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.

100-year-old central London flats estate fitted with heat pumps

81 pre-first World War social housing estate flats owned by Clarion are fitted with ground source heat pumps by The Kensa Group

LHC Procurement Group achieves Gold Standard verification

Accreditation is from the Constructing the Gold Standard Verification Scheme

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WARM HOMES: SOCIAL HOUSING FUND WAVE 3 – A GUIDE TO BIDDING: Baily Garner LLP

Associate partners Ben Lambon-Ralph and Ben Nixon take a look at the bidding process for Wave 3 of the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund which closes this month

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CHIC Newbuild Framework Achieves Constructing Excellence Gold Standard Accreditation

The accreditation recognises procurement strategies that prioritise collaboration, sustainability and safety, while also reducing costs and ensuring supply chain resilience

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New consortium to pilot new financial model to help accelerate the retrofit of social homes

Consortium of NatWest, Places for People, British Gas, Sero and Tallarna working with Pineapple Sustainable Partnerships are looking at a new financial model to create energy savings and reduce upfront cost barriers

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Retrofit Coordination course allows former project manager to open consultancy

After completing a course run by The Retrofit Academy Sam Gwilliam has launched Roost Building Consultants

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LHC's new framework meets the complex needs of the market

LHC are launching later this year their N9 - Retrofit and Decarbonisation framework to support local authorities and social housing providers in meeting their energy efficiency and decarbonisation requirements

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