Work has begun to build the City of York’s first Passivhaus homes at the council’s award-winning Duncombe Barracks site. The 34 new Passivhaus homes support low carbon lifestyles in a beautiful, low-traffic setting. It is the first Passivhaus site to... View Article

Orbit has announced key progress against its Environmental Social Governance commitments in its latest ESG report published today. Since its first report, which was published in September last year, the social housing provider and developer has advanced in several important... View Article

Cambridge Investment Partnership has achieved planning to build over 80 low carbon affordable homes on three new developments in the city. Aylesborough Close in the Ward of Arbury will see 36 ageing homes replaced with 70 low carbon council homes... View Article

An important part of LoCASE’s (Low Carbon Across the South and East) work is to provide funding for businesses “to develop or improve their ‘green’ product/service” and to transfer learning from successful pilots in retrofit and low carbon business development.... View Article

The £6m scheme, to be built in Accrington, Lancashire, will house homeless veterans and low-income families in 46 eco homes that can each be ‘printed’ in weeks. The Charter Street project is being developed by Building for Humanity, a UK based not-for-profit housing... View Article

Orbit, leading social housing provider and developer, has received ISO14001:2015 certification for its environmental management system by the British Standards Institute (BSI). ISO 14001:2015 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organisation can use to enhance its... View Article

A local housebuilder and Westbury estate agent have joined forces to help raise awareness of proposed changes to rental legislation, which could have a dramatic effect on the local buy-to-let market. From 2025, new rental properties must have an Energy... View Article

Affordable housebuilder, Orbit Homes, is set to deliver 52 brand-new properties in St. Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings. Porters Grove, a 23-acre development which occupies the former Darwell Campus of St Leonards Academy, will feature a public open space, footpaths, and children’s play... View Article

The first phase of a new development designed to alleviate some of the pressure on Leicester’s social housing system has been granted approval by the city’s planning department. The Lanesborough Road scheme in Rushey Mead will feature a total of... View Article