As the coronavirus continues to evolve and become more virulent, there are many unanswered questions as there has been no proper clinical or scientific studies that have been conducted on it yet with regards to its properties etc as the 2019-nCoV coronavirus only made its maiden debut in December 2019. There are questions about how long a […]

Head of business development and specification explains how one of the UK’s largest operators of affordable housing, Peabody, gave tenants improved and safer lighting across its estate, whilst delivering significant financial savings, reductions in carbon emissions and central multi-site control through an integrated LED lighting solution, combined with advanced wireless lighting controls. The substantial cost […]

Faulty household appliances, such as washing machines, tumble dryers and fridge-freezers, are causing more than 60 fires every week, a new Which? investigation has found. Our analysis, looking at fire data obtained through Freedom of Information requests, reveals that the number of fires has stayed at a similar level for five years, with malfunctioning kitchen […]

Energy-cost saving of around 90% for lighting in communal areas of developments of Wales & West Housing Association are being achieved following the installed of controlled LED lighting to replace older systems. Lighting loads in communal areas of residential apartments of Wales & West Housing Association have been reduced by 80% following the replacement of […]

Housing associations are being urged to play their part in a push to end the “endemic” problem of people living without white goods and furniture. A new 35-page report from charity Turn2us has revealed that more than two million households of all tenures, around 4.8 million people, are living without appliances, such as fridges, freezers, cookers and […]