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03 June 2014
DEFRA bottles out on SuDS as house building growth continues
DEFRA seems to have bottled out of introducing Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) compulsory legislation before the General Election see comments from Hydro International. Here’s a link to an interesting ABC&D magazine article explaining why stormwater management is so important. However, with the NHBC reporting a 4% jump in new UK home registrations in April,[…]
03 June 2014
FAKRO invitation to enter European loft conversion design competition
2nd Prize 2013 – Wijciech Okrzesik, Katarzna Penar 3rd European loft conversion design competition from FAKRO To mark the 3rd New Vision of the Loft’ design competition organised by FAKRO and European architectural design magazine A10′, 2013 entrants were invited to Fakro’s Nowy Sacz HQ. Visitors from throughout Europe including the UK met[…]
02 June 2014
Sustainable Drainage System legislation faces further postponements
Local authority Approving Bodies have been informed that work approving SuDS schemes on new developments will not be given the go ahead from October 2014, but instead plans for implementation of Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act will be announced in the summer. Alex comments, SuDS legislation is a vital element of[…]
02 June 2014
HeatBleed campaign wins Marketing Campaign of the Year for Knauf Insulation
Green Deal and ECO Awards – Knauf Insulation winners of Marketing Campaign of the Year The 2014 National Green Deal & ECO Awards took place in London on the 29 May and recognised the achievements of companies involved in the Green Deal initiative and the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO). Follow us: @energyrspforce on Twitter