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

Accolades in Arsenal

1 Feb 2009 Feature

The Armouries is the second phase of Berkeley Homes’ Royal Arsenal, a mixed-use regeneration scheme to revive a disused military site in Woolwich, London. Suzie Mayes takes a look at the historical buildings that make up the latest homes

Mixed messages

1 Feb 2009 Feature

Nick Lomax, md of LCE Architects, talks to Allison Heller about the challenges of designing mixed-use schemes, developing a carbon neutral home and LCE’s design philosophy

Hank Dittmar interview

1 Feb 2009 Feature

Hank Dittmar, chief executive of the Prince’s Foundation, has throughout his working life been a big supporter of timeless but ecological ways of planning and building. He talks to Suzie Mayesabout the role which suits his vision perfectly

Off plan

1 Feb 2009 Feature

Planning applications in the UK fell by more than a quarter last year and larger housebuilders are reining in their planning programmes for 2009. Steve Menary analyses the results of Housebuilder’s exclusive annual house types survey

Carbon Crunch

1 Feb 2009 Feature

Whether you build one home a year or 10,000, the new proposed definition of zero carbon homes is going to directly affect you. And, as Ben Roskrow reports, you only have a month to make your views on this important issue heard

Hopes for a quick and strong recovery

1 Feb 2009 Feature

There are reasons to be cheerful if you look for them hard enough argues Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration at EC Harris

Checking the change

1 Dec 2008 Feature

Suzie Mayes delves into the troubled world of development finance to find out what hope there is for cash for residential schemes next year, bearing in mind the government’s bank rescue package

Eco appeal

1 Dec 2008 Feature

There is no point in building homes to new standards of sustainability if consumers will not buy into it. AsCarrie-Ann Skinnerfinds out, getting buyers to embrace eco standards will not be easy especially if the fundamentals of location and aesthetics are lost or forgotten

Long term goals

1 Dec 2008 Feature

Barratt North London has taken the imaginative step of becoming involved with Watford Football Club to help socially disadvantaged young people. Carrie Dunnreports on the housebuilder’s special take on corporate social responsibility

House warming

1 Dec 2008 Feature

Following a year-long review, NHBC’s governing body has agreed a new constitution. In an unprecedented move, individual consumers are now to be invited to join NHBC’s Council to offer, first hand, the views of home buyers

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