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Donaldson Timber Systems explains Net Zero

|Date: 14 Jan 2025

Donaldson Timber Systems explains Net Zero

The journey to Net Zero is underway, but using current standards, new buildings may never achieve true ze ...

The journey to Net Zero is underway, but using current standards, new buildings may never achieve true zero carbon. Donaldson Timber Systems Technical Director, John Smith, explains. While it sounds c ...

14 Jan 2025
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Staying ahead of water neutrality

|Date: 20 Nov 2024

Staying ahead of water neutrality

Caroline Gray-Mason, director of water services at Cenergist discusses staying ahead of the next environm ...

Caroline Gray-Mason, director of water services at Cenergist discusses staying ahead of the next environmental hurdle: water neutrality Following the election, the new chancellor launched plans to “ge ...

20 Nov 2024
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Life sentence

|Date: 01 Aug 2023

Life sentence

Scott Wolters, building products sales manager at Egger UK, explains why builders need to take a ‘whole l ...

Scott Wolters, building products sales manager at Egger UK, explains why builders need to take a ‘whole life’ view of timber building products, as well as the activities of supply partners, to underst ...

01 Aug 2023
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Metis Homes undertakes grassland translocation works in conjunction with Hampshire’s Havant Borough Council

|Date: 17 Jan 2023

Metis Homes undertakes grassland translocation works in conjunction with Hampshire’s Havant Borough Council

Hampshire-headquartered Metis Homes has undertaken £75,000 of ecology and grassland translocation works, ...

Hampshire-headquartered Metis Homes has undertaken £75,000 of ecology and grassland translocation works, in preparation for construction taking place at its £5m Harbour Reach development in the coasta ...

17 Jan 2023
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Wienerberger | Biodiversity net gain

|Date: 27 Jun 2022

Wienerberger | Biodiversity net gain

Increased emphasis on the integration of biodiversity measures in NPPF is not the only driver to includin ...

Increased emphasis on the integration of biodiversity measures in NPPF is not the only driver to including suitable mitigation and compensation measures in new developments. Drawing on a new specialis ...

27 Jun 2022
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Perega | Futureproofing our built environment against climate change

|Date: 22 Jun 2022

Perega | Futureproofing our built environment against climate change

Monika Rogers, Senior Structural Engineer at Perega, discusses the steps housebuilders should take to fut ...

Monika Rogers, Senior Structural Engineer at Perega, discusses the steps housebuilders should take to futureproof new homes for climate resilience to ensure they can withstand the elements. It’s now w ...

22 Jun 2022
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Newland Homes adds to zero carbon homes portfolio

|Date: 18 May 2022

Newland Homes adds to zero carbon homes portfolio

Newland Homes has exchanged contracts on two new development sites, increasing its capacity to create mor ...

Newland Homes has exchanged contracts on two new development sites, increasing its capacity to create more zero carbon homes powered by renewable energy sources. Both sites are located in the South We ...

18 May 2022
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Sustainability Focus Group set up by A. Proctor Group

|Date: 28 Apr 2022

Sustainability Focus Group set up by A. Proctor Group

The A. Proctor Group, a specialist in advanced thermal, acoustic and membrane products for the constructi ...

The A. Proctor Group, a specialist in advanced thermal, acoustic and membrane products for the construction industry, has set up a dedicated Sustainability Focus Group. This increased focus on sustain ...

28 Apr 2022
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Aggregate Industries launches 2030 sustainability strategy

|Date: 19 Apr 2022

Aggregate Industries launches 2030 sustainability strategy

Aggregate Industries has launched its sustainability strategy – ‘Building Progress for a Sustainable Futu ...

Aggregate Industries has launched its sustainability strategy – ‘Building Progress for a Sustainable Future’. Building on progress made by the building materials supplier to date the strategy brings t ...

19 Apr 2022
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New sustainability ambitions for Ibstock announced

|Date: 08 Apr 2022

New sustainability ambitions for Ibstock announced

Ibstock plc, a manufacturer of clay and concrete building products and solutions, has launched its new ES ...

Ibstock plc, a manufacturer of clay and concrete building products and solutions, has launched its new ESG Strategy to 2030. The company says its new ESG Strategy will simplify the way it articulates ...

08 Apr 2022
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