experts have called for greater standardisation, collaboration and incentivisation to make Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) work at scale. Specialists from law and finance have said that ...

1 December, 2021
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Cardiff installs first of their kind green, affordable homes

|Date: 17 November, 2021

Cardiff installs first of their kind green, affordable homes

Wates Residential and Cardiff Council are installing Cardiff’s first sustainable, modular homes, at a bro ...

Wates Residential and Cardiff Council are installing Cardiff’s first sustainable, modular homes, at a brownfield site on Crofts Street, Plasnewydd, as the Council increases its provision of affordable ...

17 November, 2021
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How to meet the 300,000 new homes per year target, new report makes recommendations including target growth areas

|Date: 29 October, 2021

How to meet the 300,000 new homes per year target, new report makes recommendations including target growth areas

A new report has been released which analyses the UK housing crisis and makes 11 recommendations on how t ...

A new report has been released which analyses the UK housing crisis and makes 11 recommendations on how the sector can achieve the target of 300,000 new homes per year. Entitled 'Better Understanding ...

29 October, 2021
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Housing sector must increase collaboration to meet decarbonisation targets

|Date: 28 October, 2021

Housing sector must increase collaboration to meet decarbonisation targets

Greater collaboration across the sector in embracing new technology and re-skilling the workforce is esse ...

Greater collaboration across the sector in embracing new technology and re-skilling the workforce is essential if new homes and existing stock are to meet the nation’s ambitious decarbonisation target ...

28 October, 2021
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UK Construction Week opens with big splash on sustainability

|Date: 6 October, 2021

UK Construction Week opens with big splash on sustainability

UK Construction Week opens its doors, welcoming thousands of determined buyers and built environment prof ...

UK Construction Week opens its doors, welcoming thousands of determined buyers and built environment professionals catching up on two years of innovation, policy advances and new product development. ...

6 October, 2021
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Wates and the Department for Education begin work on first net zero schools

|Date: 27 September, 2021

Wates and the Department for Education begin work on first net zero schools

Wates and the Department for Education (DfE) have announced that work has begun on building some of the U ...

Wates and the Department for Education (DfE) have announced that work has begun on building some of the UK’s first net zero schools. Lytham St Annes High School, Littleborough Community Primary School ...

27 September, 2021
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Vistry Partnerships secures Homes England Strategic Partnership status

|Date: 6 September, 2021

Vistry Partnerships secures Homes England Strategic Partnership status

Leading partnerships & regeneration business Vistry Partnerships has been selected as one of Homes En ...

Leading partnerships & regeneration business Vistry Partnerships has been selected as one of Homes England’s Strategic Partners, securing a five-year programme of grant funding totalling £83m that ...

6 September, 2021
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