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£37m to be invested in Superglass manufacturing facility in Stirling

|Date: 07 Dec 2017

£37m to be invested in Superglass manufacturing facility in Stirling

Boost for glass wool insulation manufacturing in Scotland. The owner of TechnoNICOL, Sergey Kolesnikov, i ...

Boost for glass wool insulation manufacturing in Scotland. The owner of TechnoNICOL, Sergey Kolesnikov, is to invest £36.8m in the Superglass facility in Stirling. The facility will be benefitting fro ...

07 Dec 2017
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New build garden wins national award for biodiversity

|Date: 18 Sep 2017

New build garden wins national award for biodiversity

A show home garden in the village of Long Itchington, Warwickshire from housebuilder David Wilson Homes h ...

A show home garden in the village of Long Itchington, Warwickshire from housebuilder David Wilson Homes has won an award for its biodiversity. ...

18 Sep 2017
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Sustainable kitchen design advice

|Date: 12 Jun 2017

Sustainable kitchen design advice

Tips on ensuring your kitchen specification is a sustainable one. ...

Tips on ensuring your kitchen specification is a sustainable one. ...

12 Jun 2017
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Leadership role for cities in new housing development

|Date: 12 Jan 2017

Leadership role for cities in new housing development

The UK Green Building Council has published a green paper proposing a key leadership role for cities in t ...

The UK Green Building Council has published a green paper proposing a key leadership role for cities in the delivery of sustainable new homes. ...

12 Jan 2017
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Sustainable heating solutions

|Date: 26 Jul 2016

Sustainable heating solutions

Renewables offer housebuilders and developers an efficient and sustainable solution to heating needs, esp ...

Renewables offer housebuilders and developers an efficient and sustainable solution to heating needs, especially in off-gas locations. Anna Wakefield, Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager fo ...

26 Jul 2016
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Research suggests over £1,000 in energy savings from new homes

|Date: 20 Jun 2016

Research suggests over £1,000 in energy savings from new homes

Research from housebuilder Redrow suggests that homebuyers choosing a brand new home over a modernised Vi ...

Research from housebuilder Redrow suggests that homebuyers choosing a brand new home over a modernised Victorian property could save up to £1,300 every year on their energy bills. ...

20 Jun 2016
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Hill eco-friendly development

|Date: 14 Jun 2016

Hill eco-friendly development

Hill has launched a new 208 eco home development in Cambridge featuring a number of technologies to help ...

Hill has launched a new 208 eco home development in Cambridge featuring a number of technologies to help residents enjoy a ‘sustainable’ lifestyle. PHPD spoke with the housebuilder to discover more. ...

14 Jun 2016
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Builder’s boost for bees at Hertfordshire developments

|Date: 24 May 2016

Builder’s boost for bees at Hertfordshire developments

Barratt Homes North Thames is planting a range of bee friendly plants at developments in Letchworth Garde ...

Barratt Homes North Thames is planting a range of bee friendly plants at developments in Letchworth Gardens City and Hemel Hempstead in an attempt to help support our threatened pollinators. ...

24 May 2016
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Building on wildlife

|Date: 18 May 2016

Building on wildlife

Investigating the potential for a protected species on site is essential to stay within the law, and the ...

Investigating the potential for a protected species on site is essential to stay within the law, and the timing is critical. Rosie Lodge, Ecologist and Sustainability Consultant, Eight Associates asks ...

18 May 2016
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Egg homes focus on sustainability

|Date: 12 May 2016

Egg homes focus on sustainability

With environmental considerations a key issue for home buyers and developers alike, PHPD spoke with house ...

With environmental considerations a key issue for home buyers and developers alike, PHPD spoke with housebuilder egg Homes to discover how they incorporated sustainability into their inaugural develop ...

12 May 2016
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