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Schools and the heat decarbonisation challenge

|Date: 12 August, 2025

Schools and the heat decarbonisation challenge

Decarbonising heat in schools will play a key role in achieving government climate targets and driving do ...

Decarbonising heat in schools will play a key role in achieving government climate targets and driving down energy use and bills for schools, while improving building conditions. But progress remains ...

12 August, 2025
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Schools could face ‘heatwave’ like temperatures for 10 weeks a year, while flooding could make Peterborough uninhabitable this century

|Date: 30 June, 2025

Schools could face ‘heatwave’ like temperatures for 10 weeks a year, while flooding could make Peterborough uninhabitable this century

The UK’s most vulnerable places to overheating, flooding, and other climate risks are revealed in a major ...

The UK’s most vulnerable places to overheating, flooding, and other climate risks are revealed in a major new report, the UK Climate Resilience Roadmap. It warns that climate change means some schools ...

30 June, 2025
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Schools strongly support heat decarbonisation, but barriers hinder progress, according to new Baxi research

|Date: 15 May, 2025

Schools strongly support heat decarbonisation, but barriers hinder progress, according to new Baxi research

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contrac ...

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for net zero and support for low carbon heating systems in ...

15 May, 2025
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Groundbreaking ceremony held for new secondary school in Bristol

|Date: 11 November, 2024

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new secondary school in Bristol

Multi-academy trust Oasis Community Learning (part of Oasis Charitable Trust) and Wates Group (the develo ...

Multi-academy trust Oasis Community Learning (part of Oasis Charitable Trust) and Wates Group (the development, building and property maintenance company), have held a groundbreaking ceremony for a ne ...

11 November, 2024
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A. Proctor Group | Escaping the ghosts of the past: the rise of the UK’s offsite sector

|Date: 26 April, 2024

A. Proctor Group | Escaping the ghosts of the past: the rise of the UK’s offsite sector

Offsite construction in the UK is so much more than post-war prefab and struggling MMC housebuilders. But ...

Offsite construction in the UK is so much more than post-war prefab and struggling MMC housebuilders. But the sector’s many successes struggle to get their story told. Adam Salt, Business Development ...

26 April, 2024
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Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

Leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched Protect FrameSafe FR — a new Class A2-s1, d0 flame re ...

Leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched Protect FrameSafe FR — a new Class A2-s1, d0 flame retardant external wall breather membrane offering fire protection across low-, medium- and high- ...

22 March, 2024
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Baxi | Refurbishing schools for net zero

|Date: 27 February, 2024

Baxi | Refurbishing schools for net zero

The focus on low carbon design is now critical for all public sector buildings in line with government de ...

The focus on low carbon design is now critical for all public sector buildings in line with government decarbonisation targets. Rob Erwood, Sales & Specification Director at Baxi, looks at how one ...

27 February, 2024
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Upgrading the UK’s existing buildings key to coping with future record heat

|Date: 11 January, 2024

Upgrading the UK’s existing buildings key to coping with future record heat

Richard Tibenham of climate tech firm IES says upgrading the UK's existing buildings will be key to copin ...

Richard Tibenham of climate tech firm IES says upgrading the UK's existing buildings will be key to coping with future record heat. The confirmation that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded demons ...

11 January, 2024
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First Net Zero school in Leicestershire marks opening with time capsule

|Date: 2 January, 2024

First Net Zero school in Leicestershire marks opening with time capsule

Hollycroft Primary School makes history as the first Net Zero school to open in Leicestershire. To mark i ...

Hollycroft Primary School makes history as the first Net Zero school to open in Leicestershire. To mark its opening, new homes developer Bloor Homes partnered with construction firm Willmott Dixon to ...

2 January, 2024
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Howells Patent Glazing | Shining a light on education

|Date: 27 November, 2023

Howells Patent Glazing | Shining a light on education

Tracey Jackson, Business Development Manager at Howells Patent Glazing, talks to LABM about the importanc ...

Tracey Jackson, Business Development Manager at Howells Patent Glazing, talks to LABM about the importance of light in education facilities and offers advice on the specification of rooflights. There ...

27 November, 2023
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Liberty mobilises trio of major contracts with ForHousing

Delivering smarter, more cost-effective kitchen refurbs

Government must level the playing field for landlords and tenants to supercharge uptake of solar PV in commercial leaseholds

Teen’s thanks for life-changing home adaptations

AI adoption in property management

Barnet opens 75 new homes for residents with extra care needs

£2.8m in social value activity positively impacts Karbon’s customers and communities

How a career in gas engineering helped Laura find purpose after the military

Groundbreaking signals commencement of new homes development at historic Gwynedd community

Greener Futures Partnership and Pretium Frameworks launch Dynamic Purchasing System

Schools and the heat decarbonisation challenge

Schools and the heat decarbonisation challenge

Schools could face ‘heatwave’ like temperatures for 10 weeks a year, while flooding could make Peterborough uninhabitable this century

Schools could face ‘heatwave’ like temperatures for 10 weeks a year, while flooding could make Peterborough uninhabitable this century

Schools strongly support heat decarbonisation, but barriers hinder progress, according to new Baxi research

Schools strongly support heat decarbonisation, but barriers hinder progress, according to new Baxi research

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new secondary school in Bristol

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new secondary school in Bristol

A. Proctor Group | Escaping the ghosts of the past: the rise of the UK’s offsite sector

A. Proctor Group | Escaping the ghosts of the past: the rise of the UK’s offsite sector

Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

Baxi | Refurbishing schools for net zero

Baxi | Refurbishing schools for net zero

Upgrading the UK’s existing buildings key to coping with future record heat

Upgrading the UK’s existing buildings key to coping with future record heat

First Net Zero school in Leicestershire marks opening with time capsule

First Net Zero school in Leicestershire marks opening with time capsule

Howells Patent Glazing | Shining a light on education

Howells Patent Glazing | Shining a light on education