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Stantec supports Reading Borough Council with air quality education campaign

|Date: 4 March, 2024

Stantec supports Reading Borough Council with air quality education campaign

Stantec’s air quality team is supporting Reading Borough Council in raising awareness around air quality. ...

Stantec’s air quality team is supporting Reading Borough Council in raising awareness around air quality. Stantec, a leading provider of sustainable design and engineering services, has supported Read ...

4 March, 2024
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Doors open at first Scottish Passivhaus primary school to use CLT structure

|Date: 9 October, 2023

Doors open at first Scottish Passivhaus primary school to use CLT structure

The first Passivhaus primary school project in Scotland to be constructed from cross-laminated timber (CL ...

The first Passivhaus primary school project in Scotland to be constructed from cross-laminated timber (CLT) has opened its doors in Edinburgh. The £3.2m, two-storey extension to Sciennes Primary Schoo ...

9 October, 2023
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Stantec strengthens ties across North East England

|Date: 11 April, 2023

Stantec strengthens ties across North East England

Stantec’s presence in North East England goes from strength to strength following the firm’s appointment ...

Stantec’s presence in North East England goes from strength to strength following the firm’s appointment to the NEPO framework and Barton Willmore’s integration. Stantec, a global leader in sustainabl ...

11 April, 2023
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hub South West Scotland calls on local businesses to sign up for annual Ayrshire Build Programme

|Date: 6 December, 2022

hub South West Scotland calls on local businesses to sign up for annual Ayrshire Build Programme

On February 8th, hub South West Scotland (hub SW) will be kicking off its annual development programme, B ...

On February 8th, hub South West Scotland (hub SW) will be kicking off its annual development programme, Build Ayrshire. Offering local businesses across the construction sector the opportunity to buil ...

6 December, 2022
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Radical ‘Vehicle to Community’ proposition from Stantec rethinks residential design

|Date: 22 November, 2022

Radical ‘Vehicle to Community’ proposition from Stantec rethinks residential design

A radical concept, which harnesses the untapped energy from stationary electric vehicles while creating g ...

A radical concept, which harnesses the untapped energy from stationary electric vehicles while creating greener, healthier more sustainable residential spaces is being explored by Stantec. The innovat ...

22 November, 2022
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Delve into A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates from RIBA

|Date: 16 November, 2022

Delve into A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates from RIBA

The need for building more social housing is growing, but how much do we really know about its history an ...

The need for building more social housing is growing, but how much do we really know about its history and origins? From the popular author of the critically acclaimed book Municipal Dreams comes the ...

16 November, 2022
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Suffolk County Council adopts new Streets Guide for building more sustainable, people-first developments

|Date: 8 November, 2022

Suffolk County Council adopts new Streets Guide for building more sustainable, people-first developments

Groundbreaking new guidelines for developers to help them design sustainable and low carbon neighbourhood ...

Groundbreaking new guidelines for developers to help them design sustainable and low carbon neighbourhoods have been launched by Suffolk County Council. The Suffolk Design: Streets Guide is the first ...

8 November, 2022
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Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

|Date: 24 June, 2022

Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon neutral by 2028 with the introductio ...

Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon neutral by 2028 with the introduction of a new environmentally-focused planning document. The Informal Planning Policy Guidance, co ...

24 June, 2022
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May Councils Housing Conference

|Date: 17 May, 2022

May Councils Housing Conference

Levelling up, viability, decarbonisation, sustainable design and estate regeneration will be the key talk ...

Levelling up, viability, decarbonisation, sustainable design and estate regeneration will be the key talking points at The Housing Forum’s next Councils Housing Conference. Taking place on the morning ...

17 May, 2022
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Housing provider achieves sustainability milestone years ahead of target

|Date: 13 April, 2022

Housing provider achieves sustainability milestone years ahead of target

Leading Extra Care and Retirement Living provider Housing 21 has achieved a major milestone as all of its ...

Leading Extra Care and Retirement Living provider Housing 21 has achieved a major milestone as all of its properties reach Energy Performance Certificate C status, eight years ahead of the Government ...

13 April, 2022
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