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Innovative modular rooftop extension provides additional affordable homes in Bermondsey

|Date: 13 November, 2023

Innovative modular rooftop extension provides additional affordable homes in Bermondsey

An innovative modular rooftop extension is providing additional affordable homes at Antony and Roderick H ...

An innovative modular rooftop extension is providing additional affordable homes at Antony and Roderick House in South-East London. With land in London at a premium and an acute need to provide new af ...

13 November, 2023
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Pyroguard | Breaking point

|Date: 3 July, 2023

Pyroguard | Breaking point

Following the ban on laminated glass in balustrade applications (due to potential fire spread risks), the ...

Following the ban on laminated glass in balustrade applications (due to potential fire spread risks), the specification and glazing industries appear to have partially moved away and found an alternat ...

3 July, 2023
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Have your say on fire suppression

|Date: 27 June, 2023

Have your say on fire suppression

Since the Grenfell Tower fire six years ago, new building and fire safety regulations have been introduce ...

Since the Grenfell Tower fire six years ago, new building and fire safety regulations have been introduced to prevent similar tragedies, and social landlords are getting to grips with a dramatically d ...

27 June, 2023
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Leeds collaborating with UK business leaders to help unlock green home upgrades

|Date: 20 June, 2023

Leeds collaborating with UK business leaders to help unlock green home upgrades

Leeds City Council is working with some of the country’s biggest firms to address barriers that prevent h ...

Leeds City Council is working with some of the country’s biggest firms to address barriers that prevent households from accessing energy-saving green home upgrades. The council has been part of a majo ...

20 June, 2023
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Leeds secures £16.8m boost for new plans to help residents access affordable green home upgrades

|Date: 24 March, 2023

Leeds secures £16.8m boost for new plans to help residents access affordable green home upgrades

Hundreds more households will enjoy cheaper energy bills thanks to green upgrades after Leeds City Counci ...

Hundreds more households will enjoy cheaper energy bills thanks to green upgrades after Leeds City Council secured £16.8m to progress its plans to deliver climate-friendly housing across the city. The ...

24 March, 2023
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Dutyholders must pay heed to multiple emerging fire safety legislations, urges Bureau Veritas

|Date: 23 January, 2023

Dutyholders must pay heed to multiple emerging fire safety legislations, urges Bureau Veritas

Dutyholders must pay heed to multiple emerging fire safety legislations, such as the Fire Safety (England ...

Dutyholders must pay heed to multiple emerging fire safety legislations, such as the Fire Safety (England) Regulation 2022, urges Bureau Veritas. The compliance experts have created a webinar to brin ...

23 January, 2023
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Polypipe Building Services launches guidance on drainage system best practice for public sector RMI projects

|Date: 4 October, 2022

Polypipe Building Services launches guidance on drainage system best practice for public sector RMI projects

With the launch of the Better Social Housing Review in June bringing an increased focus on the importance ...

With the launch of the Better Social Housing Review in June bringing an increased focus on the importance of refurbishing ageing public housing stock, Polypipe Building Services has announced the laun ...

4 October, 2022
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CIBSE launches new training on the Building Safety Bill

|Date: 28 April, 2022

CIBSE launches new training on the Building Safety Bill

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has developed a new training course focu ...

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has developed a new training course focused on the Building Safety Bill. The course is designed to support building services profession ...

28 April, 2022
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Clarion works with Adelard to develop safety case framework in response to Hackitt report

|Date: 7 May, 2021

Clarion works with Adelard to develop safety case framework in response to Hackitt report

Clarion Housing Group is collaborating with Adelard, safety case and risk management specialists, to deve ...

Clarion Housing Group is collaborating with Adelard, safety case and risk management specialists, to develop and deploy a safety case programme and framework for Higher Risk Buildings (HRB) helping to ...

7 May, 2021
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