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

A different approach to zero

April 1, 2008 Feature

While English housebuilders prepare to hit zero carbon standards by 2016, the Scottish industry may tread a different path, proposing challenging increases in standards but arriving at a later zero carbon date, as Brian Baker finds out

A lifetime of woe?

April 1, 2008 Feature

A new regulatory requirement has come out of the blue in the shape of lifetime homes standards for all homes. Mark Smulian talks to overstretched housebuilders about how they expect to fund age-friendly specifications

May the best mayor win

April 1, 2008 Feature

The heat is on in the run-up to the London mayoral elections on May 1. Stephen Hoare examines the candidates’ housing policies and talks to the developers awaiting the results

Quango man

April 1, 2008 Feature

Sir Bob Kerslake, head of the new Homes and Communities Agency, has much to do in his new role within the mega agency, set to be up and running next year. Fortunately he is a doer, Allison Heller discovers

Microrenewables are go

March 1, 2008 Feature

The NHBC Foundation’s latest report on microgeneration and renewable energy technology aims to blast through the hype and provide clear information for developers on what systems work best on a site-by-site basis

Environmental design

March 1, 2008 Feature

PRP’s chairman Andy von Bradsky says that the dual agendas of sustainable communities and environmental performance signal a new dawn in housing design. He reveals his plans to keep PRP ahead of the field to Allison Heller

SME Focus: Keeping it in the family

March 1, 2008 Feature

Stewart Menary talks to the Wilson family, who have wasted no time embarking on a new venture, Davidsons, following the sell-off of Wilson Bowden

Planning challenge

March 1, 2008 Feature

The latest quarterly league tables of planning applications across the UK show a decline in all regions. Steve Menary takes a look at what is coming through the supply pipeline

Green giant

March 1, 2008 Feature

The nation’s largest housebuilder, Barratt, is going large on the environmental agenda, having won the first carbon challenge site. Chief executive Mark Clare tells Allison Heller about his big green plans

Salmond’s reform agenda

March 1, 2008 Feature

Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has slashed a number of quangos that have proliferated in recent years, in his bid to cut costs. Brian Baker considers the implications of the move

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