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Chancellor outlines measures to slash home-energy use
New Future Homes Standard will require homes to have non-fossil fuel heating and high insulation levels
CITB predicts jobs boom if Brexit deal is agreed
Annual industry growth of 1.3% forecast, but skills shortage still threat
UK must eliminate emissions from buildings
Funding needed for low carbon heating beyond 2021, says CCC
Passivhaus Agar Grove welcomes first residents
Largest inner-city Passivhaus housing development in UK completes first phase
Mirvac crowned overall winner at awards
Australian developer triumphs at CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2019
No-deal Brexit alarm hits construction project starts
Sharp drop in construction activity since end of 2018 reflects fears over EU exit
Industry facing radical change
Independent Review of Building Regulations, Brexit and the UK Climate Change Act will lead to ‘radical change’, says Hywel Davies
Warning of fire-break failures two years before Grenfell
BRE studies highlighted danger of fire spreading in concealed cavities
Developers ‘ignoring’ sprinkler advice
Housing developers ‘consistently ignoring’ its advice, says the London Fire Brigade
Homes unfit for climate change challenge, says CCC
Committee calls for urgent government action to future-proof UK housing stock