Millions of UK homes need better heating and cooling - but skills and regulatory barriers are in the way

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As the government looks to ramp up housebuilding, it is a timely moment to think about how all of these homes are heated and cooled, writes Genuit Group's Martin Gisbourne

With this summer already a distant memory and debates ongoing as to whether our homes are too warm or not warm enough to have the heating on, it's a timely moment to think about how our homes are heated...

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