‘World’s first’ hub for living buildings launched in the North East
An £8m project will develop buildings which are responsive to the natural environment, use living engineered materials, process their own
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Housing
Local planners need support to hit net zero carbon target, RTPI says
Local planners need more support if they are to hit the UK’s new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions
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Project to build new generation of ancient ‘cob’ homes receives €4m
A project to build a new generation of ‘cob’ houses, which are believed to be more energy efficient than traditional
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Circular economy could boost London’s economy by £7bn a year
Businesses, government and NGOs from across London will take part in the second annual Circular Economy Week from 10 –
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‘Significant’ levels of formaldehyde intensifying indoor air pollution
UK households are experiencing dangerous levels of indoor air pollution due to ‘significant’ levels of formaldehyde, a human carcinogen that
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Places for People pen ‘UK’s biggest’ modular housing deal
Housing developers Places for People has signed a deal with modular housebuilder ilke Homes for 750 modular homes. ilke’s factory
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Majority want their next home to be built with sustainable materials
Over half of 25-40-year-olds say it’s important that their next home is made using sustainable materials. Window manufacturers Eurocell asked
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Urban Splash pens modular deal with Japan’s biggest housebuilder
Urban Splash has announced a partnership with Japan’s biggest housebuilder, Sekisui House, which they hope will accelerate the delivery of
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Energy-efficient housing key to UK meeting net zero emissions goal
The UK government must set out how they plan to improve the energy efficiency of the country’s housing stock in
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£24m district heating network opens in Fife
Glenrothes’ £24m district heating network has officially opened. The network, built in central Glenrothes, a small town in Fife, provides
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UK project to ‘significantly’ improve energy efficiency of buildings
A UK project will create new technologies to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, following a £1.65m grant from the
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Mayor invests £11m into modular homes for London’s homeless
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is investing £11m into creating temporary modular homes to help house London’s homeless families.
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IKEA’s new Greenwich store awarded highest sustainability rating
A new IKEA store in the London borough of Greenwich has been awarded the highest rating score for a retail
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A forgotten site in Manchester is finally proving fertile ground for regeneration
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
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
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
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
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
£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
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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