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Roof tiles: clay vs concrete

|Date: 15 Aug 2025

Roof tiles: clay vs concrete

For housebuilders and developers, selecting the right roof covering involves balancing budgets, planning ...

For housebuilders and developers, selecting the right roof covering involves balancing budgets, planning requirements and kerb appeal. Marley highlights the key considerations between clay and concret ...

15 Aug 2025
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Why ventilation ducting is overlooked and undervalued

|Date: 14 Aug 2025

Why ventilation ducting is overlooked and undervalued

Paul Williams, Domus Ventilation Product Manager, looks at ventilation ducting in new builds and why it’s ...

Paul Williams, Domus Ventilation Product Manager, looks at ventilation ducting in new builds and why it’s often overlooked and undervalued. Ducting can make or break a ventilation system, whether it’s ...

14 Aug 2025
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Why a lack of knowledge on heat networks is risky

|Date: 13 Aug 2025

Why a lack of knowledge on heat networks is risky

Heat networks are a core component of the UK’s net zero strategy, thanks to their potential to provide hi ...

Heat networks are a core component of the UK’s net zero strategy, thanks to their potential to provide highly efficient, low carbon heat at scale. A lack of knowledge about these systems is getting sm ...

13 Aug 2025
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Why deploying a single-source strategy is an effective roofing solution

|Date: 04 Aug 2025

Why deploying a single-source strategy is an effective roofing solution

Dan Redfern, Head of Marketing Communication at Marley, explains how deploying a single-source strategy f ...

Dan Redfern, Head of Marketing Communication at Marley, explains how deploying a single-source strategy for full roof systems, allied to an integrated renewable technology package, means housebuilders ...

04 Aug 2025
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Effective residential rainwater systems

|Date: 31 Jul 2025

Effective residential rainwater systems

Steve Skeldon, Product Manager at leading plumbing and drainage manufacturer, Wavin, shares his insight o ...

Steve Skeldon, Product Manager at leading plumbing and drainage manufacturer, Wavin, shares his insight on the importance of effective residential rainwater systems in dealing unpredictable weather pa ...

31 Jul 2025
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How to build all-electric low-carbon homes

|Date: 28 Jul 2025

How to build all-electric low-carbon homes

Bellway’s Future Hub launches to give practical insight on how to build all-electric low-carbon homes. Th ...

Bellway’s Future Hub launches to give practical insight on how to build all-electric low-carbon homes. The Future Hub at Barton Quarter in Horwich, near Bolton, is a collection of four houses, demonst ...

28 Jul 2025
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BioScapes: The rising SuDS responsibility

|Date: 24 Jul 2025

BioScapes: The rising SuDS responsibility

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are rapidly shifting from an optional feature to a fundamental part o ...

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are rapidly shifting from an optional feature to a fundamental part of responsible groundworks. PHPD talks to Bioscapes about the rising SuDS responsibility and how ...

24 Jul 2025
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The Future Homes Standard promotes solar panel installation

|Date: 24 Jul 2025

The Future Homes Standard promotes solar panel installation

The Government announces that Future Homes Standard will explicitly promote the installation of solar pan ...

The Government announces that Future Homes Standard will explicitly promote the installation of solar panels on new homes for the first time, subject to practical limits. Commenting on the news, Richa ...

24 Jul 2025
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What Rolec’s new charger is doing differently

|Date: 21 Jul 2025

What Rolec’s new charger is doing differently

With electric vehicles increasing in popularity, not having an EV charging station outside a new home may ...

With electric vehicles increasing in popularity, not having an EV charging station outside a new home may be a turn off for prospective homeowners. Here, Rolec unveils its latest charger and explains ...

21 Jul 2025
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Networked Ground Source Heat Pumps: the Future of New Build Heating

|Date: 16 Jul 2025

Networked Ground Source Heat Pumps: the Future of New Build Heating

Image credit: Kensa Neal Herbert, GTC Managing Director discusses why Networked Ground Source Heat Pumps ...

Image credit: Kensa Neal Herbert, GTC Managing Director discusses why Networked Ground Source Heat Pumps are the future of new build heating The Old Guard – Gas Boilers in a New Home In the world of r ...

16 Jul 2025
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