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Better Green Living announces retrofit expansion into commercial buildings

Sustainable refurbishment specialist, Better Green Living, has announced its business expansion into office, hotel and nursing home sectors, as it brings its retrofit expertise to existing commercial and residential buildings to meet the UK’s Net Zero target by 2050. Existing ...

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MSPS awarded £12m deal to retrofit over 1,500 homes on behalf of Epping Forest District Council

Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) has been selected to carry out energy improvement works on behalf of Epping Forest District Council, through the Social Housing Fund (SHF) Wave 3. This marks the start of a long-term partnership to help improve ...

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United Infrastructure partners with University of Salford to advance UK retrofit innovation

United Infrastructure has partnered with the University of Salford to deliver a full-scale 1930s retrofit property within Energy House 2.0, the University’s world-leading research facility. The collaboration marks the first project under the new Centre for Retrofit, which aims to ...

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RED Construction awarded £18.7m office transformation deal in Birmingham

RED Construction Group’s Special Projects division has been selected by development managers, V7, to complete a £18.7 million office retrofit and redevelopment of 78-90 Colmore Row, Birmingham. The appointment signals RED Construction Group’s first project in Birmingham, as the business ...

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United Infrastructure in £8.2m retrofit contract win

United Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Social Infrastructure, has been awarded an £8.2 million contract by Phoenix Community Housing to deliver essential energy efficiency upgrades to homes across South London. Phoenix is a not-for-profit resident-led housing association that manages over 7,600 homes in ...

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Free innovation tool to help identify sustainable solutions for commercial retrofit projects launches

A free commercial retrofit solutions tool designed to ‘deliver meaningful sustainability’ has launched. The Commercial Retrofit Innovation Map, launched for use by industry as part of an initiative between UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), Breakthrough Energy and Fore Partnership, seeks ...

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RICS invites interest for pilot programmes of new professional pathways to membership

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is calling for expressions of interest from professionals and employers for two new planned pathways to RICS membership. The built environment and the role of surveyors within it is expanding, says RICS. And ...

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Converged network supports smart retrofit in London – OryxAlign appointed to deliver digital infrastructure for 1–5 Lower Marsh redevelopment

London-based network infrastructure specialist OryxAlign has been appointed to deliver the converged network system for a major retrofit project in London’s Waterloo district. The network will support all landlord-controlled critical systems and is set to form the digital foundation of ...

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McLaren awarded LSE’s £100m Passivhaus refurbishment contract

McLaren Construction has been selected by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) for a £100 million retrofit and extension of an existing 1950s building at 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields to create a home for the Firoz Lalji Global ...

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Practical path to decarbonisation

Tom Garrigan, Executive Director at BSRIA says combining accurate building data with occupant insights can deliver retrofit programmes that are evidence-based, cost-effective, and resilient With 85 per cent of the buildings that will be in use by 2050 already built, ...

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