<p><span>NHBC is marking the first anniversary of NHBC Accepts, its service that approves innovative products and systems.</span></p><p><span>The service, which launched in July last year, has now accepted a range of products and systems. These have helped deliver more than 5,000 “innovative high quality new homes across the UK”, according to NHBC.</span></p><p><span>NHBC Accepts allows homes to be quickly accessed for warranty, while reducing the risk to the builder of delays to their project, NHBC explained. Products and systems brandishing the NHBC Accepts logo have undergone the organisation’s rigorous testing, offering “confidence to developers, investors, lenders and home owners”.</span></p><p><span>Once a system has been accepted, its quality will continue to be reviewed through factory and site inspections, with NHBC’s innovation team requesting feedback from those using the product on site, NHBC said, adding: “We share this knowledge with the system owners to help continually improve their product”. </span></p><p><span>NHBC Accepts is endorsed by Mark Farmer, the government’s modern methods of construction (MMC) champion. It is recognised by government homes agency Homes England and UK Finance, trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector.</span></p><p><span>Systems approved by NHBC Accepts include Ultraframe’s panelised roof and gable wall system and Wienerberger’s Porotherm Cellular Clay Block System.</span></p><p><span>Richard …