Housing NEWS


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Regulate and incentivise for better energy efficiency

More than half of small building firms back a requirement by government on homeowners...

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JB Shingles for Sustainable Social Housing Development

The pioneering social housing development of Sinclair Meadows in Tyneside has been...

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SATISFIED BUILDER ONCE AGAIN CHOOSES YEOMAN RAINGUARD

Yeoman Rainguard has been fitted to an impressive house (part of which dates back to...

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Adopting a new approach for foul & surface water sewers

New legislation scheduled for later this year will demand a new approach from house...

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EWI AT THE HEART OF UK’S BIGGEST ECO SCHEME

Wetherby Building Systems, the leading provider of external wall insulation (EWI)...

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Homes 2013: The future of housing

Organised by Ocean Media Group in partnership with the CIH, Homes is an exciting...

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Planning permission rise but developers issue warning

Figures released in HBF’s latest Housing Pipeline report reveal a 49%...

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Specifying Knauf gains BREEAM and CSH credits

Architects and specifiers seeking credits for schemes such as BREEAM and the Code for...

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Minister opens landmark homes

Minister for Housing, Mark Prisk MP, has unveiled a plaque at The Maltings a Grade ll...

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High performance lift/slide door from Kawneer enhances...

Kawneer’s AA®3572 Lift/Slide Door offers maximum panoramic viewing...

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Multi-million investment starts after 10 year campaign...

An area in Salford is to benefit from a £650 million Government-backed...

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Green Deal tinkering will not deliver long-term success

As the latest Green Deal statistics show that only 12 homes have signed up to the...

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Planning granted for Blackhorse Lane in Walthamstow

Pollard Thomas Edwards architects (PTEa), working with client MacDonald Egan, have...

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CoRE Fellowship introduces UK’s first retrofit...

CoRE, the national centre of excellence for green retrofit skills in the built...

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Resource efficient house opens on BRE Innovation Park

Scotland’s Environment Secretary, Richard Lochhead launched the Resource...

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