Features

The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Vision of the future

1 Dec 2007 Feature

John Calluctt has delivered his review of housebuilding delivery to government and the industry, recommending a number of measures aimed at maximising future regeneration opportunities through partnerships. Allison Heller gets the low-down

Charity challenge

1 Nov 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

1 Nov 2007 Feature

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

Taking care of business

1 Nov 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

1 Nov 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

1 Nov 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

1 Nov 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

1 Nov 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

1 Nov 2007 Feature

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

Read all about it

1 Oct 2007 Feature

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