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The road to Net Zero: how to decarbonise local authority buildings.

|Date: 23 October, 2024

The road to Net Zero: how to decarbonise local authority buildings.

When it comes to Net Zero, the winds of change are upon us, but we still face an uphill battle with publi ...

When it comes to Net Zero, the winds of change are upon us, but we still face an uphill battle with public buildings. With no statutory targets and obstacles remaining, total decarbonisation by 2050 c ...

23 October, 2024
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Curo completes its first energy-saving retrofit project

|Date: 30 August, 2024

Curo completes its first energy-saving retrofit project

Curo residents are celebrating warmer and cheaper homes as the Bath-based housing association completes i ...

Curo residents are celebrating warmer and cheaper homes as the Bath-based housing association completes its first energy-saving upgrade project. Twenty-two homes in Compton Dando and Pensford have bee ...

30 August, 2024
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Net Zero Retrofit Pilot Project in Cambridge

|Date: 23 August, 2024

Net Zero Retrofit Pilot Project in Cambridge

Cambridge City Council’s pioneering Net Zero Retrofit Pilot has started on site, with Axis Europe deliver ...

Cambridge City Council’s pioneering Net Zero Retrofit Pilot has started on site, with Axis Europe delivering the project as main contractor. This ambitious initiative will upgrade fifty 1930s council ...

23 August, 2024
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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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Working together to deliver Net Zero

|Date: 31 May, 2024

Working together to deliver Net Zero

Social landlord Together Housing is leading the drive for Net Zero homes in the North of England. Here, S ...

Social landlord Together Housing is leading the drive for Net Zero homes in the North of England. Here, Senior Manager of Net Zero Jon Schofield and Senior Project Coordinator Sheridan Boyd share how ...

31 May, 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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UK housing net zero opportunities and challenges

|Date: 24 May, 2024

UK housing net zero opportunities and challenges

Mears Group has launched its first Decarbonisation Report, which lays out the scale of the opportunity an ...

Mears Group has launched its first Decarbonisation Report, which lays out the scale of the opportunity and challenge facing the housing sector as it works towards reaching the UK's net zero targets. B ...

24 May, 2024
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It’s time for the industry to forget ‘Fabric First’ and focus on real decarbonisation

|Date: 8 May, 2024

It’s time for the industry to forget ‘Fabric First’ and focus on real decarbonisation

Neil Waite, Director of NetZero Collective argues that it’s time for the industry to forget 'Fabric First ...

Neil Waite, Director of NetZero Collective argues that it’s time for the industry to forget 'Fabric First' and focus on real decarbonisation. The journey toward net zero, while still in its infancy, h ...

8 May, 2024
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