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HVO switch results in CO2e savings for Lovell

|Date: 28 Apr 2022

HVO switch results in CO2e savings for Lovell

To mark the recent Earth Day, Lovell has revealed how CO₂e emissions savings during 2021 came from a swit ...

To mark the recent Earth Day, Lovell has revealed how CO₂e emissions savings during 2021 came from a switch to a renewable fuel source across its developments nationwide. During last year, the partner ...

28 Apr 2022
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Russell Roof Tiles | Targeting zero

|Date: 14 Mar 2022

Russell Roof Tiles | Targeting zero

Russell Roof Tiles has announced its commitment to becoming a Net-Zero business by 2040. Sustainability ...

Russell Roof Tiles has announced its commitment to becoming a Net-Zero business by 2040. Sustainability and reducing carbon emissions throughout the supply chain is of growing importance to housebuil ...

14 Mar 2022
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ACO sets out sustainability commitments

|Date: 04 Mar 2022

ACO sets out sustainability commitments

ACO Technologies has set out its plans to achieve net zero carbon, after releasing an Environmental State ...

ACO Technologies has set out its plans to achieve net zero carbon, after releasing an Environmental Statement to detail its business-wide sustainability commitments. The plans include a continued focu ...

04 Mar 2022
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Genesis Homes launches net-zero carbon housing development

|Date: 24 Feb 2022

Genesis Homes launches net-zero carbon housing development

Genesis Homes is planning for its first net-zero carbon emitting development: sixteen houses fully powere ...

Genesis Homes is planning for its first net-zero carbon emitting development: sixteen houses fully powered by renewable sources and smart technology. The new homes will be built in the village of Calt ...

24 Feb 2022
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Howdens announces sustainability milestone

|Date: 10 Feb 2022

Howdens announces sustainability milestone

Trade kitchen supplier, Howdens Joinery Ltd, has announced two of its key sites – in Howden and Runcorn – ...

Trade kitchen supplier, Howdens Joinery Ltd, has announced two of its key sites – in Howden and Runcorn – have achieved carbon neutral certification from the Carbon Trust. Established in 2001, the Car ...

10 Feb 2022
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Mitsubishi Electric launches a low-carbon heat pump for the multi-residential sector

|Date: 09 Feb 2022

Mitsubishi Electric launches a low-carbon heat pump for the multi-residential sector

In a move to provide a low carbon option for the multi-residential apartment sector, Mitsubishi Electric ...

In a move to provide a low carbon option for the multi-residential apartment sector, Mitsubishi Electric has launched Ecodan Hydrodan. A new water-to-water heat pump, the packaged ‘plug & play’ so ...

09 Feb 2022
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Carbon target announced by Ibstock

|Date: 18 Jan 2022

Carbon target announced by Ibstock

Manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete products, Ibstock plc, has announced new carbon reduction commit ...

Manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete products, Ibstock plc, has announced new carbon reduction commitments, including a target for the business to be net zero by 2040. The new net zero commitment ...

18 Jan 2022
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Hassett Homes joins Changing Streams in drive to boost sustainability

|Date: 14 Dec 2021

Hassett Homes joins Changing Streams in drive to boost sustainability

North West housebuilder Hassett Homes has joined environmental business Changing Streams CIC in a bid to ...

North West housebuilder Hassett Homes has joined environmental business Changing Streams CIC in a bid to improve environmental practices and design. The construction sector is a significant user of pl ...

14 Dec 2021
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Electrical Safety First releases new report on the Future Home

|Date: 29 Nov 2021

Electrical Safety First releases new report on the Future Home

Moving to net zero will bring fundamental changes to our homes, with new technologies creating a web of i ...

Moving to net zero will bring fundamental changes to our homes, with new technologies creating a web of interconnected challenges and risks — made more problematic by having the oldest housing stock i ...

29 Nov 2021
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West Fraser | Helping the environment

|Date: 26 Nov 2021

West Fraser | Helping the environment

Simon Woods, European Sales, Marketing and Logistics Director of West Fraser explains how the company is ...

Simon Woods, European Sales, Marketing and Logistics Director of West Fraser explains how the company is helping the construction industry to help the environment As the world becomes more and more aw ...

26 Nov 2021
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