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

Reality bites

1 Dec 2008 Feature

As the downturn bites, the list of government priorities for the housebuilding sector must be redrawn in order to protect the industry’s future capacity. Allison Heller reports on the policy reality check faced by new housing minister Margaret Beckett

Taking the lead

1 Nov 2008 Feature

How can housebuilders maximise the chances of selling houses in this market? Housebuilder gets top tips from two of the industry’s leading marketers. First, Andrew Moffit, managing director at marketing agency Phoenix, laments the industry’s response to customers and calls for a return to basics

Bringing it home

1 Nov 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 customers

Back to the future

1 Nov 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 the green boxes whilst maintaining the luxury

Product recognition

1 Nov 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 were hugely impressed by the quality of product entries in the various categories. Of the many entries in the Housing Product of the Year category, the judges identified five which were outstanding. Here we focus on those products and also feature two other entries which excelled in the Sustainability and Technology categories

Small time

1 Nov 2008 Feature

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

From gravel to green

1 Nov 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 gravel extraction pit for a mixed use scheme

On the cards

1 Nov 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 chasing the green agenda

Building interest

1 Oct 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

1 Oct 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 cost of more than £300,000. Simon Mantle, NHBC’s health and safety manager tackles the issues of the new legislation and takes the mystery out of Site Waste Management Plans

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