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Perega | Futureproofing social housing against climate change

|Date: 23 June, 2022

Perega | Futureproofing social housing against climate change

Monika Rogers, Senior Structural Engineer at Perega, discusses the damaging impacts of climate change and ...

Monika Rogers, Senior Structural Engineer at Perega, discusses the damaging impacts of climate change and the key points for councils and housing associations to consider when planning, designing and ...

23 June, 2022
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Metro Mayors and leaders from across the UK tell Government they are ready to lead country to net zero carbon

|Date: 8 June, 2022

Metro Mayors and leaders from across the UK tell Government they are ready to lead country to net zero carbon

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has joined other Metro Mayors and leaders from across the UK to ...

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has joined other Metro Mayors and leaders from across the UK to ask for greater powers and funding so they can lead the country to net zero carbon in a way th ...

8 June, 2022
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Retrofit — How to make it work?

|Date: 29 March, 2022

Retrofit — How to make it work?

Goodman Masson and Q-Bot ran a very well-attended webinar on Tuesday 15th March tackling the big challeng ...

Goodman Masson and Q-Bot ran a very well-attended webinar on Tuesday 15th March tackling the big challenge of retrofit, acquiring government funding and how to make it work for every stakeholder. The ...

29 March, 2022
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Stonewater launches framework to support ambitious development programme

|Date: 28 March, 2022

Stonewater launches framework to support ambitious development programme

Stonewater is laying solid foundations for its progressive new housebuilding programme by selecting poten ...

Stonewater is laying solid foundations for its progressive new housebuilding programme by selecting potential partners to support its development plans. The leading housing provider has unveiled a new ...

28 March, 2022
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Greater Manchester declares ‘biodiversity emergency’ and reiterates rapid drive to net zero

|Date: 25 March, 2022

Greater Manchester declares ‘biodiversity emergency’ and reiterates rapid drive to net zero

Greater Manchester has declared a 'biodiversity emergency', with Leaders today (Friday 25th March) settin ...

Greater Manchester has declared a 'biodiversity emergency', with Leaders today (Friday 25th March) setting out a series of projects and initiatives across the city-region which seek to recover and res ...

25 March, 2022
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Hertfordshire housing partnership launches first joint sustainability project

|Date: 25 March, 2022

Hertfordshire housing partnership launches first joint sustainability project

Three Hertfordshire-based housing associations have launched their first joint sustainability initiative ...

Three Hertfordshire-based housing associations have launched their first joint sustainability initiative to boost their homes’ energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint. The ‘Greener Herts’ ...

25 March, 2022
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Going green with Grand Union’s net zero carbon homes

|Date: 23 March, 2022

Going green with Grand Union’s net zero carbon homes

Local housing provider Grand Union Housing Group has begun work on its most environmentally friendly new ...

Local housing provider Grand Union Housing Group has begun work on its most environmentally friendly new homes to date. Work is well underway on site at Wood Burcote House, Towcester, to build 20 apar ...

23 March, 2022
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Award winning project that ‘feels like a penthouse’ is completed

|Date: 15 March, 2022

Award winning project that ‘feels like a penthouse’ is completed

A project to introduce innovative energy saving measures to council homes in Nottingham has been complete ...

A project to introduce innovative energy saving measures to council homes in Nottingham has been completed, with one tenant stating that his new look home ‘feels like a penthouse'. 12 formerly hard-to ...

15 March, 2022
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Construction membranes help One Manchester to set the standard for energy efficiency

|Date: 13 January, 2022

Construction membranes help One Manchester to set the standard for energy efficiency

Construction membranes from Glidevale Protect have been installed throughout a flagship low carbon new-bu ...

Construction membranes from Glidevale Protect have been installed throughout a flagship low carbon new-build development for social housing provider, One Manchester, helping meet stringent airtightnes ...

13 January, 2022
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New report highlights the impact of retrofit programmes on social housing customers

|Date: 4 January, 2022

New report highlights the impact of retrofit programmes on social housing customers

A new report launched by housing provider, Orbit, details how the decarbonisation retrofit programme will ...

A new report launched by housing provider, Orbit, details how the decarbonisation retrofit programme will impact Orbit’s customers, both during the retrofit works and post-works, with a particular foc ...

4 January, 2022
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