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

Face to face

Aug. 1, 2006 Feature

Recognising the growing need to “to capitalise on opportunities in affordable housing,”Galliford Try has created a new post – affordable housing director. STE…

The return of social housebuilding

Aug. 1, 2006 Feature

The government is talking of restarting a social housebuilding programme of the kind not seen for years. Mark Smulian reflects on how the mixed communities age…

Once a winner

Aug. 1, 2006 Feature

Chris Windle revisits a Housing Design Award-winning scheme 15 years after it walked off with the trophy. So has Wimpey’s Northumberland Village in Monkseaton …

HIP Hooray

Aug. 1, 2006 Feature

The government’s decision to scrap compulsory home condition reports has elicited a mixed response from various corners of the industry. Chris Windle investiga…

Ground down

July 1, 2006 Feature

With its multifarious hazards, brownfield building is today the norm rather than the exception. Andrew Leech talks to some of the problem solvers

In the pipeline

July 1, 2006 Feature

Tim Palmer looks into the latest sustainable urban drainage systems and materials

Cutting edge

July 1, 2006 Feature

Rarely do housing developments provoke the torrents of critical praise that Donnybrook Quarter in Bow, east London, has enjoyed. Steve Menary finds out how th…

The big picture

July 1, 2006 Feature

NHBC has forged closer links with housing associations, adding a range of new services to its warranty provision for the sector, reports Satvinder Sahota

Building a case

July 1, 2006 Feature

The modern buyer is increasingly savvy at winning compensation when a new home is not up to scratch. Gerard Khoshnaw, head of the housebuilding team at Nabarro…

Don\'t miss the training

July 1, 2006 Feature

Apprenticeships and succession planning are vital to your business, advises CITB-ConstructionSkills field director Mike Bialyj

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