Hundreds of installers are today being asked to help deliver a £450million government scheme to heat the nation’s homes and small businesses with new green technology.

With the construction sector set to play a big role in reaching the Government’s net-zero targets, changes are coming in the way we approach housebuilding in the UK.

Humidity can lead to issues in your home. Mould and mildew are more prevalent in homes with high humidity levels or improper moisture control.

Changing from gas to heat pumps as the preferred home heating for new builds is premature and prohibitively expensive says gas users organisation.

We're joined by Martyn Bridges from Worcester Bosch to discuss hydrogen boilers and the future of heating our homes with reduced emissions.

There is a demand for sustainable construction, but also hesitancy to adopt because many believe that constructing green buildings will cost more.

Construction saw an impressive bounce back in Q3, bolstered by SME Property Developers, seeing an impressive 84% bounceback.

The World Green Building Council joins 9 organisations to sign a letter to COP26 President, Alok Sharma, requesting a Built Environment Day.

Government U-turn on gas boiler ban in new homes welcome but further clarity needed, says Gas Users Organisation.

Under pandemic-induced lockdown and a large portion of us working from home or furloughed, many of us have taken this time to improve or renovate our homes.

The Oxford University-led Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC) has developed globally unique methods for simulating future population, housing growth and demand for infrastructure services. The methods explore how the necessary infrastructure can be provided affordably, securely and sustainably. In a significant report published today, the ITRC, led by the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute, has deployed these methods to reveal a series of insights to inform the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge Arc – one of the UK’s largest …

Responding to the Budget, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has welcomed recognition by the Chancellor that housebuilding needs to be one of the Government’s main priorities.

Michael Holmes, property expert and spokesperson for The Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show (3-5 November 2017, HCC, Harrogate), offers some thoughts on the state of the UK housing market. “The cause of the housing crisis in the UK is simple enough for any GCSE economics student to understand: there are too many people chasing too few homes to either buy …

A builder has been fined after carrying out unsafe gas work at a property in Hall Green.

Research conducted by housing charity Shelter has revealed that hundreds of renters – including those living in bigger, urban areas – are living in slum-like conditions due to damp, mould, infestation and electrical issues. The report, from Shelter and YouGov, took statements from 300 tenants across the Manchester region. The majority expressed concern about ongoing struggles with damp and mould …

A simple low-tech chimney insulator is applying to become approved by OFGEM and the British Board of Agrement (BBA) following two years of rigorous testing. Chimney Sheep, invented by an ecologist from Cumbria four years ago, has already saved UK homeowners £2.5m off their energy bills and is said to be capable of saving the nation a further £691,500,000 per …