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17 millon pound goverment investment in retrofitting to pave the way for low carbon housing Eighty seven social housing projects across the UK are set to benefit from a share of Ã‚Â£17 million of government funding to test low carbon building technology.
Issue 51 winter 2009

Sustainability

CPD compliance for external doors and windows mandatory from March 1st
Chiltern Dynamics has issued a free guidance sheet of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on CE marking, with a step-by-step guide on how to ensure external doors and windows covered under the European Standard EN 14351-1:2006 comply with the Construction Products Directive (CPD).

Timber Research

UK government leads way on buying sustainable timber
From 1 April 2010 new social criteria will be added to the UK Governmentâ€™s timber procurement policy, to add to the existing requirement that all Government bought timber is legal and sustainable.

Building Research

Retrofit for the Future
The Energy Saving Trust has appointed BSRIA for a major new contract to carry out energy monitoring and data recording for solid wall insulation and retrofit field trials in up to 200 existing homes across the UK.