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Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause?

|Date: 27 October, 2025

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause?

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause? Asks Richard Dudzicki, Founder of R ...

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause? Asks Richard Dudzicki, Founder of RDA Architects and Passivhaus Expert. Awaab Ishak’s death was supposed to be a wake-up call for ...

27 October, 2025
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Building services support families across West Dunbartonshire

|Date: 30 July, 2025

Building services support families across West Dunbartonshire

Advanced renewable energy solutions are among a range of building services installed by Arc-Tech (Scotlan ...

Advanced renewable energy solutions are among a range of building services installed by Arc-Tech (Scotland) that are supporting families across West Dunbartonshire. The Glasgow-based services provider ...

30 July, 2025
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‘Invaluable’ Seddon site visit for Salford young people

|Date: 11 June, 2025

‘Invaluable’ Seddon site visit for Salford young people

Bolton-based construction specialist, Seddon Housing Partnerships, has welcomed 15 young people to a game ...

Bolton-based construction specialist, Seddon Housing Partnerships, has welcomed 15 young people to a game-changing Salford Passivhaus scheme. Young people from Salford have received a valuable glimpse ...

11 June, 2025
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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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Groundbreaking Passivhaus leisure project hits significant milestone

|Date: 14 February, 2024

Groundbreaking Passivhaus leisure project hits significant milestone

The UK’s first and largest wet and dry Passivhaus leisure centre has undergone its next milestone moment, ...

The UK’s first and largest wet and dry Passivhaus leisure centre has undergone its next milestone moment, as installation commences on two new modular pools that will help drive cost and energy effici ...

14 February, 2024
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Planning approved for sustainable housing community in Cambourne

|Date: 19 January, 2024

Planning approved for sustainable housing community in Cambourne

The South Cambridgeshire Investment Partnership (SCIP), an equal partnership between South Cambridgeshire ...

The South Cambridgeshire Investment Partnership (SCIP), an equal partnership between South Cambridgeshire District Council and award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group, has received planning approval ...

19 January, 2024
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A window on good specification

|Date: 9 January, 2024

A window on good specification

It was recently reported that social landlord A2Dominion had completed more new homes achieving an EPC Ba ...

It was recently reported that social landlord A2Dominion had completed more new homes achieving an EPC Band A rating than any other landlord in the UK. Senior Design & Technical Manager at A2Domin ...

9 January, 2024
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Plans submitted for mixed-tenure development at Fanshawe Road, Cambridge

|Date: 3 January, 2024

Plans submitted for mixed-tenure development at Fanshawe Road, Cambridge

The Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) has submitted plans for a new mixed-tenure development of 84 a ...

The Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) has submitted plans for a new mixed-tenure development of 84 affordable and market sale homes at Fanshawe Road in the Coleridge Ward of the city. The propose ...

3 January, 2024
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Liniar | Specifying low carbon windows and doors

|Date: 8 November, 2023

Liniar | Specifying low carbon windows and doors

In a bid to tackle the effects of climate change, the UK Government has proposed the Future Building Stan ...

In a bid to tackle the effects of climate change, the UK Government has proposed the Future Building Standards and Future Homes Standard, which will see changes to Part L (Conservation of fuel and pow ...

8 November, 2023
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Planning application submitted for refurbishment and Passivhaus extension at Edinburgh’s Trinity Academy

|Date: 24 October, 2023

Planning application submitted for refurbishment and Passivhaus extension at Edinburgh’s Trinity Academy

A planning application has been submitted to City of Edinburgh Council for the second phase of developmen ...

A planning application has been submitted to City of Edinburgh Council for the second phase of development at Trinity Academy, a secondary school set within the Victoria Park conservation area in the ...

24 October, 2023
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