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Housing providers urged to consider alternative ventilation approach

|Date: 14 November, 2016

Housing providers urged to consider alternative ventilation approach

With outside temperatures plummeting and ‘condensation season’ well and truly upon us, John Bradley, head ...

With outside temperatures plummeting and ‘condensation season’ well and truly upon us, John Bradley, head of residential sales at Elta Group Building Services, argues that despite their established st ...

14 November, 2016
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Regeneration project to create 50 affordable homes in Cambridge

|Date: 1 November, 2016

Regeneration project to create 50 affordable homes in Cambridge

Iceni Homes and housing developer Lovell begin construction work on major regeneration project for charit ...

Iceni Homes and housing developer Lovell begin construction work on major regeneration project for charitable housing association Hundred Houses Society in Cambridge. Cambridge City councillor Kevin P ...

1 November, 2016
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The benefits of PU foam insulation for hard-to-treat homes

|Date: 24 October, 2016

The benefits of PU foam insulation for hard-to-treat homes

Leonie Onslow discusses how the UK’s neglected ‘hard-to-treat’ social housing could be tackled with PU fo ...

Leonie Onslow discusses how the UK’s neglected ‘hard-to-treat’ social housing could be tackled with PU foam. ...

24 October, 2016
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Ventilation strategies for tackling condensation and mould in homes

|Date: 24 October, 2016

Ventilation strategies for tackling condensation and mould in homes

As properties become increasingly airtight, more homes are being blighted by condensation, mould and poor ...

As properties become increasingly airtight, more homes are being blighted by condensation, mould and poor air quality, and the associated health and maintenance problems they bring. However, as Jenny ...

24 October, 2016
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End of Right to Buy in Scotland

|Date: 17 October, 2016

End of Right to Buy in Scotland

Zhan McIntyre, policy lead at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), discusses why the e ...

Zhan McIntyre, policy lead at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), discusses why the end of Right to Buy in Scotland was not a moment too soon. The Scottish Federation of Housing As ...

17 October, 2016
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Off-site savings

|Date: 27 September, 2016

Off-site savings

Off-site manufacture means on-site savings, says John Fisher, managing director of the Central Housing In ...

Off-site manufacture means on-site savings, says John Fisher, managing director of the Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC), which helps social housing providers to buy better and build more. ...

27 September, 2016
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Lightweight renovating plaster

|Date: 26 August, 2016

Lightweight renovating plaster

Plaster is one of the most extensively used materials, yet compromising quality over cost can lead to lon ...

Plaster is one of the most extensively used materials, yet compromising quality over cost can lead to long-term property maintenance issues. Iain Spence puts forward the case for alternative plaster u ...

26 August, 2016
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Making a house a home

|Date: 24 August, 2016

Making a house a home

LABM speaks to owner and founder of void refurbishment specialist, SCS, Sarah Southworth, about how the v ...

LABM speaks to owner and founder of void refurbishment specialist, SCS, Sarah Southworth, about how the void process works and how the company has developed a model that meets the varied needs of hous ...

24 August, 2016
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BIM housing model

|Date: 16 August, 2016

BIM housing model

Thurrock Council is using BIM Level 2 to deliver the new Argent Street affordable housing development in ...

Thurrock Council is using BIM Level 2 to deliver the new Argent Street affordable housing development in Grays. ECD Architects designed the scheme and are working with Thurrock to bring the project to ...

16 August, 2016
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Taking extra care

|Date: 16 August, 2016

Taking extra care

The construction phase of One Housing Group’s latest extra care scheme in north London is well underway. ...

The construction phase of One Housing Group’s latest extra care scheme in north London is well underway. Resident involvement and feedback from the local community has been instrumental in influencing ...

16 August, 2016
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