How do we overcome the dual challenge of building new as zero carbon as well as retrofitting our existing properties that will still be in existence in 2050?
Sarah Lewis, research and policy director at the Passivhaus Trust, highlights how Homes England’s new Healthy Homes guidance is embracing the Passivhaus standard
The Retrofit Academy and Essex County Council have been named Collaboration of the year, knowledge building and research at the Unlock Net Zero Live Awards for their work on the Harlow & Tendring Retrofit Pipeline for Economic Renewal CRF Project
Funding under the Heat Pump Ready Programme will go towards four projects to make heat pumps cheaper and easier to install, whilst a £5 million Heat Training Grant has also been launched
The ports group has launched a new sustainability strategy called "Ready for Tomorrow" which plans to invest around £2 billion into decarbonising its operations by 2040
Unlock Net Zero Live brings the UK housing and built environment sectors together to push forward bold conversations and practical solutions to decarbonise our homes and places at both pace and scale
Procurement frameworks are often seen as back-office tools, but when designed with resident wellbeing in mind they become vital levers for delivering safer and warmer homes, says Rory Evans, regional director at LHC
Being a housing provider is not easy in 2025. There are many issues that can keep you awake at night. As a regulated sector there is even more pressure and scrutiny (quite rightly) to provide consistently good service outcomes for residents, creating safe and healthy living environments for all.
City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a four-year contract to Harmony Fire to deliver fire safety improvements across 30 multi-storey residential buildings in the city centre.
