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New courses in retrofitting available to boost employment opportunities and support Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral target

|Date: 28 February, 2023

New courses in retrofitting available to boost employment opportunities and support Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral target

New training courses in retrofitting have launched to help individuals boost their careers, while ensurin ...

New training courses in retrofitting have launched to help individuals boost their careers, while ensuring Greater Manchester has a skilled workforce for achieving its carbon neutral ambition by 2038. ...

28 February, 2023
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Sero | Is fabric first really the best strategy?

|Date: 21 February, 2023

Sero | Is fabric first really the best strategy?

With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate and homes producing 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions, ...

With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate and homes producing 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions, we look at whether a fabric first approach to retrofitting homes is the best strategy. Here, S ...

21 February, 2023
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World-first solar technology is a game-changer in providing affordable clean energy to flats

|Date: 14 February, 2023

World-first solar technology is a game-changer in providing affordable clean energy to flats

Allume Energy, Wales & West Housing and the Welsh Government have announced the first installation of ...

Allume Energy, Wales & West Housing and the Welsh Government have announced the first installation of Allume’s SolShare technology for the UK’s housing sector, to provide clean, affordable electri ...

14 February, 2023
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UK-first technology gives new life to historic North Wales Housing Association property

|Date: 13 February, 2023

UK-first technology gives new life to historic North Wales Housing Association property

Pilot of new innovative external wall insulation in North Wales could be used as a model to retrofit hist ...

Pilot of new innovative external wall insulation in North Wales could be used as a model to retrofit historic properties to improve energy efficiency. Social housing tenants living in a traditional st ...

13 February, 2023
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Tolent gears up to support net zero carbon targets on social housing with new service

|Date: 9 February, 2023

Tolent gears up to support net zero carbon targets on social housing with new service

North East contractor Tolent has launched a new service to help support registered providers of social ho ...

North East contractor Tolent has launched a new service to help support registered providers of social housing improve the energy efficiency of homes across the region. In line with the Governments Cl ...

9 February, 2023
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Five frameworks to support public sector with mission zero and buildings compliance

|Date: 31 January, 2023

Five frameworks to support public sector with mission zero and buildings compliance

Crucial public sector retrofit, energy efficiency, and asset safety and compliance works are top of the a ...

Crucial public sector retrofit, energy efficiency, and asset safety and compliance works are top of the agenda for five new frameworks launching in 2023. The frameworks from public sector construction ...

31 January, 2023
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Retrofit delivery focus for UK cities and regions

|Date: 24 January, 2023

Retrofit delivery focus for UK cities and regions

A new sense of urgency to scale up retrofit as energy crisis impacts bite, and government funding flows — ...

A new sense of urgency to scale up retrofit as energy crisis impacts bite, and government funding flows — Low Carbon Homes announces Liverpool, Glasgow and Lancashire retrofit summits. The impacts of ...

24 January, 2023
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George Clarke invites young people to take part in radical Eco-Fix challenge

|Date: 20 January, 2023

George Clarke invites young people to take part in radical Eco-Fix challenge

TV architect George Clarke teams up with Grimshaw and Mace to fire the imaginations of young people with ...

TV architect George Clarke teams up with Grimshaw and Mace to fire the imaginations of young people with the launch of the Eco-Fix challenge. Renowned architect and TV presenter George Clarke and his ...

20 January, 2023
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Carbon emissions and fuel bills dramatically cut in ground-breaking Equans housing scheme

|Date: 17 January, 2023

Carbon emissions and fuel bills dramatically cut in ground-breaking Equans housing scheme

An innovative £9m project to make 190 Leeds homes warmer and greener has had dramatic results, with the p ...

An innovative £9m project to make 190 Leeds homes warmer and greener has had dramatic results, with the properties now amongst the country’s most energy-efficient. As part of the scheme — completed by ...

17 January, 2023
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Debunking housing decarbonisation myths

|Date: 17 January, 2023

Debunking housing decarbonisation myths

The stats say it all: Debunking decarbonisation myths with Matt Hodges, Energy and Sustainability Manager ...

The stats say it all: Debunking decarbonisation myths with Matt Hodges, Energy and Sustainability Manager at NetZero Collective. I often hear people questioning the housing sector’s ability to decarbo ...

17 January, 2023
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