Features

Out of the woods

New Forest-based Pennyfarthing Developments had a touchy situation on its hands when its site was swallowed up by a national park designation. But careful des…

Past dense

Applications for houses surgeg during 2006 as the apartments oversupply debate gained currency. Steve Menary highlights the trends revealed by our exclusive an…

Neutral neighbours

Housebuilders should examine the latest government policies aimed at making new homes carbon neutral… and start planning now, advises Craig Wallace of Campbel…

Sites for sore eyes

The nation’s top site managers basked in some well-earned glory at the NHBC’s glitzy Pride in the Job awards in London. Satvinder Sahota considers what makes t…

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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