Sustainability

Local authorities must take the lead on the next generation of sustainable housing

 

Local authorities must take the lead on the next generation of sustainable housing 

Author: Doug Johnson…

Energy Conservation In Buildings - Airtightness Is Key

 

ENERGY CONSERVATION IN BUILDINGS - AIRTIGHTNESS IS KEY
Nick Williams, Technical Manager,…

Sustainable Housing: The Answers from Tomorrow’s World

 

Our world is mostly built out of unsustainable…

Bristol Breaks New Ground With Innovative Low Carbon Development

 

Bristol’s commitment to achieving its carbon neutral pledge by 2030 is being realised with the aid of a sustainable housing development, featuring…

Eurocell - closed-loop recycling

 

Our recycling process has been developed entirely in-house using our own engineering expertise and by adopting best practices from other…

VRC Homes introduce ‘Share The Build’ for social housing

 

‘Share The Build’ is designed to increase the speed of delivery as well as requiring less on- site skill.

VRC Homes use…

Spray applied insulation – high performance heat loss mitigation

 

When Britain began its post war building boom, coal was king and energy was relatively cheap, so little thought was given to heat loss and few…

Wienerberger sources renewable electricity from DONG Energy

 

Wienerberger, the UK’s leading provider of building material solutions, has announced a partnership with global leader in offshore wind power…

Sound environmental credentials from Swish

 

For Roofline and rainwater goods specialists, Swish Building Products, environmental responsibility goes hand in hand with efficient…

Shining a light on solar: not just an energy solution for detached houses with south facing gardens

 

Solar panels – the public know what they are, but just how much do they really know about them? Surprisingly little, according to research*…

PAREX EWI system features on award-winning medical project

 

A PAREX External Wall Insulation SYSTEM (EWI) has contributed to the energy efficiency of a new centre for Cystic Fibrosis patients voted as…

Sustainable Building Services (UK) deliver large-scale energy efficiency works

 

In 2015, Nottingham City Homes (NCH) appointed Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd (SBS) to install external wall insulation (EWI) to over 1,…