SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION NEWS
Response to the Future Homes Standard consultation
The Sustainable Development Foundation has supported a growing collection of organisations in delivering a united response to the current Future Homes Standard consultation. All are agreed that neither of the options put forward in the consultation consultation go ...
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2024 Neil May Memorial Lecture
The third Neil May Memorial Lecture will take place on Thursday 21 March at midday. Titled Mould, Damp and Health Inequalities, it will focus attention on an issue that Neil worked hard to combat, and the potential that ...
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Durley Chine Environmental Hub added to SDF Exemplars Library
The latest addition to the SDF's Exemplars Library is Durley Chine Environmental Hub, a multi-functional enhancement to Bournemouth's seafront. Its mission is to reduce waste, drive a step change in behaviour and build environmental guardianship of the coastline, ...
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New research from the Good Homes Alliance: incentivising better homes
A new publication by SDF Alliance member the Good Homes Alliance examines the thesis that a positive 'tipping point' has been reached when financial opportunity and the imperative to reach net zero by delivering sustainable buildings coincide ...
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Traditional Whole House Retrofit at Ton Pentre: monitoring results
The case study report on a multi-year project to deliver and assess a whole house retrofit of a small solid wall mid-terrace home in the South Wales Valleys has just been published. The Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA), ...
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National Retrofit Hub welcomes new co-directors
The National Retrofit Hub, which is hosted by the Sustainable Development Foundation in its development phase, has this summer welcomed Rachael Owens and Sara Edmonds as co-directors to lead the team and further its progress towards enabling the ...
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Good Homes Alliance announces Welsh Zero Carbon Hwb
The SDF welcomes the announcement of the new Welsh Zero Carbon Hwb, which will help bring forward the benefits of carbon reduction for new and existing homes in the social housing sector across Wales ...
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Exemplar buildings in the running for UK Passivhaus Awards
The Passivhaus Trust, part of the SDF Alliance, has announced the finalists for the 2023 UK Passivhaus Awards. Several projects that feature in the Sustainable Development Foundation Exemplars Library are among those vying for the top prize. Passivhaus ...
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Opening the door to mass timber
A new report that addresses one of the biggest challenges faced by developers of mass timber buildings, the Mass Timber Insurance Playbook, was launched this month by SDF Alliance member the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, with support ...
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ASBP NEWS
- Job opportunities with ASBP members! March 18, 2024
- Winners announced – ASBP Awards 2024 March 5, 2024
- Meet our finalists – ASBP Awards 2024 February 13, 2024
BPN NEWS
- BPN welcomes Elfed Lewis as Network Lead January 31, 2024
- We are hiring! BPN Network Lead and GHA Business Development Associate July 31, 2023
- NEW EVENT: People and their data June 5, 2023
GHA NEWS
- Industry leaders unite: Consortium issues urgent call for more ambitious Future Homes Standard February 22, 2024
- 2024 Conference Summary February 14, 2024
- Housing Design Awards 2024 open for entries February 9, 2024
PHT NEWS
- The Future Homes Standard March 13, 2024
- Last chance to book! Case study Large & Complex Masterclass March 12, 2024
- Passivhaus proves popular at Futurebuild 2024 March 12, 2024
STBA NEWS
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