All retrofit articles – Page 2
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NewsNorthern Ireland Housing Executive invests £14m in 300-home retrofit scheme
The public housing authority’s ‘whole house’ retrofit programme will upgrade hundreds of homes by spring 2025
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NewsPlaces for People launches new training programme to tackle sector skills shortages
PfP Thrive will deliver training programmes for the UK housing and construction sector
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CommentWe will argue about winter fuel bills every year unless we tackle the underlying problem
We must all work together strategically on a long-term plan to ensure our homes are no longer old and cold, writes David Orr
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NewsNorthern Housing Consortium sets out offer for new partnership with the next government
The NHC key asks of the next government include 10-year funding deals for regeneration and retrofit
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NewsLiverpool City Council appoints Salford Council director as new housing boss
Andrew Leigh has been appointed as Liverpool City Council’s new director of housing
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NewsNew study indicates North-South divide in home retrofit
Net zero group suggests that progress on decarbonising homes in the North is slower
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NewsConstruction and energy companies join calls for £3.8bn SHDF to be released in full
Major contractors and energy companies echo Housing Forum and National Housing Federation in saying releasing funding would “give greater confidence” to decarbonisation industry
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CommentIt’s time public policy supported private sector net zero innovations
We must focus on transferring to decarbonised electric heating to combat climate change, writes Chris Brown
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NewsOrbit seeks partner for £48m decarbonisation retrofit contract
Job would see improvements to 410 homes
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NewsNational retrofit body key to delivering net zero, says UKGBC-backed report
Mission Retrofit also suggests introducing a new bill to Parliament to help achieve net zero buildings
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NewsIndustry calls for new energy secretary to push housing retrofit
Claire Coutinho replaces Grant Shapps at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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NewsRetrofit 23: The Product Edit
The Retrofit 23 exhibition, which launched at the Building Centre in London, has been exploring the factors necessary to achieve an accelerated delivery of domestic retrofitting at different scales. The exhibition features a range of products focused on improving the performance of a home — bringing economic, social and environmental ...
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NewsIn pictures: Refurbishment of Goldfinger’s iconic Balfron tower
Grade II*-listed landmark’s refresh includes a library, gym and yoga room in its former utility tower
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NewsFixing poor housing would bring £135bn in societal benefits, says BRE
New research sets out health and economic benefits of action to improve poor housing
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CommentThe ‘green premium’ on sales prices will itself justify retrofit
Chris Brown argues we need government to help ensure an orderly transition to energy efficient homes.
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NewsL&Q names contractors for £3bn upgrade framework
Ten contractors picked to carry out 15 years of work to improve social landlord’s homes
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NewsHAs and councils share £1.4bn housing retrofit funding
Government claims 115,000 homes across England will benefit
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CommentThe Budget was a missed opportunity to increase energy efficiency of homes
Investment in retrofit boosts the economy, helps net zero, drives upskilling, reduces NHS burdens and helps residents. The chancellor has missed a trick by only focusing on the short-term, writes Matthew Scott
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CommentGovernment inaction on retrofit leaves housing caught in the Jevons Paradox
The newly created department of energy security and net zero needs to take urgent action on to make heat pumps a widespread technology or it will fail to bring homes up to the standard needed to meet the UK’s net zero targets, writes Chris Brown
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