When it comes to installing low-carbon heating in the UK’s tower blocks, heat pumps may not be the best solution. Oliver Baker, CEO of Ambion Heating, takes a closer look...
After completing projects as part of both the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) demonstrator and Wave 1 phases, Carl Yale, Regional Refurbishment Director at leading housebuilder Lovell, says that many...
Decarbonisation of housing stock is a key step in addressing climate change. However, the wider real-life benefits are felt most acutely within the social housing sector, and work towards creating...
Given the right level of knowledge and experience, Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, demonstrates that Passivhaus standards can be achieved on sizeable developments, using its recent project...
Built in their thousands by local authorities in the 1960s and 1970s to address housing shortages and to re-accommodate those living in substandard homes, high-rise, high-density housing is a prominent...
David Churchill, Partner at Carter Jonas (London), considers what needs to be done to encourage new settlements. From a New Towns Act to a review of the green belt, something...
The correct specification of paints, coatings and colour can support the sustainability and safety of dwellings – and even improve occupant wellbeing – while helping you create better spaces. In...
IoT may well be integral to digital transformation in social housing, but the benefits it delivers cannot be fully realised unless social landlords assure seamless mobile connectivity, says Colin Abrey...
It is no secret that the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda will be one of the dominant themes for the built environment. And whilst the social housing sector has...
Incorporating biophilic design principles in landscape architecture is essential if our cities are to become more climate resilient. Here, Richard Sabin, Managing Director of Biotecture, looks at why that and...
In its Clean Growth Strategy, the Government set out its ambitions for a low carbon future with the decarbonisation of social housing high on the agenda. ...
Designing, building and managing social housing is complex and multifaceted, and even more so against a changing dynamic of safety standards, housing demand, environmental targets and build quality. To explore...
With coronavirus placing more emphasis on the need for adequate ventilation in our homes, Paul Williams, Domus Ventilation’s Product Manager, discusses mechanical ventilation’s role in improving indoor air quality....
Three new affordable housing developments designed by Bell Phillips Architects (BPA) for Tower Hamlets have now completed and have already begun to welcome residents....
2020 was one of the most disruptive years in living memory and its effect will be felt long into the year ahead. But the impact of COVID is not the...
Decarbonising heating is high on the agenda for many social landlords and housing developers. As well as playing a vital role in tackling climate change, increasing the energy efficiency of...
Following the Government’s plans to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and a number of subsequent sustainability pledges and announcements made, Tom Murray, Specification Director at Baxi Heating, discusses what...
Three million new homes must be built in England over the next 20 years to solve its housing crisis, a report by housing charity Shelter says. Companies manufacturing new builds...
A new modular council development in Newhaven, East Sussex, is being hailed as a ‘game changer’ for social housing and a window on the future of residential schemes. The entire...
With COVID-19 expected to create a long-lasting impact across social housing, Martin Riley, Chief Technology Officer at IT-managed service provider, Timico, discusses how the sector needs to utilise technology now...
