5 alive
Five new schemes have met all of the criteria for the revised Building for Life standard. Suzie Mayes looks at how they made the grade and what Bfl12 means.
Benchmarking customer satisfaction
NHBC has launched a new online platform which could help housebuilders improve their customer satisfaction levels. Housebuilder finds out more.
Pride in the Job
The top five UK housebuilding site managers of 2012 were revealed in January at the gala final of the 32nd annual NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Encouragingly, they represent a varied industry cross-section, says NHBC's media and communications officer Tom Howard.
Bricks & mortarboards
The University of Cambridge will this year begin work on an ambitious project to provide staff and student accommodation, private housing and extensive research facilities. Suzie Mayes gets behind the vision.
Developers taking a punt on Cambridge
There is little sign of a new build slow down in Cambridge. The buzzing city boasts several significant developments with more in the pipeline. Ben Roskrow visits Hill Residential's scheme in the centre of town and, over the page, Suzie Mayes looks at the university's major development plans.
Spotting the Signal through the Noise
Stephen Byfield, managing director of communications consultancy PPS, gives his predictions for 2013… and guesses that half of them will be wrong.
Annual house type survey
The planning pipeline for 2012, compiled by Glenigan, showed an increase in applications to build houses at the expense of flats. Steve Menary looks at the overall numbers and at what the Top 50 housebuilders are planning to build.
Leafy views
The government wants the industry to rediscover the joy of garden cities to help boost housing supply and create sustainable development. But what are they and how can they be achieved in modern times? Suzie Mayes reports.
Deep data
Raising standards for home owners has been at the heart of NHBC since its inception and will remain pivotal as it looks ahead to 2013 and beyond. Mark Jones, NHBC's group head of housebuilding standards, explains how its depth of data helps to improve the quality of homes.
Reinventing the Gladedale business
A ten year debt funded drive to grow left Gladedale more exposed than most when the crash came. Now Neil Fitzsimmons and some of his former Redrow colleagues are looking to rebuild the firm, its brand and its reputation. Ben Roskrow reports.
