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Government must improve Green Homes Grant, says EAC

14th December 2020 Pippa Neill

86% of people had a poor experience attempting to access the Green Homes Grant, according to a survey on over

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Green infrastructure can help to reduce temperatures

25th November 202025th November 2020 Pippa Neill

Green infrastructure can help to reduce the temperature of towns and cities across Europe, according to a new study.  With

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Features Housing news 

Research project to address waste in the construction industry

13th November 202013th November 2020 Pippa Neill

A new research initiative will look into ways to help the UK construction industry transition in line with the principles

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Features Housing 

Low-carbon building toolkit launches

3rd November 20203rd November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Academics from Swansea University have published a toolkit on how to build a low-carbon home. The aim is to encourage

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Features Housing 

MPs launch Green Homes Grant survey

2nd November 2020 Jamie Hailstone

A cross-party group of MPs has launched a survey for people who are seeking to access the government’s new Green

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Features Housing news 

1 in 5 people in England have limited access to green space, new research

16th September 202016th September 2020 Pippa Neill

1 in 5 people in England have limited access to green space, according to research conducted by Friends of the

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Features Housing Regeneration 

Taskforce to investigate challenges facing UK suburbs

26th August 202018th August 2020 Jamie Hailstone

A cross-party group of MPs and peers is to examine the challenges and opportunities facing suburbs around the country. The

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environment Features Housing news 

20-minute neighbourhoods are ‘gaining traction across government’

28th July 202028th July 2020 Jamie Hailstone

The concept of building neighbourhoods where people have everything they need within a 20-minute walk is ‘gaining traction across government’,

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Energy Features Housing Net-Zero 

Interview: Sam Stacey, director of the Transforming Construction Challenge

20th July 202017th July 2020 Pippa Neill

In 2018, Sam Stacey was appointed challenging director of the UK Research and Innovation’s Transforming Construction Challenge. The project funds

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Features Housing Net-Zero news 

Solar energy tariff to cover 75% of household energy needs

17th July 202017th July 2020 Pippa Neill

Shell Energy has launched a new solar storage energy tariff that will enable residents to use solar power to cover

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Features Housing news Water 

UK Government has announced a new £5.2bn flood defence plan

14th July 202014th July 2020 Pippa Neill

The government has announced a new £5.2bn flood defence plan to help prepare the country for increased flooding due to

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Manufacturers to produce building materials from food waste

14th July 202014th July 2020 Pippa Neill

Biohm, a sustainable bio-material construction company has launched a £1.25m funding drive to help increase production in a bid to

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Housing Net-Zero news 

District council to build its first zero carbon homes

13th July 202010th July 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Somerset West and Taunton Council has given the green light to build its first zero carbon affordable homes in the

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Energy Features Housing news 

New windows could generate massive energy savings in buildings

2nd July 2020 Pippa Neill

Researchers at the University of Exeter have received funding to create new windows and facades that could save energy in

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Energy Features Housing news 

Crowdfunding campaign to help tackle fuel poverty

30th June 202030th June 2020 Pippa Neill

Sustainable Housing Action Partnership (SHAP) has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to help tackle fuel poverty in the West Midlands. 

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Why zero-carbon homes must lead the green recovery from COVID-19

23rd June 202023rd June 2020 Ranald Boydell

Ranald Boydell, lecturer in sustainable development at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh outlines why zero-carbon homes are essential to the green

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Energy Features Housing Net-Zero 

Social housing is key to climate action

17th June 202017th June 2020 Simon Brammer

Simon Brammer, head of cities at climate charity Ashden writes for Environment Journal on how innovative social housing solutions are

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Energy Features Housing news 

Cut VAT to reduce emissions from construction, says report

2nd June 20202nd June 2020 Pippa Neill

The government must cut VAT and focus on digital technology to reduce emissions from the construction industry, says think tank. 

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Energy Features Housing 

‘World’s first’ green hydrogen housing project mooted for Scotland

20th May 202020th May 2020 Thomas Barrett

A ‘world-first’ programme using green hydrogen to heat homes could be built in Scotland by SGN if proposals are approved

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Features Housing Net-Zero 

‘Net zero’ Shropshire garden village plans announced

18th May 202018th May 2020 Jamie Hailstone

Bradford Estates have announced plans to build a sustainable garden village-style settlement on land to the west of the A41

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Interview: Creating climate transparancy in the finance industry
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