Green guidance

Landlords win access to £190m fuel poverty fund

Government responds to Inside Housing’s Green Light campaign by redesigning the energy company obligation

Green deal could fund zero carbon homes

Applying the green deal to new homes could make financing zero carbon developments more acceptable, a sustainability expert has said.

Dividing opinion

The final countdown

The government’s green deal retrofit programme is due to launch in just a few months. So, is it a good deal for social landlords and their tenants? Sustainable Housing conducted an exclusive survey and gathered a round table of industry experts to find out. Keith Cooper reports. Photography: Jonathan Goldberg

Landlords reluctant to sign green deal pledge

The social housing sector is holding back from signing a pledge of support for the government’s flagship retrofit scheme because of fears it will be excluded from millions of pounds of subsidy funding.

Construct a greener future

Building regulations are being tightened in a bid to protect the environment, says Catherine Parker, solicitor at Trowers & Hamlins

A problem shared

Sharing views on retrofit with a group of landlords across Europe has been invaluable, says Richard Baines

Foreign intervention

The threat of climate change may not be a big enough priority in most countries, but going green can help to tackle other, more pressing, socio-economic problems, as demonstrated by a retrofit project in South Africa, says Jane Henley

Green guru

The delivery of sustainable homes is a global problem and providers in the UK can learn a lot from their counterparts around the world, says Neil Jefferson

Cheaper by the Durkan

The contractor charged with giving an east London estate a facelift also threw in comprehensive energy retrofitting - at no extra cost. Jess McCabe finds out more