Research brings traditional sustainable building material into 21st century
An international research project led by the University of Plymouth has succeeded in bringing the ancient and sustainable building material
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Housing
UK universities celebrate housing and energy innovations
Building houses with plastic bottles, developing innovative ways to save on household energy bills and leading research into the digitisation of
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Government calls for greener developments
Developers will have to demonstrate how they are improving biodiversity when building new housing or commercial developments, under new government
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How UAVs can help mitigate flood damage to properties
Dr Monica Rivas Casaldo, senior lecturer in Integrated Environmental Monitoring at Cranfield University, discusses how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can
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Why the housing industry must do more to tackle climate change
We have until 2030 to avert a global warming catastrophe. That was the stark warning given by the Intergovernmental Panel
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1,000 home ‘city village’ mooted for Bradford city centre
Bradford Council has appointed real estate specialists, Cushman and Wakefield, to produce a delivery plan for a ‘sustainable new community
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New commission to champion beautiful buildings
The Government has launched a new commission to champion beautiful and better-designed buildings. The ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission will develop a
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Why we need a re-think to tackle the housing crisis sustainably
Sue Riddlestone, OBE, chief executive and co-founder of Bioregional discusses why we need a housing strategy re-think to ensure that government’s
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Every UK home must be retrofitted to meet 2050 climate targets, says report
The UK will not be able to meet 2050 climate targets unless every home is retrofitted, according to a new
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Cardiff University receive £7m to develop green industries
Cardiff University says a £7m investment in research will help their scientists play a key role in developing cleaner, greener
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In Practice: how a fossil-free fuel future will unlock a sustainable revolution
Dr Geoff Nesbitt, CEO of Verditek, shares his vision of a world free from fossil-fuel dependence, and how it will
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Report: how ‘negotiated stopping’ is alleviating the housing crisis for Gypsies and Travellers in Leeds
‘Negotiated stopping’ is an innovative policy which has seen Leeds City Council negotiate with Gypsies and Travellers to allow them
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How can water treatment help social housing providers?
Craig Mitchell, social housing sales director at Sentinel, discusses why social housing providers should think smarter when it comes to their
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Chorley Council to launch housing company
Chorley Council is to become the latest local authority to set up a housing company to provide more affordable homes
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Leadership Spotlight: Martin Farrington, Leeds City Council
Environment Journal met Martin Farrington, Head of City Development at Leeds City Council, at their new offices to discuss regeneration,
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In Practice: can cement be sustainable?
Dr. Geoff J. Nesbitt, CEO of Verditek, looks at how technology can reduce emissions for contractors. Usually, associating the words ‘concrete’
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Plans submitted for major York brownfield regeneration
York Central Partnership has submitted an application for planning permission for 2,500 homes in the centre of York. York Central
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Councils to bid to build new garden towns
The Government has published a new garden towns prospectus, which sets out a list of criteria that local authorities and
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Feature: a filmmaker’s mission to shed light on regeneration & gentrification in Brixton
One of the main objections from communities who have undergone gentrification is that they feel their voices haven’t been heard.
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Developers accused of ‘gobbling up’ Green Belt
The Green Belt is being ‘eroded at an alarming rate’ with plans to build 460,000 homes on land that will
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