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ROCKWOOL® launches Social Housing Resource Hub

 

The specialist area advises on insulation for both new build and retrofit projects

Stone wool insulation…

What do next month’s Part L changes mean for housing providers?

 

Changes to Part L have significant ramifications for new build – but also replacement programmes. We report...

Can system design tools get PIV systems to perform better?

 

Positive Input Ventilation (PIV) is a tried and tested method of dealing with condensation and mould in the UK’s housing stock. It is…

Remediate combustible timber or composite balconies to achieve fire safety

 

Resolving Fire safety concerns in residential multi-occupancy buildings poses a major challenge for property managers and specifiers.…

Unsightly pipework covered easily by UK Boxings

 

 

UK Boxings’ decorative casings and boxing products have been used by housing associations and local authorities for more than 20 years…

Safety first

 

The preference from the ‘Health and Safety Executive’ is that access to high level areas are either restricted or prevented with plant…

Cladding that works

 

 

System selection should be based on proven performance and delivered by a specialist contractor with outstanding track record.…

Radon protection help for residents this summer

 

 

Radon, condensation and mould specialist Airtech, is encouraging landlords to put in place planned maintenance over the summer…

Improve fire safety compliance at the touch of a button

 

 

Since Grenfell, fire safety in flats has been in the spotlight. The Stay Put policy has been scrutinised and reviewed, fire…

Social housing green energy schemes lead way on sector decarbonisation efforts

 

 

What do the pioneering ReFLEX Orkney project, the unique ‘Solopower’ solution, and the Government’s Social Housing…

How to remediate combustible timber or composite balconies to achieve fire safety

 

Fire safety is the key issue of our times. While the new build sector has relatively easily made the transition to using fire safe materials, the…

Social housing targeted for launch of Ventilation MOT®

 

Housing associations and local authorities responsible for management of housing stock, along with their specialist advisors, are to be…

Keeping UK stocks high for disability adaptations

 

EffectAble Construction Services are one of the largest independent specialist disability adaptation companies in the UK. During these turbulent…

Joined up thinking from Stockport Homes

 

Stockport Homes are upgrading the heating system to low rise apartments in the Lancashire Hill area in Stockport. This has been driven by a…