by theEHP | Jun 30, 2011 | Sustainability
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has warned that a lack of creativity could lead to Scandinavian-style “eco-bling” homes dominating our neighbourhoods over the next five years, as housebuilders prepare to go zero carbon in 2016. He urged architects to go back...
by theEHP | Jun 23, 2011 | Housing
Councillor Mark Healey, Chair of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority, has joined the Fire Kills campaign as a champion for fire safety in rented homes, encouraging landlords to make their properties as safe as possible for their tenants. Fire Minister, Bob...
by theEHP | Jun 15, 2011 | Sustainability
Andrew Stunell has today insisted that carbon reduction measures must be taken to “green-up” the country’s existing housing stock to reduce its carbon footprint and save households considerable sums of money on their energy bills. Speaking at the...
by theEHP | May 23, 2011 | Housing
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell today launched two new online toolkits to help local councils and communities better identify the empty homes in their area and bring them back into use. The launch is part of a week of intensive action by the Minister, to step up...
by theEHP | May 18, 2011 | Housing
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced a tough but realistic definition for zero carbon homes that strikes the right balance between delivering the zero carbon homes for the future and creating the right conditions to get the homes the country needs built....
