Housing Active takes a look at the latest products in action with a host of interesting case studies from the building, repair and maintenance sector.

HUMAN RESOURCES: Lone worker device
Faced with the problem that its 74 frontline personnel were reluctant to use the bulky lone worker safety devices allocated to them, Community Gateway Association HA in Preston, looked for an alternative solution. CLICK HERE

PLANNING: Section 106 agreements by Nick Horton and Roy Willis
The difficult economic conditions being faced by the property industry mean that many providers of social housing are considering how existing Section 106 agreements can be renegotiated to make a development viable. CLICK HERE

HOUSING ASSOCIATION: Compliments card scheme helps to make rent payments regular
Irwell Valley Housing Association aims to persuade its tenants to pay their rent punctually and to minimise the cost of achieving this. CLICK HERE

WINDOWS: Steel windows are ideal for warehouse refurbishment
Modern steel windows are proving popular for the preservation or replacement of the existing fenestration in warehouse locations that have been turned into residential apartments. CLICK HERE

HOUSING: Viridis Homes launches into UK affordable housing market
A new modular home that combines the latest technology and construction techniques was unveiled recently by Viridis Homes. CLICK HERE

ROOFING: Recycled roofing battens
The roofing industry is leading a green construction revolution thanks to an innovative new roofing batten made from i-plas, the ultimate recycled building material. CLICK HERE

TIMBER: Glosford Timber solutions is building foundations
Glosford Timber Solutions (GTS) is a new business set to buck the current economic trend by launching a roof truss factory. and engineered flooring distribution operation in Hereford. CLICK HERE

HEATING: GAIN members maximise energy efficiency potential
Gillian Allder of the Grant Aided Heating Installer Network reveals how its members are delivering cost effective and energy efficient heating solutions. CLICK HERE

ENERGY: A growing portfolio of housing association contracts for Munters MCS
Global property damage restoration and prevention specialist, Munters MCS has signed four separate agreements for the provision of energy performance certificates to raise housing stock energy performance. CLICK HERE

WINDOWS: Wrekin delivers UK’s first ‘closed loop’ recycling project
Social housing specialist Wrekin Windows has completed the UK ’s first ‘closed loop’ window replacement program, bringing tonnes of old post-consumer PVC-U frames back into use. CLICK HERE

WASTE: Hippowaste helps Lovell boost recycling levels in Sheffield
Housing refurbishment specialist Lovell has boosted recycling levels as it carries out work on a major housing programme in Sheffield with the help of Hippowaste. CLICK HERE

DOORS: Masterdor is in the frame at eco house
Door manufacturer Manse Masterdor has supplied the University of Nottingham’s state-of-the-art energy efficient BASF Eco House project with thermally efficient external doorsets with a PermaSkin finish. CLICK HERE

WINDOWS: Why steel should still appeal
Many former council tenants who bought their flats under the Right to Buy scheme, could, as leaseholders, be paying out unnecessary money because social landlords are replacing steel windows with PVC-U units. CLICK HERE

FIRE DETECTION: Hard Days Night Hotel selects state-of-the-art fire detection
Notifier Fire Systems Engineered Systems Distributor, Dante Fire & Security has installed full fire detection in Liverpool’s Hard Days Night Hotel. CLICK HERE