Only one in 10 UK residents support creation of new towns as a solution to the housing crisis

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View the Eurocell entry on BPindex Visit the Eurocell website Just 10% of the UK population believes that the construction of new towns is the best way to tackle the UK housing crisis, according to a new report. The research has been published by Eurocell plc, the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of PVC-U window, door, conservatory and roofline …

UK consumers: “We need communities, not just homes”

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View the Eurocell entry on BPindex Visit the Eurocell website Two-thirds of UK residents feel that too much focus is placed solely on the construction of new homes, as opposed to rounded communities with supporting infrastructure, new research has found. The Future Communities Report has been published by Eurocell plc, the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of PVC-U window, …

Setting the record straight on PVC-U’s sustainability credentials

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View the Eurocell entry on BPindex Visit the Eurocell website With so much negative press around plastic dominating the headlines, there is a risk that all plastic gets tarred with the same brush. This assumption that all plastics are as bad for the environment as single use ones runs the risk of opportunities for a more sustainable future being missed. …

Making a house a home – considering wellbeing in the design of future homes

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View the Eurocell entry on BPindex Visit the Eurocell website Download a copy of the future homes report New research has revealed that four in five consumers believe the design of their home impacts their wellbeing, demonstrating the growing demand for homes designed to promote good health. Conducted by Eurocell plc, the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of PVC-U window, …

Making a house a home – considering wellbeing in the design of future homes

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View the Eurocell entry on BPindex Visit the Eurocell website New research has revealed that four in five consumers believe the design of their home impacts their wellbeing, demonstrating the growing demand for homes designed to promote good health. Conducted by Eurocell plc the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of PVC-U window, door, conservatory and roofline systems, looked into what building …

Sustaining the future – more than half of consumers want homes of the future to be built with environmentally-friendly materials

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View the Eurocell entry on BPindex Visit the Eurocell website New research has revealed that more than half of consumers believe it is important that their home is made using environmentally-responsible materials. Conducted by Eurocell plc, the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of PVC-U window, door, conservatory and roofline systems, the research looked into consumer attitudes towards sustainable building.When asked …

A window into the future – consumers demand large, energy efficient windows with noise reduction features

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View the Eurocell entry on BPindex Visit the Eurocell website A report has found that consumers want the homes of the future to have windows that are energy efficient, large and noise reducing New research has revealed the window design and features that consumers hope to see in their future homes. Consumers identified windows with higher energy efficiency (52%), ones …

Assessing the viability of embedded technology in homes of the future

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View the Eurocell entry on BPindex Visit the Eurocell website Smart home assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home Assistant are now widely used in homes across the UK. Coupled with the explosion in smart home devices – ranging from smart door bells to internet connected fridges – many home owners and renters are now envisaging a time where …

Let there be (natural) light in the home

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View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website For many home owners and renters natural light is an increasingly key design aspect in making a property a home, with a focus on this design element stemming from increased consumer awareness around the importance of wellbeing. This is influencing all types of building design, leading architects, builders and developers …

Report reveals demand for eco-friendly buildings

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View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website To address the housing shortage and ensure that the housing stock deficit is erased, the UK needs to build 340,000 new homes every year until 2031. As such, the residential construction sector is under increasing pressure to build the volume of homes the country so desperately needs, which will require …