As the importance of energy efficient and low carbon homes becomes a central concern to developers, homebuilders and homeowners across the UK, a Fabric First approach to building design can reap huge dividends across the board – an airtight building envelope without expensive bolt-on renewable and microgeneration technologies.

Times have been tough for housing providers but the organisations working on the ground are constantly coming

Mitsubishi Electric is launching a series of free, one-day seminars focusing on how air source heat pumps can help housing associations and social landlords combat carbon reduction and battle against fuel poverty.

With hundreds of thousands of properties lying empty across the UK, Camelot Europe is hosting its annual Vacant Property Conference in London on 26 June 2012, to tackle the challenges faced by property owners, investors and administrators in protecting, managing and generating income from vacant property.