PROJECTS & INNOVATION

We need to learn from doing. Read about practical developments and innovation that is moving the decarbonisation of homes and buildings forward.

Contractor and CIH president call for national retrofit skills strategy

The president of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and a large contractor have called for a national skills strategy to scale up retrofit.

How a project using Ordnance Survey data is supporting the rooftop solar panel drive

Housing and energy analysts can benefit from our Slopey Roofs concept, says Tim Chilton, UK consulting lead at Ordnance Survey

Green Party co-leader backs housing association pledge to install swift bricks in homes

The co-leader of the Green Party has backed a housing association’s pledge to install ‘swift bricks’ in its new build homes to help birds nest.

Built Environment Construction Development Energy/Environment Housing Association/RP Infrastructure Policy & Regulation Property services/Facilities/Asset management

8,500-home Kent new town to run on solar-powered ‘smart grid’

An 8,500-home development in Kent will run on a solar-powered ‘smart grid’, helping to make it one of the UK’s first all-electric new towns.

Built Environment Construction Development Finance and funding Infrastructure Local authority/Combined authority Net Zero Power Generation Product/service supplier Property services/Facilities/Asset management South East

Sustainability-linked loans 'not always stacking up' for social landlords

Sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) do not always give housing associations cost benefits that are “proportionate” to the work required to monitor and report against targets, a survey has found.

Built Environment Construction Development Finance and funding Housing Association/RP

Environment Bank founder calls for Biodiversity Net Gain to shift off-site

The founder of Environment Bank has called for the delivery of the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy to shift off-site.

Built Environment Climate change Construction Development Education/Training/Knowledge Research Energy/Environment Finance and funding Government/Agency/Public body Health & safety/compliance Infrastructure Local authority/Combined authority Net Zero Policy & Regulation

Octopus Real Estate loans house builder £6.9m to finance 'zero bills' homes

Octopus Real Estate has loaned a house builder £6.9m to build ‘zero bills’ homes in Bristol.

Construction Development Energy/Environment Net Zero South West

House builders say solar panel mandate is unrealistic for most homes

Requiring solar panels to be fitted on most new homes under the Future Homes Standard is unrealistic, house builders have said.

Construction Development Net Zero

The Crown Estate announces development partners for three housing demonstration projects

gs8, TOWN and igloo will deliver homes across three sites to help The Crown Estate understand how to build new homes to quality standards and deliver an accelerated pipeline of sustainable and inclusive housing

Built Environment Construction Development Energy/Environment Net Zero