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High-rise Retrofit Insights with A. Proctor Group | Retrofitting high-rise buildings

|Date: 27 October, 2023

High-rise Retrofit Insights with A. Proctor Group | Retrofitting high-rise buildings

The retrofitting of high-rise buildings in the UK can face several challenges. In this article, James Bra ...

The retrofitting of high-rise buildings in the UK can face several challenges. In this article, James Brackenreed-Johnston, Head of Facades at the A. Proctor Group, examines some common problems encou ...

27 October, 2023
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Climate of change

|Date: 23 October, 2023

Climate of change

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the Prime Minister's climate policy climbdown in September and how ...

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the Prime Minister's climate policy climbdown in September and how it could stymie climate innovation at a time when we need greater certainty, to encourage the ...

23 October, 2023
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REHAU event puts retrofitting residential heat networks in the spotlight

|Date: 18 October, 2023

REHAU event puts retrofitting residential heat networks in the spotlight

Prominent polymer systems house REHAU welcomed building professionals to London last week for the latest ...

Prominent polymer systems house REHAU welcomed building professionals to London last week for the latest in its in-person Retrofit 23 series of panel events exploring the deep retrofit of homes at sca ...

18 October, 2023
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AKW helps make kitchens safer thanks to new Grab-a-Rail

|Date: 17 October, 2023

AKW helps make kitchens safer thanks to new Grab-a-Rail

AKW, a leading provider of bathroom accessibility solutions, has begun production of Grab-a-Rail, an easy ...

AKW, a leading provider of bathroom accessibility solutions, has begun production of Grab-a-Rail, an easy and quick to install solution that will help to make kitchens safer to move around and more ac ...

17 October, 2023
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Fortem deliver energy efficiency cost savings for Hull City Council residents

|Date: 16 October, 2023

Fortem deliver energy efficiency cost savings for Hull City Council residents

Fortem has recently received glowing feedback from Hull City Council residents, as they near completion o ...

Fortem has recently received glowing feedback from Hull City Council residents, as they near completion on an eight-year project to improve energy efficiency, lower fuel poverty and support the decarb ...

16 October, 2023
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Citizen is working with partners to train students in retrofitting as part of its social housing decarbonisation project

|Date: 11 October, 2023

Citizen is working with partners to train students in retrofitting as part of its social housing decarbonisation project

The next generation of retrofit experts are learning their trade while working on Citizen properties as p ...

The next generation of retrofit experts are learning their trade while working on Citizen properties as part of the housing association’s latest social housing decarbonisation project. Citizen is work ...

11 October, 2023
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Greening social homes offers opportunities beyond the sector

|Date: 10 October, 2023

Greening social homes offers opportunities beyond the sector

The decarbonisation of social housing will have benefits way beyond housing itself, says a new independen ...

The decarbonisation of social housing will have benefits way beyond housing itself, says a new independent think tank report. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) claims that making the nation’s homes ...

10 October, 2023
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National Home Decarbonisation Group calls on government to release SHDF Wave 3 in Autumn Statement

|Date: 2 October, 2023

National Home Decarbonisation Group calls on government to release SHDF Wave 3 in Autumn Statement

The Government’s recent steps back on green policies are a cause for concern in successfully decarbonisin ...

The Government’s recent steps back on green policies are a cause for concern in successfully decarbonising the UK’s homes. Speaking on behalf of its members, the Chair of the National Home Decarbonisa ...

2 October, 2023
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More than 700 Lincolnshire Housing Partnership homes set to benefit from lower energy bills thanks to major insulation upgrade scheme

|Date: 2 October, 2023

More than 700 Lincolnshire Housing Partnership homes set to benefit from lower energy bills thanks to major insulation upgrade scheme

Residents at the Reed Mere estate in Immingham and the Willows estate in Grimsby are set to benefit from ...

Residents at the Reed Mere estate in Immingham and the Willows estate in Grimsby are set to benefit from lower energy bills and more comfortable homes thanks to external wall insulation (EWI) funded b ...

2 October, 2023
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Buildings Mission Zero Network launches ‘Mission Retrofit’ report

|Date: 29 September, 2023

Buildings Mission Zero Network launches ‘Mission Retrofit’ report

New Mission Retrofit report highlights the critical need and key next steps to decarbonise our existing h ...

New Mission Retrofit report highlights the critical need and key next steps to decarbonise our existing homes and buildings. The Buildings Mission Zero Network has launched the first of two reports su ...

29 September, 2023
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