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

Charity challenge

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

The NHBC’s gruelling HopeBuilder challenge was played out in the Peak District where 20 teams battled for the prize, having raised thousands for Habitat for Humanity. Melissa Blamey reports

Lifeline

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

Cartwright Pickard Architects’ Life:House is aimed at meeting sustainable homes code level five, explains Peter Cartwright

Taking care of business

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

The sustainable communities agenda has introduced new competitors into the marketplace and opened up new routes to land. Keith Brooks of EC Harris offers some business planning advice

Village people

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

Living Villages is all about sustainability, says Bob Tomlinson, who established the firm with a view to taking a radically different approach to housebuilding

Streetwise

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

Housebuilder’s new reporter, Suzie Mayes, takes a look at the Manual for streets, the government’s latest guidance on street design aimed at boosting community spirit

Urban values

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

The affordability drive has brought out a competitive side in residential developers wishing to develop value-added services for aspiring lifestylers. Stephen Hoare looks at an emerging trend

Love thy neighbourhood

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

Pete Duncan and Sally Thomas of Social Regeneration Consultants look at what the public and private sectors are doing to improve neighbourly relations

Cherry picked

Nov. 1, 2007 Feature

Countryside chairman Alan Cherry, the veritable godfather of urban regeneration, offers Allison Heller his insights into the social sustainability agenda

The NHBC Foundation has produced a range of guides aimed at helping developers meet the government’s sustainable housebuilding targets. Satvinder Sahota discusses its latest research papers on climate change, ground source heat pumps, basement construction and energy, water and waste reduction

Hot Property

Oct. 1, 2007 Feature

When Housebuilder this year polled readers on the industry’s most influential people, Kirstie Allsopp came in at a surprise fourth position. Stephen Hoare talks to the woman behind Channel Four’s Location, Location, Location phenomenon

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