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Work begins on North Somerset’s first Passivhaus housing scheme

|Date: 22 August, 2023

Work begins on North Somerset’s first Passivhaus housing scheme

Delivery of 52 new Passivhaus homes for local people has taken a step forward as part of North Somerset C ...

Delivery of 52 new Passivhaus homes for local people has taken a step forward as part of North Somerset Council’s ambitions to tackle the climate emergency and reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030. ...

22 August, 2023
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Mitsubishi Electric launches Committed Carbon Reduction Partner Accreditation

|Date: 4 August, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric launches Committed Carbon Reduction Partner Accreditation

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new Committed Carbon Reduction Partner (CCRP) Accreditation to support ...

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new Committed Carbon Reduction Partner (CCRP) Accreditation to support contractors in reducing their carbon emissions, winning new business and differentiating thems ...

4 August, 2023
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Keepmoat to deliver 4,000 new homes targeting net zero as it becomes new strategic partner of WMCA

|Date: 5 July, 2023

Keepmoat to deliver 4,000 new homes targeting net zero as it becomes new strategic partner of WMCA

Top 10 homebuilder Keepmoat announces it has become the latest strategic partner of the West Midlands Com ...

Top 10 homebuilder Keepmoat announces it has become the latest strategic partner of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with a commitment to build 4,000 additional new homes in the West Midla ...

5 July, 2023
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The need to create energy-efficient homes is more urgent than ever

|Date: 8 November, 2022

The need to create energy-efficient homes is more urgent than ever

With the 27th UN Climate Conference taking place and the ongoing energy crisis impacting social housing t ...

With the 27th UN Climate Conference taking place and the ongoing energy crisis impacting social housing tenants more than most, the need to create energy-efficient homes is more urgent than ever. Tony ...

8 November, 2022
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Can you rise to the green heat hub grand challenge?

|Date: 6 October, 2022

Can you rise to the green heat hub grand challenge?

Scottish Enterprise has launched a Green Heat Hub Grand Challenge to encourage innovation around the gree ...

Scottish Enterprise has launched a Green Heat Hub Grand Challenge to encourage innovation around the green heat solutions of the future, from heat pumps to battery technology, that will lead to the cr ...

6 October, 2022
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Livv Homes sets its sights on net zero as pilot project gets underway

|Date: 28 March, 2022

Livv Homes sets its sights on net zero as pilot project gets underway

Livv Homes, part of Livv Housing Group, is developing 15 new affordable homes in Westvale, Kirkby, which ...

Livv Homes, part of Livv Housing Group, is developing 15 new affordable homes in Westvale, Kirkby, which will become a pilot to explore the short- to mid-term impact of moving to a net zero developmen ...

28 March, 2022
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Skills shortage in four key jobs and three sector challenges curbing UK home decarbonisation

|Date: 14 January, 2022

Skills shortage in four key jobs and three sector challenges curbing UK home decarbonisation

A skills shortage in four key jobs — coupled with three key sector challenges — have been identified in a ...

A skills shortage in four key jobs — coupled with three key sector challenges — have been identified in a review of the skills required to decarbonise UK homes for net zero. The report, Foresighting S ...

14 January, 2022
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New CIBSE guidance: Electrification for net zero

|Date: 26 November, 2021

New CIBSE guidance: Electrification for net zero

New guidance on the design and operation of building electrical services that focus on the electrificatio ...

New guidance on the design and operation of building electrical services that focus on the electrification of buildings in the drive to net zero carbon has been published by the Chartered Institution ...

26 November, 2021
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EnviroVent to reveal roadmap to net-zero at Homes UK 2021

|Date: 10 November, 2021

EnviroVent to reveal roadmap to net-zero at Homes UK 2021

Harrogate-based ventilation manufacturer EnviroVent will be revealing its Roadmap to Net-Zero at the Home ...

Harrogate-based ventilation manufacturer EnviroVent will be revealing its Roadmap to Net-Zero at the Homes UK 2021 exhibition (ExCel London 23-24 November). The leading ventilation manufacturer, will ...

10 November, 2021
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Wates, Arup and HKS launch partnership to decarbonise NHS estate

|Date: 19 October, 2021

Wates, Arup and HKS launch partnership to decarbonise NHS estate

A new partnership to support NHS Trusts in developing and implementing their decarbonisation strategies l ...

A new partnership to support NHS Trusts in developing and implementing their decarbonisation strategies launches, as senior NHS leaders argue that decarbonising the NHS estate is “fundamentally not co ...

19 October, 2021
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