Features

Postcard from Hammarby

Design for Homes chief executive David Birkbeck offers his recent snapshots of Hammarby Sjostad in Stockholm, where low carbon living embraces the consumer

Eco value

Consumers are not yet prepared to pay more for eco friendly homes. So developers need to look at creative ways of recouping the costs, suggest Savills research…

A big, fat zero

Is zero carbon housing a pipedream? Chris Windle looks into the questions hanging over renewable technologies and the challenges ahead as the clock ticks down …

The tide turns

As the April introduction of the code for sustainable homes looms, the industry is gripped by concerns about new eco homes policies. Mark Smulian weighs up the…

Mixed agenda

I am delighted to be writing my inaugural column in Housebuilder. For those who have attended any recent HBF events, this will come as a welcome confirmation t…

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Clare view

Barratt’s new chief executive Mark Clare tells Allison Heller why, despite being tipped for a major acquisition or two, he plans to prioritise the plc’s focus …

Signed, sealed, delivered

Thermal and acoustic manufacturers have undergone a period of rapid product development, driven by recent Building Regulation changes. Andrew Leech reports on…

Social Service

Having slipped into physical and social decline, the Cleadon Park estate in South Shields was in desperate need of rejuvenation. Steve Menary finds out how Bel…

Go forth and qualify

NHBC’s Training Services department has provided an essential service to the industry for the past ten years. Satvinder Sahota considers why site manager exper…