Sustainability reporting: the missing piece in the efficiency puzzle
August 21, 2023 | Begum Bidik Nash
In a world awash with data, choosing the appropriate indicators to measure and monitor makes all the difference in improving… Read more
PRESS RELEASE: Hastoe announced as sponsor of top category at sustainability awards for the housing sector
August 17, 2023 | Joana Malato
Baker Homes is delighted to announce Hastoe as “Sustainable housing provider of the year” sponsor at 2017 SHIFT Awards. Hastoe… Read more
Are we “boiled” for choice?
August 3, 2023 | Richard Lupo
A new analysis of historical boiler repair and replace decisions has revealed which make of boiler costs the least to… Read more
Turning up the heat
July 10, 2023 | Cecily Church
This June, the UK experienced its hottest weather in four decades. Reaching a scorching 35ºC[1], this heatwave is just the… Read more
Press release: New research reveals the sustainability of the social housing sector
June 26, 2023 | Joana Malato
Overall the social housing sector is 49% sustainable – still much progress to be made Over 99% of emissions are… Read more
5 great reasons to enter the SHIFT Awards 2017
June 26, 2023 | Cecily Church
With less than 2 weeks to the entry deadline for the SHIFT Awards here’s a round up of reasons why… Read more
The state of the nation: housing and sustainability report launch
June 21, 2023 | Bevan Jones
Catalyst Housing Next week at Housing 2017 in Manchester Baker Homes will launch Safe as Houses, – a review of… Read more
#GE2017: what the manifestos mean for housing & sustainability
June 5, 2023 | Bevan Jones
The General Election is in 3 days time and there has still been little mention of the environment and housing…. Read more
The rise of the machines - learning for environmental good and cost savings
May 24, 2023 | Richard Lupo
Hastoe Group award winning Passivhaus scheme, Wimbish, Essex. Introduction The term “machine learning” covers a collection of very clever techniques… Read more
Batteries included: the future of clean energy?
May 16, 2023 | Guest Author
Image credit: Osborne Energy The world at the moment is an uncertain and fast moving, ever changing beast. The world… Read more
Pursuing a sustainable home
May 3, 2023 | Sarah Daly
This is article is part of the “Our house, in the middle of our street” series. Ever wondered where sustainability… Read more
A growing population, more homes, less water?
April 25, 2023 | Guest Author
In this guest post Alice Hill, Water Efficiency Project Coordinator at Thames Water discusses how housing providers can increase water… Read more
Breaking the mould
April 20, 2023 | Bill Wright
Damp and mould is a perennial British problem. Landlords are increasingly trying to find ways to deal with issues of… Read more
The SHIFT Awards are here
April 3, 2023 | Bevan Jones
Baker Homes launch the SHIFT Awards 2017 today – we’re really looking forward to this year’s event. Take a look… Read more
Housing White Paper: open consultation
March 29, 2023 | Bevan Jones
The Housing White Paper, Fixing our Broken Housing Market was released on 7 February. The Government has done a good… Read more