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Wienerberger publishes new sustainability strategy

|Date: 19 Oct 2021

Wienerberger publishes new sustainability strategy

Building solutions supplier Wienerberger Limited has published a new sustainability strategy ‘Let’s Build ...

Building solutions supplier Wienerberger Limited has published a new sustainability strategy ‘Let’s Build Beyond’, a rallying call to the company’s people, partners and communities to “collaborate and ...

19 Oct 2021
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Polypipe | Redefining rain gardens

|Date: 14 Oct 2021

Polypipe | Redefining rain gardens

Jon Stewart, Business Development Director for Drainage at Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation explo ...

Jon Stewart, Business Development Director for Drainage at Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation explores why rain gardens are an ideal way for developers to meet emerging environmental legislation ...

14 Oct 2021
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Triton | The rise of the conscious consumer

|Date: 13 Oct 2021

Triton | The rise of the conscious consumer

Sustainability is becoming a core component of housebuilding, with the rise of the ‘conscious consumer’ h ...

Sustainability is becoming a core component of housebuilding, with the rise of the ‘conscious consumer’ highlighting the importance of placing environmental considerations front and centre. Stuart Lan ...

13 Oct 2021
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Sapphire Balconies | Cutting carbon

|Date: 11 Oct 2021

Sapphire Balconies | Cutting carbon

With sustainability of growing significance within the sector, PHPD speaks to Nick Haughton, Head of Mark ...

With sustainability of growing significance within the sector, PHPD speaks to Nick Haughton, Head of Marketing UK & Global at Sapphire Balconies, to find out what the company is doing to reduce ca ...

11 Oct 2021
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Insulation Superstore: Sustainable insulation

|Date: 08 Oct 2021

Insulation Superstore: Sustainable insulation

Rosie Milner, Manager from online builders’ merchant Insulation Superstore, looks at some of the sustaina ...

Rosie Milner, Manager from online builders’ merchant Insulation Superstore, looks at some of the sustainable insulation solutions currently available. With the pending changes to Part L of the Buildin ...

08 Oct 2021
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Marshalls and SigmaRoc announce collaboration to deliver ‘ultra-low’ carbon products

|Date: 21 Sep 2021

Marshalls and SigmaRoc announce collaboration to deliver ‘ultra-low’ carbon products

Marshalls and SigmaRoc have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop ‘ultra-low’ carbon technolo ...

Marshalls and SigmaRoc have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop ‘ultra-low’ carbon technology within the concrete building materials sector. The aims of this collaboration are to share l ...

21 Sep 2021
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Expert Update | Investing in plant

|Date: 03 Aug 2021

Expert Update | Investing in plant

Will Stanwix from the Hemp Block Company puts forward the case for hemp as a material for building houses ...

Will Stanwix from the Hemp Block Company puts forward the case for hemp as a material for building houses. Many ‘green’ potential housebuyers may be unaware that buildings are responsible for around ...

03 Aug 2021
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Product Spotlight: Bricks & Blocks | The alternative option

|Date: 23 Jul 2021

Product Spotlight: Bricks & Blocks | The alternative option

PHPD takes a glance at some of the interesting bricks and blocks available on the market today. In the la ...

PHPD takes a glance at some of the interesting bricks and blocks available on the market today. In the last issue of PHPD, we gave the final word to the Brick Development Association – a familiar name ...

23 Jul 2021
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Baxi Heating scoops prestigious Gas Industry Award

|Date: 13 Jul 2021

Baxi Heating scoops prestigious Gas Industry Award

Baxi Heating’s development of a boiler fuelled by hydrogen has won the Innovation category at the Gas Ind ...

Baxi Heating’s development of a boiler fuelled by hydrogen has won the Innovation category at the Gas Industry Awards. Baxi’s Hydrogen boiler has been developed as part of its commitment to be a clea ...

13 Jul 2021
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Artisan Real Estate launches in Leeds with £65m, 263 home sustainable development in Kirkstall

|Date: 12 Jul 2021

Artisan Real Estate launches in Leeds with £65m, 263 home sustainable development in Kirkstall

Nationwide urban regeneration property developer Artisan Real Estate has launched in Leeds with the annou ...

Nationwide urban regeneration property developer Artisan Real Estate has launched in Leeds with the announcement that it will deliver a £65m, 263 home sustainable development in Kirkstall. Called Kirk ...

12 Jul 2021
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