Kent Building Design Awards
Kent County Council and local developers are championing good design by once again holding the Kent Building Design Awards. Two of the five categories are for housing - housebuilding for quality and housebuilding and community design – and there is also a
Six schemes to test Design Codes
The government has announced plans to begin trials of a series of design codes, which it hopes will hold the key to achieving speedy planning consents for high quality developments. The first series of six pilot projects will involve CABE and English Part
And the gold winners are…
Seven new housing developments across England have been awarded with the national standard for excellence in design quality.
HB04 Boost
Leading industry suppliers have given HBF’s new housebuilding show massive endorsement by signing up to exhibit at Housebuilding 2004 this autumn.
More Homes needed poll
People in Britain accept that the nation needs new homes – but do not want them built near where they live. That is the finding of a new YouGov poll commissioned by HBF. The survey of more that 2,000 electors found that 72% agreed with the statement that
Hope for regs at RDS launch
The government is considering bringing both thermal and acoustic Building Regulations together in one handbook, according to Building Regulations minister Phil Hope.
Survey says: put customers first
So, a new poll finds that people accept that we need new houses but don’t want them built near where they live. It may not be the most surprising result from a survey, but it does carry an important message for the industry –and some encouragement too.
Buildmark wins FSA battle
Housebuilders registered with NHBC and participating in the Buildmark scheme will not require Financial Services Authority authorisation when the new Insurance Mediation Directive comes intoforce.
Health && Safety first
The housebuilding industry has launched its own Health and Safety Charter committing participants to deliver an annual action plan detailing a rolling programme of work to improve site safety. The vision of those promoting the charter is to provide an env
The ins and outs of sustainability
Greenwich Millennium Village in London and Childwall Neighbourhood, Liverpool are the first ever winners of the Sustainable New Homes Awards, launched by HBF and the World Wide Fund for Nature to recognise schemes that are sustainable on both the way that
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