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Heat loss data online for homeowners
HEAT LOSS: Home owners in West Yorkshire, UK, will soon be able to go online to see the heat loss from their property. Following airborne surveys by aerial mapping firm Bluesky, the property level thermal map together with high-resolution aerial photography are to be provided online by Calderdale Council. FULL STORY

Construction graduates hardest hit
EMPLOYMENT: As the unemployment prospects for university leavers have seen a year-on-year increase of 44%, rising to a highest level in 12 years, the construction industry has been the hardest hit reveals a study by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit. The rate of unemployment increased 2.4 percentage points to 7.9% for the 220,065 students surveyed. FULL STORY

New windows for over 15,000 homes
WINDOWS: Rugby-based Nationwide Windows has signed a deal on one of the biggest social housing contracts ever issued in the UK. Arms length management organisation, Nottingham City Homes, enlisted the services of Nationwide as part of a programme to replace the windows and doors at over 15,000 properties in Nottingham. FULL STORY

50% decline in green spaces on new builds
LANDSCAPING: A new report launched by the Horticultural Trades Association’s Greening the UK campaign, raises awareness of the decline in planting in new developments and highlights ways in which greener planning can help local authorities achieve their economic, environmental and social targets. FULL STORY

Dedicated Porotherm training centre
BUILDING: Following the UK launch of its engineered clay block system, Porotherm, earlier this year, Wienerberger is again setting the standard for the industry with the opening of a dedicated Training Centre for skilled brick and block layers. FULL STORY

Poorly insulated homes cost £2.9bn
INSULATION: UK home owners waste a staggering £2.9 billion on energy bills and inadvertently pump 15,529,410 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year by failing to adequately insulate their homes, reveals new research and analysis from Rockwool. FULL STORY