Blogs

The push for net zero remains essential as we look to improve building stock, reduce operating costs, and deliver positive outcomes for occupants. Supply chain collaboration remains essential – in this time of innovation and change, sharing data, best practice and ideas will be important as we look to transform the sector.  

In its Perspective and Pathways paper published in 2021, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) estimated that there were 29 million buildings in the UK requiring retrofit. Despite this, the industry still lacks a long-term, funded retrofit strategy.

On the former site of Silverwood Primary School in Kilmarnock 48 new homes will be built by CCG for East Ayrshire Council.

With 39 schools identified as having the problem, the RAAC crisis needs to be addressed with urgency.  But how can we resolve this challenge at scale and with speed, to avoid putting pupil safety at any further risk? Jennifer Castle, Chief Operating Officer at LHC Procurement Group (LHC), discusses how LHC is ready to support the public sector.

Dean Fazackerley, Head of Technical Procurement at the LHC Group responds on behalf of the not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider in response to the government’s Net Zero Review. 

Modular construction is a method of building that involves manufacturing prefabricated modules in a controlled factory environment before transporting them to site for assembly. This method of construction has a number of advantages over traditional construction methods, particularly within the social housing market.

PAS 2035 is a specification for what is called ‘whole-house’ or ‘whole building’ retrofit.  This is an approach to the installation of Energy Efficiency Measures which takes into account the requirement of the entire building, both from a technical standpoint and considering factors like occupancy comfort.

The H2 New Build Housing Construction (H2) framework was launched on 29 July 2022. H2 builds on the success of the H1 framework, supporting the delivery of the Scottish Government’s Housing to 2040 strategy responding to the immediate challenges public sector organisations are facing balancing the ongoing housing demand and the drive to produce zero-carbon homes.

The SFHA Annual Conference took place earlier this week in Glasgow bringing together social housing leaders, activists, policymakers and politicians from across Scotland and beyond to discuss the major issues facing the sector.

The SPA team assisted at GlasGrow an urban community garden managed by Hawthorn Housing Co-Operative.