All Energy, infrastructure and refurbishment articles – Page 5
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News
Home Group appoints new finance and development directors
55,000-home housing association reshuffles team ahead of decarbonisation drive
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Persimmon calls for £3bn levy to take account of contributions already made
Housebuilder pledges to work with government to ensure controversial £3bn levy is ‘fair’
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CPD
CPD 5 2022: Sustainable steelwork specification
This Steel for Life sponsored CPD introduces the first edition of a new Sustainability Specification for structural steelwork and sets out requirements and practices for achieving environmentally sustainable steelwork building construction, including maximal efficiency and minimal waste.
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Comment
Lessons on regeneration and levelling up from the Netherlands
Austen Reid and Ad Hereijgers from pan-European consultancy Ritterwald provide some tips on how levelling up can work effectively to create sustainable urban regeneration at scale
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347-home estate regen scheme in London’s Docklands backed by residents
Four out of five voters back One Housing Group’s plans
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In Focus
Gove cladding deal tracker: how much extra will each housebuilder pay?
Major housebuilders have been announcing they have signed up to Michael Gove’s cladding deal, with some providing estimates of the likely hit to their finances. Here are the key cost details from the statements so far in one place.
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UPDATED: Bellway, Vistry and Countryside latest to sign cladding costs pledge
10 housebuilders have now publicly confirmed they are signing up to Michael Gove’s deal as 53 firms ‘asked to pay up’
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Crest Nicholson signs Gove’s ‘building safety pledge’ to fix tower blocks
Housebuilder first to confirm it will sign agreement and estimates cost will be £80m to £120m
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Comment
Gove’s cladding deal - what does it mean for the sector?
With negotiations on a housebuilder pledge to pay for fire safety repairs close to finalising, Joey Gardiner looks at what the likely shape of the deal says about how far the housing secretary has been able to get his way on cladding
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CPD
CPD 4 2022: Hybrid electrical solutions
This Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation-sponsored CPD explains how to specify hybrid electrical heating systems to achieve lower energy use and emissions for buildings.
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Comment
The UK must follow Ireland’s lead on retrofitting homes
The Irish government last month announced a national retrofitting scheme. Anthony Coumidis argues UK ministers should follow suit and fund a retrofitting revolution rather than relying on heat pumps
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UKGBC and housing firms call for ‘large-scale’ home decarbonisation drive
Sector leaders call on Sunak to take action ahead of Wednesday’s spring statement
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Development threatened unless ‘decarbonisation’ funding stepped up, CIH warns
Chartered Institute of Housing says social housing providers face ‘shortfall’ in energy efficiency funding
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Information
Webinar: How to fund the decarbonisation of your building portfolio
Source: shutterstock.com
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Comment
The government’s plan for tackling fuel poverty is short-sighted
We have the coldest and leakiest homes in Europe, but the long-term solutions have been known for decades, writes Chris Brown
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News
BEIS allocates £179m for social housing energy efficiency works
Funding allocations for 69 local authorities announced
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Government provided building control body with a ‘pre-prepared script’ amid media scrutiny after Grenfell fire
Official wrote to the NHBC asking it to rebut claims that tower’s combustible cladding panels complied with building regulations