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First results from low carbon homes project shows Future Homes Standard achievable at scale
|Date: 18 January, 2024

First results from low carbon homes project shows Future Homes Standard achievable at scale
Two prototype houses perform strongly under extreme test conditions Data will help inform sector how to d ...
Two prototype houses perform strongly under extreme test conditions Data will help inform sector how to deliver low-carbon homes at scale in the UK The first results from a ground-breaking research co ...
18 January, 2024
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Lloyds Banking Group on barriers to renewable energy
|Date: 5 January, 2024

Lloyds Banking Group on barriers to renewable energy
© ojoo64 / Adobe Stock Andrew Asaam, Mortgage Director at Lloyds Banking Group tells us what he thinks fo ...
© ojoo64 / Adobe Stock Andrew Asaam, Mortgage Director at Lloyds Banking Group tells us what he thinks following Government plans to relax planning rules, making it easier to install heat pumps and so ...
5 January, 2024
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Kensa welcomes Future Home Standard’s proposals for zero-carbon heat in new homes
|Date: 30 December, 2023

Kensa welcomes Future Home Standard’s proposals for zero-carbon heat in new homes
Commenting on the publication of proposals for a new Future Homes Standard, setting out the carbon and en ...
Commenting on the publication of proposals for a new Future Homes Standard, setting out the carbon and energy efficiency requirements for all new homes from 2025, Tamsin Lishman, CEO of The Kensa Grou ...
30 December, 2023
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Upfront costs biggest barrier to green home improvements
|Date: 28 December, 2023

Upfront costs biggest barrier to green home improvements
Lloyds Banking Group has released the first Housing Stocktake 2023 report sharing insights on the stallin ...
Lloyds Banking Group has released the first Housing Stocktake 2023 report sharing insights on the stalling efforts to decarbonise the UK’s housing stock. In the UK, homes are one of the highest emitti ...
28 December, 2023
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Quickslide: How to prepare for the Future Homes Standard
|Date: 20 December, 2023

Quickslide: How to prepare for the Future Homes Standard
Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide, continues his Onsite with Ade series. This month he asks: wha ...
Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide, continues his Onsite with Ade series. This month he asks: what impact will the Future Homes Standard have on installers? Quickslide’s Ade explains all. Th ...
20 December, 2023
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The Future Homes Standard: DiscreteHeat considers the key points
|Date: 18 December, 2023

The Future Homes Standard: DiscreteHeat considers the key points
The UK construction industry is stood at the threshold of a new era with the update on the Future Homes a ...
The UK construction industry is stood at the threshold of a new era with the update on the Future Homes and Buildings Standards 2023. Ethan Wadsworth, Sales and Marketing Director at DiscreteHeat, exp ...
18 December, 2023
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Give yourself an early Christmas present with £160 GTEC heat pump training!
|Date: 5 December, 2023

Give yourself an early Christmas present with £160 GTEC heat pump training!
For a limited time only, plumbing and heating installers can access heavily discounted Air Source Heat Pu ...
For a limited time only, plumbing and heating installers can access heavily discounted Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) training through the UK's number one renewables training provider, GTEC. Available at ...
5 December, 2023
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SuperFOIL puts the case for high performance insulation
|Date: 8 November, 2023

SuperFOIL puts the case for high performance insulation
Following a spate of government U-turns on sustainability, William Bown of SuperFOIL argues this will mak ...
Following a spate of government U-turns on sustainability, William Bown of SuperFOIL argues this will make high-performance insulation more important than ever. Net zero by 2050 was always going to be ...
8 November, 2023
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80 million windows need to be replaced in the UK
|Date: 7 November, 2023

80 million windows need to be replaced in the UK
80 million home windows need to be replaced if the UK hopes to meet the government’s net zero targets. T ...
80 million home windows need to be replaced if the UK hopes to meet the government’s net zero targets. That is just one of the alarming statistics revealed in a report, ‘A Window of Opportunity’, joi ...
7 November, 2023
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Green initiatives are non-negotiable for 1 in 5 customers
|Date: 7 November, 2023

Green initiatives are non-negotiable for 1 in 5 customers
BigChange study reveals customers’ attitudes towards green initiatives in trades businesses. New research ...
BigChange study reveals customers’ attitudes towards green initiatives in trades businesses. New research from job management software provider BigChange, reveals that one in five Brits (20%) will onl ...
7 November, 2023
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How to maximise on solar PV opportunities
|Date: 30 October, 2023

How to maximise on solar PV opportunities
Stuart Nicholson, Roof Systems Director at Marley discusses how building professionals should be looking ...
Stuart Nicholson, Roof Systems Director at Marley discusses how building professionals should be looking to maximise the opportunity solar PV offers as demand is primed to escalate. Changes to legisl ...
30 October, 2023
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Recticel Insulation looks at the implications of the new Part L requirements
|Date: 24 October, 2023

Recticel Insulation looks at the implications of the new Part L requirements
Simon Blackham, Senior Technical Manager at Recticel Insulation looks at the implications of the new Part ...
Simon Blackham, Senior Technical Manager at Recticel Insulation looks at the implications of the new Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Power) requirements which in response to climate change, aim to re ...
24 October, 2023
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The vehicle and plant industry responds to Net Zero changes
|Date: 21 September, 2023

The vehicle and plant industry responds to Net Zero changes
© Milan / Adobe Stock With other changes to Net Zero plans, like a five year delay on the diesel and petr ...
© Milan / Adobe Stock With other changes to Net Zero plans, like a five year delay on the diesel and petrol vehicles ban, affecting the vehicle and plant industry, leaders in the sector respond. Const ...
21 September, 2023
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The industry responds to the “Boiler Ban” news
|Date: 21 September, 2023

The industry responds to the “Boiler Ban” news
© Patrick / Adobe Stock With news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is looking to backtrack on the UK’s Net ...
© Patrick / Adobe Stock With news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is looking to backtrack on the UK’s Net Zero targets, keeping but postponing the “Boiler Ban”, the industry responds with mixed reacti ...
21 September, 2023
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Ideal Heating launches first UK heat pump production line as part of £60m net zero drive
|Date: 10 August, 2023

Ideal Heating launches first UK heat pump production line as part of £60m net zero drive
All images credit: ©Clay10 Ideal Heating has launched its first UK heat pump production line as part of a ...
All images credit: ©Clay10 Ideal Heating has launched its first UK heat pump production line as part of a huge investment in low carbon technologies. Ideal Heating has been manufacturing many of the c ...
10 August, 2023
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Adaptavate raises £2m to develop carbon negative materials
|Date: 9 August, 2023

Adaptavate raises £2m to develop carbon negative materials
Adaptavate has just announced another round of investment of £2m. The UK born company plans to accelerate ...
Adaptavate has just announced another round of investment of £2m. The UK born company plans to accelerate its work to develop and industrialise carbon negative construction materials at a global scale ...
9 August, 2023
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