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Building Better searches for traditional contractors to join £800m MMC framework for local authorities and housing associations

|Date: 13 February, 2024

Building Better searches for traditional contractors to join £800m MMC framework for local authorities and housing associations

Building Better, the National Housing Federation-backed alliance of councils and housing associations set ...

Building Better, the National Housing Federation-backed alliance of councils and housing associations set up to increase the use of modern methods of construction (MMC) in social housing, is hunting f ...

13 February, 2024
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LABC to train eight more building inspectors with £350,000 boost from Welsh Government

|Date: 19 December, 2023

LABC to train eight more building inspectors with £350,000 boost from Welsh Government

Wales has taken a major step forward in ensuring the future safety of its homes and buildings by funding ...

Wales has taken a major step forward in ensuring the future safety of its homes and buildings by funding four trainee inspectors. The £350,630 grant matches funds provided by Local Authority Building ...

19 December, 2023
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Isles of Scilly has the hardest homes to heat of all local authorities in England and Wales

|Date: 5 April, 2023

Isles of Scilly has the hardest homes to heat of all local authorities in England and Wales

The Isles of Scilly is the local authority with the least energy-efficient homes in England and Wales, wi ...

The Isles of Scilly is the local authority with the least energy-efficient homes in England and Wales, with a median score of 49[1], reveals analysis of 23 million EPCs by Uswitch.com, the comparison ...

5 April, 2023
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Fire safety experts urged to register interest for new framework

|Date: 24 February, 2023

Fire safety experts urged to register interest for new framework

Experts are being sought for a new framework to supply fire safety measures for the public sector. The Fi ...

Experts are being sought for a new framework to supply fire safety measures for the public sector. The Fire Safety (FS2) framework from not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC ...

24 February, 2023
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Local authorities must decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

|Date: 24 February, 2023

Local authorities must decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

Analysis of public building energy usage finds UK government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction ...

Analysis of public building energy usage finds UK government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction target by 101 years, according to the Public Building Energy Efficiency Report. CO2 emissions ...

24 February, 2023
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Cistermiser urges urgent action on water efficiency as extreme drought threat looms

Navigating regulation change for social housing

Final apartments nearing completion at Nightingale House as Royal Quarter regeneration enters final phase

VIVID appoints Mike Shepherd as CIO to lead bold investment strategies for lasting community impact and growth

Gateway 2: Finding the way forward together

Westmorland & Furness Council appoints contractor for gas safety and maintenance

Warm Homes Plan: Long-term commitment to housing decarbonisation

Great Places hosts Manchester City Council leaders to mark start on site at its £21m Grey Mare Lane development

New insights paper calls for retrofit to be treated as a place-based health intervention

Stonewater shares how it is opening the door to more affordable homeownership

LABC to train eight more building inspectors with £350,000 boost from Welsh Government

LABC to train eight more building inspectors with £350,000 boost from Welsh Government

Isles of Scilly has the hardest homes to heat of all local authorities in England and Wales

Isles of Scilly has the hardest homes to heat of all local authorities in England and Wales

Local authorities must decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

Local authorities must decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns