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Stora Enso webinar: Why It’s Time To Build More Wooden Schools

|Date: 27 April, 2021

Stora Enso webinar: Why It’s Time To Build More Wooden Schools

Stora Enso Wood Products, a leading provider of sustainable wood-based solutions, is hosting a webinar th ...

Stora Enso Wood Products, a leading provider of sustainable wood-based solutions, is hosting a webinar that will gather a panel of experts from across the construction, architecture and education indu ...

27 April, 2021
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In the Spotlight | NorDan UK discusses why now is the time for timber

|Date: 21 April, 2021

In the Spotlight | NorDan UK discusses why now is the time for timber

LABM speaks to NorDan UK, manufacturer of aluminium-clad timber windows and doors, about the urgent need ...

LABM speaks to NorDan UK, manufacturer of aluminium-clad timber windows and doors, about the urgent need for low-carbon building products in social housing and how the company’s products provide the i ...

21 April, 2021
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ENGIE gets the green light for Rugeley redevelopment

|Date: 14 April, 2021

ENGIE gets the green light for Rugeley redevelopment

ENGIE, leading energy, services and regeneration specialist, has been granted outline planning permission ...

ENGIE, leading energy, services and regeneration specialist, has been granted outline planning permission from Cannock Chase District Council and Lichfield District Council, for the significant redeve ...

14 April, 2021
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Portakabin set to deliver UK’s first Passivhaus-certified health centre for CHP

|Date: 1 April, 2021

Portakabin set to deliver UK’s first Passivhaus-certified health centre for CHP

Modular building expert Portakabin is set to deliver the UK’s first Passivhaus-certified modular healthca ...

Modular building expert Portakabin is set to deliver the UK’s first Passivhaus-certified modular healthcare centre for client Community Health Partnerships (CHP). Believed to be the UK’s greenest hea ...

1 April, 2021
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Is lack of an agreed Net Zero Carbon definition hampering decarbonisation efforts, asks Focus?

|Date: 18 March, 2021

Is lack of an agreed Net Zero Carbon definition hampering decarbonisation efforts, asks Focus?

Sustainability experts at Focus have questioned whether the lack of an agreed Net Zero Carbon (NZC) defin ...

Sustainability experts at Focus have questioned whether the lack of an agreed Net Zero Carbon (NZC) definition is hampering the built environment’s decarbonisation efforts. In June 2019, the UK govern ...

18 March, 2021
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First new homes completed at Maes Maendu development, Brecon

|Date: 18 March, 2021

First new homes completed at Maes Maendu development, Brecon

The first plots at the low carbon Maes Maendu development in Brecon have been formally handed over to Pow ...

The first plots at the low carbon Maes Maendu development in Brecon have been formally handed over to Powys County Council, by contractor, J.G. Hale Construction. Powys County Council began building t ...

18 March, 2021
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George Clarke launches exciting home design competition for young people in Scotland

|Date: 16 March, 2021

George Clarke launches exciting home design competition for young people in Scotland

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke today launches a national challenge for young people in Scotland ...

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke today launches a national challenge for young people in Scotland to design an extension to the Resource Efficient House in Glasgow. The challenge is being ru ...

16 March, 2021
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Hanover Scotland gets go-ahead for first green social housing development

|Date: 12 March, 2021

Hanover Scotland gets go-ahead for first green social housing development

Hanover (Scotland) has received planning approval from Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park for ...

Hanover (Scotland) has received planning approval from Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park for its first social housing development to be built to Passivhaus standards. The Drymen developmen ...

12 March, 2021
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New guidance for renewable energy procurement and carbon offsetting

|Date: 10 March, 2021

New guidance for renewable energy procurement and carbon offsetting

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published Renewable Energy Procurement and Carbon Offsetting Gu ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published Renewable Energy Procurement and Carbon Offsetting Guidance for Net Zero Carbon Buildings. This guidance provides clarity for the property and const ...

10 March, 2021
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International Perspective | Architecture as social and environmental activism

|Date: 18 February, 2021

International Perspective | Architecture as social and environmental activism

Richard Hyams, Founder and Director of astudio, espouses the importance of future-proofing our built envi ...

Richard Hyams, Founder and Director of astudio, espouses the importance of future-proofing our built environment and highlights how people and the planet can benefit from new approaches to architectur ...

18 February, 2021
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