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Going Green | New research shows big shift towards sustainable construction in 2021

|Date: 19 Mar 2021

Going Green | New research shows big shift towards sustainable construction in 2021

New research by Roofing Megastore reveals Brits are increasingly interested in more sustainable forms of ...

New research by Roofing Megastore reveals Brits are increasingly interested in more sustainable forms of construction. The study analysed Google search data over the past two years for different const ...

19 Mar 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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Scenic Cornish ‘Stone House’ complete with pioneering and sustainable Kebony wood

|Date: 29 Jan 2021

Scenic Cornish ‘Stone House’ complete with pioneering and sustainable Kebony wood

Situated on the picturesque coast of Cornwall in South West England, the recently completed family home, ...

Situated on the picturesque coast of Cornwall in South West England, the recently completed family home, dubbed the Stone House offers unparalleled sea views and a unique view of historic castle, St M ...

29 Jan 2021
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Kingdom Housing Association wins prestigious Green Award

|Date: 03 Nov 2020

Kingdom Housing Association wins prestigious Green Award

Kingdom Housing Association is celebrating winning a prestigious Green Award for its ongoing commitment t ...

Kingdom Housing Association is celebrating winning a prestigious Green Award for its ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental best practice. Kingdom took top honours in the Green Initiat ...

03 Nov 2020
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Endurawood | Long lasting appeal

|Date: 29 Oct 2020

Endurawood | Long lasting appeal

Nick Cowley, Managing Director at aluminium building product supplier Endurawood, explores how developers ...

Nick Cowley, Managing Director at aluminium building product supplier Endurawood, explores how developers can construct sustainable and durable new build properties. In a survey by Home Quality Mark, ...

29 Oct 2020
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“A simple way to become more sustainable”: HB42 encourages the trade to adopt Eco Foils

|Date: 28 Oct 2020

“A simple way to become more sustainable”: HB42 encourages the trade to adopt Eco Foils

Leading sealants and adhesives specialist HB42 is encouraging the trade to make the simplest move possibl ...

Leading sealants and adhesives specialist HB42 is encouraging the trade to make the simplest move possible to become more sustainable: move to Eco Foils. Since the launch of the pioneering Eco Foil ve ...

28 Oct 2020
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Aluminium: Combatting construction’s carbon footprint

|Date: 08 Oct 2020

Aluminium: Combatting construction’s carbon footprint

With the aim, laid out by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), to make all buildings Net Zero by ...

With the aim, laid out by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), to make all buildings Net Zero by 2050, the construction industry must make changes — starting with material choice. Here, Nick C ...

08 Oct 2020
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Grass Concrete | The grass approach

|Date: 01 Oct 2020

Grass Concrete | The grass approach

One Yorkshire firm realised the sustainable and environmental benefits of grass paving as an alternative ...

One Yorkshire firm realised the sustainable and environmental benefits of grass paving as an alternative to hard landscaping some fifty years ago. The story began in the 1960s, with Jack Blackburn – a ...

01 Oct 2020
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Sustainable developer brings centralised LPG power to over 100 homes

|Date: 13 Feb 2020

Sustainable developer brings centralised LPG power to over 100 homes

Luxury housing developer Burrington Estates has brought round-the-clock power to two of its off-grid resi ...

Luxury housing developer Burrington Estates has brought round-the-clock power to two of its off-grid residential developments by installing centralised LPG supplies. Delivering a reliable and uninterr ...

13 Feb 2020
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How can the building industry make a mark on sustainability?

|Date: 12 Feb 2020

How can the building industry make a mark on sustainability?

We have just entered a transformational decade for building and construction. Gail Cook, Global Head of M ...

We have just entered a transformational decade for building and construction. Gail Cook, Global Head of Marcoms, Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation predicts the key building trends we can expect t ...

12 Feb 2020
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