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A guide to installing networked ground source heat pumps

|Date: 05 Nov 2025

A guide to installing networked ground source heat pumps

David Broom, Director of Sales at Kensa gives a practical guide to installing networked ground source hea ...

David Broom, Director of Sales at Kensa gives a practical guide to installing networked ground source heat pumps From system design to borehole drilling to handover, this guide shares expert insights ...

05 Nov 2025
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Developers under pressure to balance cost and future value

|Date: 04 Nov 2025

Developers under pressure to balance cost and future value

In a competitive housing market, developers are under increasing pressure to offer desirable properties w ...

In a competitive housing market, developers are under increasing pressure to offer desirable properties while crucially balancing build costs and delivering future value. Here, Chris Stammers, Portfol ...

04 Nov 2025
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Triton Showers introduces the duo able to reduce water use

|Date: 03 Nov 2025

Triton Showers introduces the duo able to reduce water use

As hot water production becomes the dominant energy load in new-build homes, housebuilders must address t ...

As hot water production becomes the dominant energy load in new-build homes, housebuilders must address this shift without sacrificing comfort or compliance. Paul Ravnbo-West, market development manag ...

03 Nov 2025
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Carrot or Stick?

|Date: 29 Oct 2025

Carrot or Stick?

It seems that the curse must continue as we’re treated to another UK Housing Minister. Steve Reed is the ...

It seems that the curse must continue as we’re treated to another UK Housing Minister. Steve Reed is the incumbent, coming in to take the place of Angela Rayner, who held the office from July 2024 to ...

29 Oct 2025
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Why SME builders matter

|Date: 28 Oct 2025

Why SME builders matter

Why SME builders matter – and how manufacturers can support them. Jenny Smith-Andrews of aircrete manufac ...

Why SME builders matter – and how manufacturers can support them. Jenny Smith-Andrews of aircrete manufacturer H+H gives a view on support for the smaller players in the housebuilding sector. Our airc ...

28 Oct 2025
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The Inside View | How the Future Homes Standard impacts interior design

|Date: 27 Oct 2025

The Inside View | How the Future Homes Standard impacts interior design

With the publication of the Future Homes Standard due in Autumn, this represents an important step in the ...

With the publication of the Future Homes Standard due in Autumn, this represents an important step in the UK’s transition towards building zero carbon homes. But what are the implications of low carbo ...

27 Oct 2025
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The future of sustainable living in Scotland

|Date: 24 Oct 2025

The future of sustainable living in Scotland

Aiming to set a benchmark for the future of sustainable living in Scotland, CARSLISLE® Construction Mater ...

Aiming to set a benchmark for the future of sustainable living in Scotland, CARSLISLE® Construction Materials walks through a St Andrews West development that combines contemporary styling and high-qu ...

24 Oct 2025
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MEDITE SMARTPLY explores Framing the Future

|Date: 21 Oct 2025

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores Framing the Future

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores its Framing the Future survey and reframing timber in the age of carbonconscious ...

MEDITE SMARTPLY explores its Framing the Future survey and reframing timber in the age of carbonconscious design Once chosen largely for appearance or basic protection, external cladding now plays a m ...

21 Oct 2025
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How timber technology can transform challenging brownfield sites

|Date: 17 Oct 2025

How timber technology can transform challenging brownfield sites

The New Kingsland development in Henbury, Bristol, demonstrates how thoughtful design innovation and timb ...

The New Kingsland development in Henbury, Bristol, demonstrates how thoughtful design innovation and timber technology can transform challenging brownfield sites into exemplary social housing that mee ...

17 Oct 2025
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Knightsbridge offers a few pointers to enhance buyer appeal

|Date: 15 Oct 2025

Knightsbridge offers a few pointers to enhance buyer appeal

In a competitive market, differentiation is everything. While bathrooms have long been recognised as crit ...

In a competitive market, differentiation is everything. While bathrooms have long been recognised as critical selling points, the finer details – particularly electrical accessories – are often overlo ...

15 Oct 2025
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