Committing to a Low Carbon Journey
In April 2022 we surveyed our self-builder readership to discover how many of them were pursuing a ‘low carbon’ build, and what their challenges have been along the way. In…
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Approaches to Water Efficiency in New Homes
The pressure was already on to increase water efficiency, and reduce water use, as much as possible in new homes. But this has been turned up in the past couple…
Revisiting the Approach to Fire Safety in Social Housing
Fire Safety is of the utmost importance, and housing fires are preventable more often than not. Despite this, fires in UK housing are no thing of the past – with…
Solving the Housing Crisis with Offsite Construction
In 2021 Housebuilder & Developer conducted a study to gauge interest in modern methods of construction, finding that 40% of respondents reported they had never worked with any MMC, and…
Design for SuDS
Our Design for SuDs Industry Viewfinder reveals architects’ views and experiences of Sustainable Urban Drainage System including their design approaches, client engagement and solutions used.
The Decarbonisation of Social Housing
The UK’s housing stock is arguably the oldest and most inefficient in Europe. However, 80% of the housing we will need by 2050 already exists. This means that a retrofit…
A New Era of Energy Efficient Buildings
The 2022 changes to Parts L and F of the Building Regulations for buildings (plus the introduction of Part O covering overheating for domestic buildings) bring some significant upgrades in…
The Road to Zero Carbon
According to the World Green Building Council, buildings are globally responsible for half of the world’s total CO2 emissions and resource consumption, and 36% of global energy consumption. In 2019…
Responding to Change: The Impacts of the Amended Parts L & F
As of 15th June 2022, new homes starting construction must produce at least 31% less carbon than under the previous regulations, legislated under changes to Part L and F of…
Accountability for Fire Safety Post-Building Safety Act
The Grenfell Tower fire was one of the most devastating single events to occur in the UK’s built environment since World War 2. In its aftermath, various pledges and proposals…
Revisiting Fire Safety
Last year, Housing, Management & Maintenance magazine conducted a research initiative of its readers to find out the most common causes of fire risk in their housing stock, and the…
Meeting the Needs of an Ageing Population
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), by 2041, one in four people in England will be 65 or older, and by the same year, the number of English…