‘Social Housing Sector’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
New BSF school in Tower Hamlets. from
Nightingale Associates, which we summarised at the time by saying "Nightingale Associates complete a GBP2.6 million refurbishment and extension at Ian Mikardo School, an SEN secondary school in Tower Hamlets.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Basement solution to shoe-box homes from
Concrete Centre: "Guy Thompson, head of architecture and sustainability at The Concrete Centre, believes the provision of basements would help counter RIBA criticism of 'shameful shoe-box homes'.".
In September 2011, we covered the news from Proskills
- take a look at 2011 Proskills Awards
which says: "Schueco have been nominated in the Outstanding Employer of the Year category, recognition of their commitment to training their staff.".
Take a look also at the news release from Permadoor, New Safedoors retail offer from Permadoor,
as well as Free solar PV installations from Stroma Solar from Stroma,
and JELD-WEN windows specified for energy efficiency from JELD-WEN.
Latest stories...
Maccaferri reinforced soil solution (September 2011)
Maccaferri complex reinforced soil structure spans drainage culvert as part of the Inverness Parks Farm distributor road project.
Need for more hospital improvements (September 2011)
New survey from the Environment Action Team (PEAT) reveals only one in six hospitals in England rates its patient environment as 'excellent'.
Eco Challenge at Installer Live 2011 (September 2011)
SummitSkills is sponsoring Installer Live 2011, the national plumbing, heating and renewables show, to be held at the NEC in Birmingham from 16-19 October.
Rethink refurbishment at INSITE11 at BRE Watford (September 2011)
INSITE11 is an exhibition of over 50 refurbishment innovations, plus a tour of the BRE Victorian Terrace refurbishment project.
Award winning Pilkington Spacia (September 2011)
Pilkington Spacia has been recognised for its innovative vacuum glazing technology, winning the World Architecture News (WAN) Product of the Year 2011 Award.
BRE and British Gas partner on SmartHomes (September 2011)
The SmartHomes Project aims to reduce the energy requirements of domestic customers through the implementation of smart technologies and sustainable refurbishment solutions.
Abloy Smartair access control for primary school (September 2011)
Abloy UK has provided an innovative access control solution for a new primary school in South Gloucestershire, helping to balance freedom of movement with building security and pupil safety.
Prioritising sustainability in schools (September 2011)
Profile 22 warn that many schools property managers are investing in green energy technologies without corresponding investment in the thermal efficiency of the fabric of school buildings.
Further reading
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VPhase device trials in social housing sector
VPhase has signed an agreement with a North West Housing Association to trial its new voltage optimisation device.
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Win business in growing social housing sector
Latest social housing specifiers database update is now available from Windowbase.
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