House Building policy, regulation, planning, technology, product features

The NPPF – a victim of appeasement

May 1, 2012 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, says the watered down NPPF will do little to help housebuilders build more houses.

Size Matters

May 1, 2012 Feature

RIBA caused some upset when it said that new build homes were too small. Suzie Mayes puts the Institute's views to architects, housebuilders and other experts in a quest to find common ground on the design debate.

Health and safety: Learning from proven success

April 1, 2012 Feature

Simon Mantle (pictured), NHBC group health and safety policy manager, introduces this year's NHBC Health and Safety Awards with a case study from Bramall Construction which won the Best Occupational Health Initiative Award in 2011

Ventilate right to boost air quality in new homes

April 1, 2012 Feature

Neil Smith, NHBC's group research and innovation manager, reports on an important new study into mechanical ventilation with heat recovery in new homes

Industry unites to become global HopeBuilders

April 1, 2012 Feature

For every £1,235 raised, international housing charity Habitat for Humanity can build or renovate a home in the developing world. Housebuilder reports on a quest to find industry HopeBuilders to raise this amount to help a family escape poverty

Refereeing the local plans

April 1, 2012 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of PPS, says the government needs to insist that planning authorities should be satisfying local demand and not local protestors

"We're not going to just build some homes then go back to Sweden"

April 1, 2012 Feature

The arrival of Skanska to the housebuilding industry has sparked interest, with its plans to build up to 1,000 homes and Scandinavian take on sustainability. Suzie Mayes talks to Magnus Andersson, president of Skanska Residential, and development director Jason Collard to find out more

Sustainability Stone

April 1, 2012 Feature

Following a successful 2011, Crest Nicholson is looking to rebuild its business to near pre-recessionary levels. Housebuilder talks to chief executive Stephen Stone about the strategy and how he sees the market today

NewBuy the game changer

April 1, 2012 Feature

The NewBuy mortgage indemnity scheme has been welcomed as a significant boost for the new homes industry. But getting it off the ground has been a huge challenge, and there is still work to do to meet its aim of involving all builders, all customers and all lenders. Ben Roskrow reports

ECOBUILD PREVIEW

March 1, 2012 Feature

Suzie Mayes tells industry what to expect this year from the world’s biggest sustainability event

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