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SHAP's Monthly Newsletter | April 2021

SHAP's news round-up for the sustainable housing sector
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Whole-life carbon roadmap (image: UKGBC)
Whole-life carbon roadmap (image: UKGBC)
In this issue
Zero-carbon Rugeley | circular housing | sector news & videos | Social posts | Sector events, blogs & links
SHAP Project News
Zero Carbon Rugeley
SHAP is working on the proposition for a Smart Local Energy System (SLES) for Rugeley alongside the Engie redevelopment of Rugeley Power Station, collaborating closely with Engie on retrofit through work packages on new build standards. Further news and details below.
Engie gets clearance for Rugeley redevelopment
Engie has been granted outline planning permission to redevelop the former Rugeley power station site in Staffordshire into housing.
www.theconstructionindex.co.uk
Circular social housing: CHARM newsletter #8
Circular social housing: CHARM newsletter #8
Latest newsletter from circular social housing project CHARM-Interreg North-West (where SHAP is the UK communication partner), looking at circular social housing - practices, barriers and enablers, Dutch Inspiration Days, circular renovation case-study, and all-things-circular-housing related.
mailchi.mp
Sustainability in housing event
SHAP’s Rosemary Coyne chaired the Panel Session on Solutions for Sustainable Delivery for a Green Recovery for next week’s National Housing Federation’s (NHF) Climate Change and Sustainability in Housing online conference. Rosemary was joined by panelists from Axis Design, Retrofit Academy, Enhabit and National Housing Federation.
You can access the SHAP-led Panel Session as part of next week’s NHF online event content - click their Tweet below for event info.
NHF Events
Hear from our brilliant #NHFClimate speakers and @natfednews staff on why next week's event is so important. Watch until the end for a strong call to action from the next generation.

Join us next week: https://t.co/sUS4j4ksqI https://t.co/NM1xaLQKB6
Sustainable Housing News
‘Staggering ineptitude’: £1.5bn green homes scheme axed
‘Staggering ineptitude’: £1.5bn green homes scheme axed
The government has scrapped a £1.5bn green scheme to upgrade England’s homes with better insulation and low carbon heating after just six months, prompting criticism from green groups.
www.endsreport.com
Government boosts energy efficiency spending to £1.3 billion with extra funding for green homes - GOV.UK
Government boosts energy efficiency spending to £1.3 billion with extra funding for green homes - GOV.UK
£300 million extra funding for green home upgrades to help lower income households cut emissions and save money on bills
www.gov.uk
Government publishes major reports by Leeds Beckett University on energy efficiency of UK homes
The LSI have just had two major reports published by the Government, which shed some light onto this often-confusing world of energy efficiency.
www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Worth a watch
Recent presentation from Mark Farmer (author of ‘The Farmer Report’) themed: ‘Modernise or Die: the construction sector’s journey since 2016’ and includes references to recently published reports including CITB ‘Building skills for net zero’ - IPPR ‘Skills for a green recovery’ - CLC ‘Industry skills plan’, plus several other recent reports and papers relevant to the social housing sector.
Mark Farmer video
Mark Farmer video
Social Media
A round-up of SHAP’s latest news on the social channels.
SHAP
SHAP is proud to be supporting @UKGBC on developing a Whole Life Carbon Roadmap, which aims to build a common vision for achieving a #NetZero carbon #BuiltEnvironment
#ResidentialRetrofit
#TaskGroup
Info: https://t.co/BGDar6oasH https://t.co/NImRAS5TEk
West Midlands CA on Twitter: "We've got the go ahead for our plan to put the region on track for net zero by 2041
West Midlands CA on Twitter: "We've got the go ahead for our plan to put the region on track for net zero by 2041
We’ve got the go ahead for our plan to put the region on track for net zero by 2041👍 We’ll be retrofitting homes, expanding greenspace and creating 1000s of new green jobs🌳 The WMCA board is backing our first Five-Year Plan with over £5m.
twitter.com
SHAP
📢SHAP Bulletin: SHAP's tireless fuel poverty campaign at regional level sees their Warm Homes Save Lives (WHSL) implementation on the horizon 😊 - https://t.co/WBdPN8jawp
@WestMids_CA @MarchesEnergy @Act_on_energy https://t.co/pCVCPAwCeQ
Alan Yates
This is fantastic news in terms of supporting the housing retrofit programme in the West Midlands and as @SHAPwestmids Chairman I am delighted that we have been a key player in working up these proposals https://t.co/WT9i8csh2k
GohSWL
Well done @SHAPwestmids for keeping #fuelpoverty alleviation at the front of our minds and actions. Keep up the good work!

#Peoplematter #communitymatters #housing #poverty #inclusion https://t.co/l9nhgqjy4i
Sector Blogs & Links
Inside Housing - Home
Inside Housing, news, analysis, and comment about the social housing sector in the UK. (Some IH articles require free sign-up).
www.insidehousing.co.uk
Local Authority Building & Maintenance - LABM online
LABM (Local Authority Building & Maintenance) is a magazine for local authority and housing association specifiers in the UK.
labmonline.co.uk
Social Housing - online
Social Housing magazine provides finance news and business intelligence for housing sector professionals
www.socialhousing.co.uk
edie - empowering sustainable business
Daily news and commentary for sustainability, energy and environmental professionals. edie provides in-depth reports and business guides, exclusive research, videos, webinars and podcasts, and a content hub for sustainability products and service suppliers.
www.edie.net
CHARM - Circular Housing Asset Renovation & Management | Interreg NWE
CHARM develops and implements an asset management approach that prevents downcycling of materials in renovation and construction of social rented dwellings. The project output will be jointly generated by housing organisations from Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Leading partner is TU Delft. SHAP is the CHARM project’s UK communications partner.
www.nweurope.eu
National Housing Federation - News
The voice of housing associations in England (plus, see details on their Climate Change and Sustainability in Housing 2021 event mentioned above).
www.housing.org.uk
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