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What do net-zero carbon emission goals mean for home construction?

|Date: 09 Jul 2021

What do net-zero carbon emission goals mean for home construction?

Everyone is looking for a way to reduce their carbon footprints. Some do away with single-use plastics, w ...

Everyone is looking for a way to reduce their carbon footprints. Some do away with single-use plastics, while others buy electric cars. There are 1,001 ways for individuals to reduce their impact on t ...

09 Jul 2021
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Scheme set to protect crested newts in South Yorkshire

|Date: 20 May 2021

Scheme set to protect crested newts in South Yorkshire

Sheffield-based ecological consultancy Wildscapes is welcoming the news that Natural England has introduc ...

Sheffield-based ecological consultancy Wildscapes is welcoming the news that Natural England has introduced its District Level Licensing scheme in South Yorkshire. This new scheme to South Yorkshire ...

20 May 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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Ibstock commitment targets 40% reduction in plastic use by 2025

|Date: 14 May 2021

Ibstock commitment targets 40% reduction in plastic use by 2025

Ibstock plc, the leading manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete products in the UK, has reiterated its ...

Ibstock plc, the leading manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete products in the UK, has reiterated its pledge to reducing plastic use by 40% by 2025. It is just one of the many commitments the group ...

14 May 2021
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Fibo reaffirms commitment to environment with EPD

|Date: 20 Apr 2021

Fibo reaffirms commitment to environment with EPD

As part of its continued commitment to sustainability, Fibo, the leading supplier of waterproof wall pane ...

As part of its continued commitment to sustainability, Fibo, the leading supplier of waterproof wall panels, is now providing customers with easier access to its environmental data, with its wall pane ...

20 Apr 2021
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What do Net-Zero carbon emission goals mean for home construction?

|Date: 19 Apr 2021

What do Net-Zero carbon emission goals mean for home construction?

Everyone is looking for a way to reduce their carbon footprints. Some do away with single-use plastics, w ...

Everyone is looking for a way to reduce their carbon footprints. Some do away with single-use plastics, while others buy electric cars. There are 1,001 ways for individuals to reduce their impact on t ...

19 Apr 2021
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Tarmac first to launch 50% recycled content packaging for cement products

|Date: 18 Mar 2021

Tarmac first to launch 50% recycled content packaging for cement products

Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50 per cent recycled plastic i ...

Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50 per cent recycled plastic in its packaging with the roll out of new all-weather, fully recyclable hybrid bags. Products ma ...

18 Mar 2021
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Hayfield commences construction on a £36m ‘green’ development in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

|Date: 09 Mar 2021

Hayfield commences construction on a £36m ‘green’ development in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

Five-star homebuilder Hayfield has started construction work at a prime 9.5-acre site in the Buckinghamsh ...

Five-star homebuilder Hayfield has started construction work at a prime 9.5-acre site in the Buckinghamshire village of Hanslope to deliver 101 eco-friendly luxury homes. The £36m project is Hayfield’ ...

09 Mar 2021
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Larkfleet urges focus on existing housing stock to meet green targets

|Date: 15 Dec 2020

Larkfleet urges focus on existing housing stock to meet green targets

Following on from the announcement of the government’s 10-point green action plan, the Prime Minister has ...

Following on from the announcement of the government’s 10-point green action plan, the Prime Minister has set out a further ambitious target – to reduce emissions by 69 percent by 2030 compared with 1 ...

15 Dec 2020
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Well-resourced planning system essential for green revolution, says RTPI

|Date: 24 Nov 2020

Well-resourced planning system essential for green revolution, says RTPI

A strong and well-resourced planning system is essential if the government is to achieve its ambitions fo ...

A strong and well-resourced planning system is essential if the government is to achieve its ambitions for a ‘green industrial revolution’, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said. Respondin ...

24 Nov 2020
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