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Mayor invests £11m into modular homes for London’s homeless

18th April 2019 Chris Ogden

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is investing £11m into creating temporary modular homes to help house the UK capital’s

IKEA’s new Greenwich store awarded highest sustainability rating

17th April 201917th April 2019 Chris Ogden

A new IKEA store in the London borough of Greenwich has been awarded the highest rating score for a retail

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Why a forgotten site in Manchester is finally proving fertile ground for regeneration

17th April 201917th April 2019 Thomas Barrett

For a city that loves its own history as much as Manchester, ask many Mancunians where Mayfield Station is and

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It’s time to make sustainable development the norm

16th April 201916th April 2019 Charlie Knox

Environmental issues can cause major impacts on development timescales and costs. Charlie Knox, director of environmental and sustainability at building

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Housing developers should not destroy wildlife, Brokenshire warns

10th April 201910th April 2019 Chris Ogden

Developers should take more care during building work not to disturb nearby wildlife habitats, the housing secretary James Brokenshire has

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Housing developers must offset energy to reach carbon neutrality

9th April 20199th April 2019 Thomas Barrett

Housing developers should use local carbon offsetting projects, such as energy efficiency programmes and renewable energy installations, to ensure new developments

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Tackling climate change whilst improving livability an ‘unenviable’ challenge

2nd April 20193rd April 2019 Thomas Barrett

City planners are facing an ‘unenviable’ balancing act of tackling climate change and improving quality of life, according to new

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Scottish social homes to go solar following £13m investment

30th March 20191st April 2019 Thomas Barrett

£13.4m will be spent on a variety of low carbon projects in Scotland, including solar panels placed on social housing

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People happier in more scenic surroundings, study finds

14th March 201915th March 2019 Thomas Barrett

The first ever large-scale quantitative research project into how our surroundings impact happiness has revealed that people are happier in more

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Spring Statement: Brexit ‘cloud of uncertainty’ could halt clean growth

13th March 201914th March 2019 Thomas Barrett

Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled his Spring Statement today (March 13) which introduced a wave of consultations, reviews and policies to

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How women around the world are creating greener, better buildings

8th March 20198th March 2019 Environment Journal

Climate champions from around the world are celebrating International Women’s Day by pushing gender equality as a way to save

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UK homes not equipped to tackle climate change, warns CCC

21st February 201922nd February 2019 Chris Ogden

The environmental standards of homes must be improved to help the UK reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reach its climate

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National Trust joins forces with housing association to revive nature trail

20th February 201920th February 2019 Thomas Barrett

The National Trust and housing association, Your Housing Group, have joined forces to revive a nature trail on the outskirts

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UK’s largest modular council housing scheme proposed for Leeds

19th February 2019 Thomas Barrett

The UK’s largest fully modular council housing and apartment scheme in the UK could be built in Leeds, following a planning

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Energy generating ‘smart bricks’ on display in London gallery

19th February 201919th February 2019 Thomas Barrett

Innovative ‘smart brick’ technology capable of recycling wastewater and generating electricity from sunlight is on display at a renowned London

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Transport should be better integrated within housing developments, says report

18th February 201918th February 2019 Thomas Barrett

Economic and social benefits are being lost in new housing developments due to a lack of sustainable transport funding, according

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Government commits further £9m for new garden towns

13th February 201913th February 2019 Chris Ogden

The government has committed an extra £9m of funding to speed up the building of new garden towns and villages

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Thousands of ‘illegal’ landlords breaking the law on energy certificates

13th February 201914th February 2019 Thomas Barrett

A million rental properties across England and Wales have no Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), with tens of thousands of landlords breaking

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Why the government has a ‘lazy and populist’ approach towards unauthorised traveller sites

8th February 20198th February 2019 Helen Jones

Helen Jones, chief executive of Gypsy and Traveller charity Leeds Gate, responds to the Home Secretary’s plans to give police ‘tough

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