Sustainability
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Elmgrove Point
Published: 06 November 2010
This project was part of the Construction Legacy - London programme which sought to map approaches to the delivery of training and apprenticeships in the housing and regeneration sectors. The Housing Forum programme worked with 11 active Demonstration Projects from within the five Olympic boroughs. Up until March 2010, The Construction Legacy - London programme operated as a partnership between The Housing Forum and ConstructionSkills. For more information please see the relevant theme page.
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Ethelred Estate
Published: 06 November 2010
This project was part of the Construction Legacy - Housing programme which sought to map approaches to the delivery of training and apprenticeships in the housing and regeneration sectors. The Housing Forum programme worked with 36 active Demonstration Projects in England and Wales. Up until March 2010, The Construction Legacy - Housing programme operated as a partnership between The Housing Forum and ConstructionSkills.
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FutureFit
Published: 31 January 2011
This Project is drilling down into the practicalities of delivering low carbon retrofit to social housing stock, looking at the obstacles and identifying solutions. The Project will investigate how to identify the most suitable package of works for Affinity Sutton’s stock and how these can be delivered. It will look at how to engage with residents on the issues of retrofit and energy efficiency and what financial models might allow them to deliver low carbon improvements to their wider stock in the coming years. Their aim is to develop their knowledge and experience of suc
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Sinclair Meadows Reed Street
Published: 22 November 2012
The UK’s First True ‘‘carbon-negative’’ Social Housing Scheme. Situated in the Rekendyke area of South Shields, South Tyneside, the Reed Street project is a mixed residential development comprising 9 three-bedroom houses and 12 two-bedroom apartments.
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The Victorian Terrace
Published: 07 November 2010
BRE, Wates Living Space and partners have transformed a Victorian stable block into three energy-efficient terraced homes to show how refurbishment can play a major part in reducing the UK’s carbon emissions.