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The future of decarbonisation in homes

|Date: 23 Dec 2024

The future of decarbonisation in homes

In an effort to decarbonise the built environment, homes and other buildings must now be built to a highe ...

In an effort to decarbonise the built environment, homes and other buildings must now be built to a higher, more energy efficient standard. Here, Mike Vaczi, technical Director at YBs by soPrEMA looks ...

23 Dec 2024
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The introduction of Part S pushes decarbonisation

|Date: 12 Sep 2024

The introduction of Part S pushes decarbonisation

The push for decarbonisation is something that has been acutely felt in the built-environment industry, p ...

The push for decarbonisation is something that has been acutely felt in the built-environment industry, particularly when it comes to the adoption of electric vehicles and the Government’s introductio ...

12 Sep 2024
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How developers can navigate electric vehicle charging challenges and gain an advantage in the process

|Date: 31 Aug 2022

How developers can navigate electric vehicle charging challenges and gain an advantage in the process

In this article, Isabel James, Head of Residential at Connected Kerb, one of the UK’s leading on-street e ...

In this article, Isabel James, Head of Residential at Connected Kerb, one of the UK’s leading on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging providers, discusses the challenges and opportunities for develop ...

31 Aug 2022
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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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Decarbonising heat in existing homes

|Date: 12 Aug 2021

Decarbonising heat in existing homes

Mark Wilkins, Vaillant’s Technologies and Training Director, considers how heating the country’s existing ...

Mark Wilkins, Vaillant’s Technologies and Training Director, considers how heating the country’s existing homes could be achieved using hydrogen and heat pumps, and looks at the considerations both te ...

12 Aug 2021
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COMMENT What do builders need to do to reduce carbon emissions?

|Date: 17 May 2021

COMMENT What do builders need to do to reduce carbon emissions?

PHPD talks to Dr Stephen Finnegan, Director of the Zero Carbon Research Institute (ZCRI) and Non-Executiv ...

PHPD talks to Dr Stephen Finnegan, Director of the Zero Carbon Research Institute (ZCRI) and Non-Executive Director of Dynamis Associates about what the housebuilding sector can do to reduce carbon em ...

17 May 2021
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WMS’s top tips for UFH

|Date: 13 May 2021

WMS’s top tips for UFH

Housebuilders need to make the shift to low carbon heating systems, but where to start? Laurie Moulding, ...

Housebuilders need to make the shift to low carbon heating systems, but where to start? Laurie Moulding, Key Account Director at WMS Underfloor Heating explains. With the Government’s Future Homes Sta ...

13 May 2021
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