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Don’t play with fire

The tragic events of the Grenfell disaster last year cast a long shadow and one that will remain with the industry for decades to come. …

Fire, Security and Safety

Fire safety conscious housing projects deserve SMARTPLY FR

The industry has seen a 39% rise in the number of housing associations seeking contractors to do fire safety work, a recent report from Inside…

Fire, Security and Safety

Eurocell - closed-loop recycling

Our recycling process has been developed entirely in-house using our own engineering expertise and by adopting best practices from other…

Sustainability

VRC Homes introduce ‘Share The Build’ for social housing

‘Share The Build’ is designed to increase the speed of delivery as well as requiring less on- site skill.

VRC Homes use…

Sustainability

Spray applied insulation – high performance heat loss mitigation

When Britain began its post war building boom, coal was king and energy was relatively cheap, so little thought was given to heat loss and few…

Sustainability

Wienerberger sources renewable electricity from DONG Energy

Wienerberger, the UK’s leading provider of building material solutions, has announced a partnership with global leader in offshore wind power…

Sustainability

Why is Floodex UK so important?

With new, more efficient mapping techniques and long-distance forecasting, there could be increasing use of this data, which will affect the…

Fire, Security and Safety

Koraflex Plus flashing has got it all covered

The NEW lead-replacement flashing solution from Wienerberger is a specialist solution for faster, easier and greener roof…

The Building Envelope

Sound environmental credentials from Swish

For Roofline and rainwater goods specialists, Swish Building Products, environmental responsibility goes hand in hand with efficient…

Sustainability

Shining a light on solar: not just an energy solution for detached houses with south facing gardens

Solar panels – the public know what they are, but just how much do they really know about them? Surprisingly little, according to research*…

Sustainability

PAREX EWI system features on award-winning medical project

A PAREX External Wall Insulation SYSTEM (EWI) has contributed to the energy efficiency of a new centre for Cystic Fibrosis patients voted as…

Sustainability

Sustainable Building Services (UK) deliver large-scale energy efficiency works

In 2015, Nottingham City Homes (NCH) appointed Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd (SBS) to install external wall insulation (EWI) to over 1,…

Sustainability

Bringing down the barriers to renewable heating together

The latest Green Housing Forum, sponsored by Daikin UK, examined the main barriers to the installation of low carbon heating solutions in both…

Sustainability

Bridging the gap

One of the most fundamental things any social landlord can provide is housing that is energy efficient. Not only will this help to futureproof…

Sustainability

First Choice Homes Oldham uses alsecco’s EWI for award winning regeneration scheme

Winner of the recent Housing Innovation Awards Most Innovative Regeneration category, this scheme, known as BGreen, started as a…

Sustainability

It’s in the walls

Sarah White, Residential Market Manager at British Gypsum, discusses how Housing Associations can increase efficiencies through use of…

Sustainability

Improved indoor air quality

The most recent sign of Britain’s ‘cost-of-living crisis’ is rarely out of the headlines; reports of damp and mould in social housing and…

Heating and Ventilation