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The role of asset management in building a sustainable future
12 May 2023
Head of Strategic Asset Management, Phoenix Community Housing
Social housing providers have a significant role to contribute towards building a sustainable housing future.
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The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: where are we now?
26 April 2023
Director of Sustainability and Climate Change, Sanctuary
We all know that the social housing sector faces a considerable challenge to improve its energy efficiency and decarbonise, with around 1.4m social homes nationwide in need of retrofit. This extensive programme of retrofitting would also help tackle the fact that, across the whole social housing sector in England, 56.8% of customers living in properties that are EPC Bands D-G are facing fuel poverty.
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Sustainable Homes 2023: The journey to decarbonisation
11 April 2023
Policy Officer, National Housing Federation
The UK’s commitment to delivering a zero carbon economy by 2050 relies on eliminating the carbon emissions of all of our homes over the next 30 years, and social housing providers have a key role to play in achieving this. The need to decarbonise our social homes has become even more apparent over the past few months, as the energy crisis has pushed up household energy bills to unprecedented levels. By decarbonising our social homes we will make these homes more affordable and more comfortable for our residents, while simultaneously contributing to the UK’s net zero target.
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Sustainable Homes 2023: a new event for everyone working to decarbonise social housing
29 March 2023
Conference Producer
While many of the NHF’s conferences have decades-long legacies, Climate and Sustainability in Housing, introduced in 2021, was relatively new. While we had dedicated content to climate change then, the immediacy of the challenge drove us to create an entirely dedicated event. However, because of the ever-evolving nature of the subject matter, this year’s conference will be a little different.
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Resident Engagement and Sustainability in Social Housing
29 March 2023
For me, resident engagement and sustainability go hand in hand, just like landlords and tenants. You can’t have one without the other and it’s all about working together to create healthier, safer, more energy efficient and environmentally friendly homes.