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

One step at a time

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

Hometrack research director Richard Donnell argues that our focus on headline housebuilding levels is misguided: the key to the affordability crisis lies in in…

Bio fuelled

Sept. 1, 2007 Feature

Bioregional-Quintain is driven by a sustainable ethos, which has seen it land some lucrative sites across the country and form successful partnerships with the…

Northern lights

Aug. 1, 2007 Feature

Newcastle/Gateshead city centre is a picture postcard of urban regeneration. But across the north east, Bellway faces a tough challenge in building a viable ho…

Pride comes before a wall

Aug. 1, 2007 Feature

NHBC’s annual Pride in the Job competition plays a key part in raising new home standards to meet customers’ rising aspirations. Melissa Blamey asks the judges…

Cliveden lives on

Aug. 1, 2007 Feature

Cliveden’s notoriety among a particular generation lies with the scandalous 1960s Profumo affair. Those with a predilection for exclusivity now have the chance…

Infrastructure or bust

Aug. 1, 2007 Feature

Gordon Brown has put the planning gain supplement on ice while the industry explores alternative ways of raising cash for infrastructure. Mark Smulian reports …

Going to ground

July 1, 2007 Feature

With brownfield land now accounting for the majority of new home sites, housebuilders are facing increasingly complex remediation issues. Ashley Rogers finds t…

Assessing archaeological risk: An integrated approach

July 1, 2007 Feature

Simon McCudden, head of heritage at Scott Wilson, offers some expert advice on handling an on-site archaeological discovery

From the groundup

July 1, 2007 Feature

Housebuilders are looking for clever solutions to increasingly complex groundworks challenges. Andrew Leech investigates the products and services on offer

On air

July 1, 2007 Feature

As the government drives through the code for sustainable homes, airtightness remains a key focus of new homes’ sustainability. NHBC’s Satvinder Sahota takes a…

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