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EXPERT COMMENT Billions wasted and health put at risk following external wall insulation report
17/10/2025
“Another systematic failure.”
That’s how Mike Leonard, Visiting Professor at the Centre for Future Homes at Birmingham City University (BCU), has reacted to a report into exter...
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Building Alliance and the Centre for Future Homes
08/10/2025
The Building Alliance and the Centre for Future Homes has worked with Secured by Design to produce advice on how to secure renewable assets.
Mike Leonard said " the electrification of home...
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Housing expert renews calls for urgent action on unsafe cladding and building remediation
01/10/2025
A leading construction expert has renewed calls for the urgent removal of unsafe cladding across the West Midlands...
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When it's gone it's gone
12/09/2025
Birmingham was the city of a thousand trades, Liverpool was famous for its shipyards and Leicester was known all over the world for its work with fabric...
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Get Britain Building Immediately or Risk a 'Perfect Storm'
27/08/2025
The Chancellor has confirmed that the 2025 growth estimate for the UK has been, following calculation by the Office for Budget...
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