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  • SuperFOIL unpacks the Future Homes Standard

    |Date: 9 February, 2024
    SuperFOIL unpacks the Future Homes Standard

    SuperFOIL unpacks the Future Homes Standard

    Will Bown, Managing Director of SuperFOIL, examines government proposals for the Future Homes Standard, a ...

    Will Bown, Managing Director of SuperFOIL, examines government proposals for the Future Homes Standard, and what they mean for the country. The Future Homes Standard is utterly unsuited to the scale o ...

    9 February, 2024
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  • heatly reinforces the importance of ‘fabric first’ with heat pumps

    |Date: 31 January, 2024
    heatly reinforces the importance of 'fabric first' with heat pumps

    heatly reinforces the importance of ‘fabric first’ with heat pumps

    Paul Spence, Technical Manager for heatly, calls for caution when it comes to promoting the idea that hea ...

    Paul Spence, Technical Manager for heatly, calls for caution when it comes to promoting the idea that heat pumps should be installed regardless of a property's energy efficiency credentials.  Followin ...

    31 January, 2024
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  • 54% of UK tradespeople jobs now geared towards energy saving

    |Date: 25 January, 2024
    54% of UK tradespeople jobs now geared towards energy saving

    54% of UK tradespeople jobs now geared towards energy saving

    Against the ongoing cost of living crisis, a Screwfix survey* has found more than half (54%) of all jobs ...

    Against the ongoing cost of living crisis, a Screwfix survey* has found more than half (54%) of all jobs being carried out by UK tradespeople over the past year have had an energy saving focus, up by ...

    25 January, 2024
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  • Knauf Insulation on the role of insulation in getting heat pump ready

    |Date: 21 January, 2024
    Knauf Insulation on the role of insulation in getting heat pump ready

    Knauf Insulation on the role of insulation in getting heat pump ready

    James Hulbert, Head of Housing and Offsite at Knauf Insulation explains the role of insulation in getting ...

    James Hulbert, Head of Housing and Offsite at Knauf Insulation explains the role of insulation in getting new homes heat pump ready.  Changes to Approved Document L (Part L) of the Building Regulation ...

    21 January, 2024
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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

    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
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    Lloyds Banking Group on barriers to renewable energy

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    © 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

    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 

    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

    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 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!

    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

    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 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

    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

    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

    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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