G4 THEGREEN 4GROUP

News

Milestones, research and what we're building. [Dates to be confirmed from the team's records.]

October 2026

Salford Energy House Labs publishes its independent case study on the duoKore® Partner House

Full co-heating, in-situ U-value, thermography and airtightness testing confirmed strong whole-house performance and informed the redesign of the production system, now calculated at 106 W/K, 11% below the Future Homes Standard notional dwelling.

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The duoKore® building system patent is granted

The final piece of the jigsaw after seven years of development: the patent covering the double-skin steel frame system has been granted. Registration for carbon credits is the next step.

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Homes England places duoKore® in MMC Category 2 and partners on the Wilmot Arms development

After an assessment by the Homes England technical team, the nine-home scheme in Borrowash will be funded and built with the system. Work starts on site in October.

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First commercial manufacturing of duoKore®, powered by JCB hydrogen technology

Working with JCB, the group's steel frames will be manufactured using hydrogen and net-zero hybrid power, taking carbon out of the factory as well as the finished home.

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A research, development and training centre with Derby College Group

The facility will support HNC-level modern methods of construction placements, adult retraining and contractor upskilling, and become the foundation of the Green 4 Master training model.

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Third consecutive clean ISO 9001 audit, and BS EN 1090 certification for structural steel

Quality management across every activity in the group, including the on-site flying factory, with no minor issues or recommendations raised.