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

Bringing it home

Nov. 1, 2008 Feature

David Mote, Ferrier Pearce’s communication director and former HBF marketing director, says it’s time to dust off your databases and go digital to attract new …

Back to the future

Nov. 1, 2008 Feature

High end new homes will have to tone down the fuel guzzling gadgetry to fit in with the code for sustainable homes. Stephen Hoare looks at the homes which tick…

Product recognition

Nov. 1, 2008 Feature

Innovation in products in housebuilding is live and kicking. That was the message from the judging panel of Housebuilder’s Housebuilding Innovation Awards who …

Small time

Nov. 1, 2008 Feature

Whilst large housebuilders become selective over where they place planning applications, smaller developers are stepping in. Steve Menary looks at what could b…

From gravel to green

Nov. 1, 2008 Feature

Colin Blatchford-Brown, NHBC’s building control manager, explains why Watermark Ltd appointed NHBC for building control services and warranty on a former grave…

On the cards

Nov. 1, 2008 Feature

Woodbrook outside Lisburn is a sustainable scheme being built against Northern Ireland’s backdrop of housing gloom. Steve Menary takes a look at the scheme cha…

Building interest

Oct. 1, 2008 Feature

Now in its 113th year, Interbuild will be staged from Sunday 26 October to Thursday 30 October in Birmingham’s NEC.

Managing Waste Effectively

Oct. 1, 2008 Feature

In April 2008 Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) became a legal requirement for all construction and demolition projects in England, with an estimated project…

Practice makes perfect

Oct. 1, 2008 Feature

Martin Playford, managing director of RPA Architecture, talks to Allison Heller about the challenges facing designers in an evolving residential industry and …

Agenda

Oct. 1, 2008 Feature

Introducing Housebuilder’s new agenda page which takes a look at what upcoming industry events readers should have in their diaries

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