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Call for entries! The Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards 2025
In the Sustainable Development Foundation’s 20th anniversary year, we are delighted to announce a new one-off awards programme to identify and celebrate the UK’s most pioneering sustainable projects, innovative products, …
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Sustainable Buildings Alliance at Futurebuild 2025
Sustainable Building Alliance members will be well-represented at this year’s Futurebuild event at London’s ExCeL centre, taking place on 4-6 March. Visit the Buildings Impact Stage for presentations hosted by …
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Regenerative Materials First at Woodknowledge Wales
A new initiative from Sustainable Buildings Alliance member Woodknowledge Wales is aiming to deliver transformation of construction practices by championing regenerative materials from supply chain to site. The mission of …
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Industry leaders push for stronger Future Homes Standard
A group of almost 250 industry leading organisations have joined forces to press for higher performance standards in new homes. In a significant demonstration of industry concern, they wrote collectively …
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Exemplary practices recognised in Regenerative Architecture Index
The SDF welcomes the launch of a new initiative to highlight and celebrate progress in the industry towards regenerative and highly sustainable buildings. The Regenerative Architecture Index, launched in September …
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Retrofit at Scale
The current ‘top-down’ national net zero carbon policy advice from the Climate Change Committee to government sets home retrofit as a low priority. In a nutshell, it is substantially cheaper …
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The impact of retrofit on market values
A new research project commissioned by SuperHomes / the National Energy Foundation, with the support of the SDF, has concluded that energy efficiency improvements to existing homes will increase their …
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UKIEG Conference 2024 – monitoring and big data as drivers of quality and health
The annual UKIEG Conference takes place on 6th June in Glasgow, and tickets are available to book now. A multidisciplinary audience of academics, policy makers and industry experts will come …
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The right time for heat pumps in retrofit
A new research report by Sustainable Buildings Alliance member the Passivhaus Trust examines the question of the right time to install a heat pump in existing homes. Decarbonising home heating is an urgent priority, and heat pumps are a fast way to reduce emissions, but are they sufficient, and how should they be combined with fabric improvements?
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Championing natural materials to de-risk retrofit
In a new paper, the STBA, which is hosted by the SDF, has identified a number of barriers to best practice retrofit of traditional solid wall buildings, and calls for steps to …
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