Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Archives

Noise pollution data points to need for high quality window frames

|Date: 29 August, 2025

Noise pollution data points to need for high quality window frames

Following the European Environment Agency’s latest noise pollution report, REHAU has called attention to ...

Following the European Environment Agency’s latest noise pollution report, REHAU has called attention to the importance of windows that offer strong acoustic performance when specifying for retrofit a ...

29 August, 2025
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£3.6m energy improvement programme boosts efficiency of hundreds of homes

|Date: 21 May, 2025

£3.6m energy improvement programme boosts efficiency of hundreds of homes

218 homes across Northumberland and County Durham have benefitted from a much-needed efficiency boost, as ...

218 homes across Northumberland and County Durham have benefitted from a much-needed efficiency boost, as part of a government funded energy improvement programme. Delivered by northern housing assoc ...

21 May, 2025
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UK housing net zero opportunities and challenges

|Date: 24 May, 2024

UK housing net zero opportunities and challenges

Mears Group has launched its first Decarbonisation Report, which lays out the scale of the opportunity an ...

Mears Group has launched its first Decarbonisation Report, which lays out the scale of the opportunity and challenge facing the housing sector as it works towards reaching the UK's net zero targets. B ...

24 May, 2024
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It’s time for the industry to forget ‘Fabric First’ and focus on real decarbonisation

|Date: 8 May, 2024

It’s time for the industry to forget ‘Fabric First’ and focus on real decarbonisation

Neil Waite, Director of NetZero Collective argues that it’s time for the industry to forget 'Fabric First ...

Neil Waite, Director of NetZero Collective argues that it’s time for the industry to forget 'Fabric First' and focus on real decarbonisation. The journey toward net zero, while still in its infancy, h ...

8 May, 2024
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Homes in Oldham set to benefit from energy efficiency improvements

|Date: 1 May, 2024

Homes in Oldham set to benefit from energy efficiency improvements

Northwest housing association Onward Homes has partnered with a leading national contractor to deliver en ...

Northwest housing association Onward Homes has partnered with a leading national contractor to deliver energy efficiency measures to 47 homes in Oldham. Working with consultant Michael Dyson Associate ...

1 May, 2024
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Report highlights opportunities and challenges facing UK housing sector as it looks to meet net zero targets

|Date: 1 May, 2024

Report highlights opportunities and challenges facing UK housing sector as it looks to meet net zero targets

The scale of the opportunity and challenge facing the UK housing sector as it works to reach the UK’s net ...

The scale of the opportunity and challenge facing the UK housing sector as it works to reach the UK’s net zero targets has been laid out by leading specialist housing provider, Mears Group, in its fir ...

1 May, 2024
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Marley | Driving sustainability solutions for social housing

|Date: 25 April, 2024

Marley | Driving sustainability solutions for social housing

Across a wide range of proven renewable technology solutions, to technical specifications and training su ...

Across a wide range of proven renewable technology solutions, to technical specifications and training support, Marley is working with local authorities to help deliver energy-efficient, sustainable s ...

25 April, 2024
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RETROFIT SKILLS CHALLENGE in association with The Retrofit Academy

|Date: 15 April, 2024

RETROFIT SKILLS CHALLENGE in association with The Retrofit Academy

The future of retrofit: what is being done to meet growing demand? With demand for qualified retrofitters ...

The future of retrofit: what is being done to meet growing demand? With demand for qualified retrofitters continuing to boom, Jenny Pierpoint, Chief Operating Officer at The Retrofit Academy, explains ...

15 April, 2024
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‘My house is so much warmer thanks to these works’

|Date: 26 March, 2024

‘My house is so much warmer thanks to these works’

Energy efficiency improvements in Coventry have reached a key milestone with work completed on 500 homes. ...

Energy efficiency improvements in Coventry have reached a key milestone with work completed on 500 homes. Last year Citizen announced it was successful in wave two of the Government’s Social Housing D ...

26 March, 2024
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SHDF success relies on practical retrofit skills gap being addressed, says expert

|Date: 26 March, 2024

SHDF success relies on practical retrofit skills gap being addressed, says expert

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced l ...

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced last week, the UK’s leading retrofit knowledge and skills expert is warning the scheme’s success ...

26 March, 2024
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