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How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?

|Date: 10 January, 2024

How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?

When it comes to decarbonisation, the UK social housing sector is facing a huge undertaking. The Future H ...

When it comes to decarbonisation, the UK social housing sector is facing a huge undertaking. The Future Homes Standard is set to accelerate progress, but its complexities, scope and timescales can pro ...

10 January, 2024
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Livv Homes breaks ground on first Warrington housing development

|Date: 9 January, 2024

Livv Homes breaks ground on first Warrington housing development

Construction work has commenced on Livv Homes’ first affordable housing scheme in Warrington, Cheshire. T ...

Construction work has commenced on Livv Homes’ first affordable housing scheme in Warrington, Cheshire. The £5.2m Parkside Place development on Wilderspool Causeway is set to support local people onto ...

9 January, 2024
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A window on good specification

|Date: 9 January, 2024

A window on good specification

It was recently reported that social landlord A2Dominion had completed more new homes achieving an EPC Ba ...

It was recently reported that social landlord A2Dominion had completed more new homes achieving an EPC Band A rating than any other landlord in the UK. Senior Design & Technical Manager at A2Domin ...

9 January, 2024
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Glidevale Protect publishes EPDs for key ranges

|Date: 3 January, 2024

Glidevale Protect publishes EPDs for key ranges

Leading UK building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has published third party, independently veri ...

Leading UK building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has published third party, independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for three of its construction wall membranes to ...

3 January, 2024
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Kinovo releases second Net Zero Carbon Reduction plan update

|Date: 29 December, 2023

Kinovo releases second Net Zero Carbon Reduction plan update

Kinovo Plc, the specialist property services group that delivers compliance and sustainability solutions, ...

Kinovo Plc, the specialist property services group that delivers compliance and sustainability solutions, announces the launch of its second Net Zero Carbon Reduction Plan Report 2023. The report deta ...

29 December, 2023
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ForHousing marks milestone of planting 500 trees in Salford community

|Date: 28 December, 2023

ForHousing marks milestone of planting 500 trees in Salford community

Social housing landlord ForHousing has kicked off its annual winter tree planting programme by planting i ...

Social housing landlord ForHousing has kicked off its annual winter tree planting programme by planting its 500th tree in Moorfield Close, Swinton. The initiative, aimed at enhancing the local envir ...

28 December, 2023
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Podcast points to a unified approach to net zero

|Date: 22 December, 2023

Podcast points to a unified approach to net zero

The latest podcast from Mitsubishi Electric focuses on the future of sustainable buildings and highlights ...

The latest podcast from Mitsubishi Electric focuses on the future of sustainable buildings and highlights the benefits of the new UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard. This groundbreaking initiative ...

22 December, 2023
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Hager | Electrical safety and compliance in social housing

|Date: 21 December, 2023

Hager | Electrical safety and compliance in social housing

Following changes in legislation to standardise processes across the board, greater scrutiny is being pla ...

Following changes in legislation to standardise processes across the board, greater scrutiny is being placed on electrical safety and compliance in the local authority sector. Therefore, manufacturers ...

21 December, 2023
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University of Manchester invests in sustainable student accommodation with £4m refurbishment

|Date: 8 December, 2023

University of Manchester invests in sustainable student accommodation with £4m refurbishment

The University of Manchester has made a key step forward in its zero carbon strategy with the £4m refurbi ...

The University of Manchester has made a key step forward in its zero carbon strategy with the £4m refurbishment of its Graham building. Situated on the Victoria Park Campus, the build was completed by ...

8 December, 2023
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Significant new framework awards underpin Purdy’s commitment to the delivery of social housing decarbonisation works

|Date: 22 November, 2023

Significant new framework awards underpin Purdy’s commitment to the delivery of social housing decarbonisation works

Purdy Contracts Ltd, part of the Kinovo Group, the specialist property services company that delivers com ...

Purdy Contracts Ltd, part of the Kinovo Group, the specialist property services company that delivers compliance and sustainability solutions, is announcing a series of successful framework appointmen ...

22 November, 2023
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