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

The picture of health

May 1, 2010 Feature

NHBC’s new Health and Safety Awards, have reached shortlist stage. We look at the thinking behind the awards and who is in the running to win

Georgina Newcombe is sales director at William Davis, and part of the third generation of the family that has run this East Midlands-based business for 75 years. She talks to Ben Roskrowabout how the company is striving to cope with a market that continues to drag its feet

Development of the month - First light

May 1, 2010 Feature

The Aurora in Lanarkshire, Scotland, is a Code level four home boasting timber frame, solar panels and a ground source heat pump. But the home will never be lived in as it is a prototype. Steve Menary explores the test house by accidental pioneers Dawn Homes

The Last Word - Facing facts

April 1, 2010 Feature

Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultant PPS, argues that while the housebuilding industry has much to learn from digital communication, face to face contact is still the key

Connect & control

April 1, 2010 Feature

Housebuilders and utility companies have not always had the best relationship, the downturn adding to the common problem of delays. But Tim Palmer looks at the important role utilities now have to play in the drive to cut carbon

Building sites

April 1, 2010 Feature

Websites are the most essential tool in a housebuilder’s marketing armoury. Andrew Leech finds that they save time and money and could move sales in the right direction

the innovators

April 1, 2010 Feature

In the face of a downturn housebuilders are being asked to raise standards and meet new regulations. Thank goodness, then, for the innovators –suppliers of systems and ideas to help hit those targets

Web consultancy

April 1, 2010 Feature

With the Action Plan consultation website now live and concerns over the potential skills gap continuing to be a major concern in the industry, NHBC’s Rob Lockey offers insight into the initiative and reveals how you can be part of the industry-wide consultation

Right to comply

April 1, 2010 Feature

On April 1 the new Consumer Code for Home Builders came into force. Rod MacEachrane, interim chairman of the consumer code management board, explains how housebuilders can ensure compliance with the new Code and what it means to them

High diving

April 1, 2010 Feature

Grainger is the UK’s largest quoted residential property owner in Britain and also has a lively and innovative development arm. Ben Roskrow talks to Grainger’s residential md Andrew Pratt about the firm’s housing activities, its residential model and how the firm developed London’s best selling scheme

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