Keeping up with ventilation requirements

Ruth MacEachern of EnviroVent looks at what the ventilation requirement changes for new homes mean for housebuilders in England and Wales, and how they can meet the challenge. 2022 was a year of significant change in the ventilation industry. Major... View Article

Heat pumps: Our low carbon future

Now is the time to act and start changing the way we heat and cool our homes. Paul Taylor of Panasonic discusses the significant role that heat pumps can play in helping to reduce emissions, energy consumption and costs. Decarbonisation... View Article

Futurebuild for a better built environment

7 – 9 MARCH EXCEL, LONDON Futurebuild 2023 is set to provide housebuilders and developers with the ideas, inspiration and innovative solutions that will help them create net zero buildings faster, more safely and more efficiently. Taking place at ExCeL... View Article

Staying up to speed with fire safety

Housebuilders and developers must stay up to date with the latest fire regulations to ensure compliance of a property portfolio is maintained. Here, Simon Jones of Kidde Safety Europe summarises the most recent updates to be aware of. If you... View Article

Good ventilation practice in social housing

Poor indoor air quality and ventilation in general current housing stock has always been a huge challenge for social housing bodies. Roy Byom from Titon explains Houses, flats and apartments built over several decades have had differing ideas and applications... View Article

Outside spaces that work

Jack Potter from Ground Control explores how the housing sector can unlock the value of green space, and help the next generation to reap the benefits of their natural world While biodiversity recovery is often seen as second in priority... View Article

Fit and forget

As heating water accounts for nearly 1/5th of energy use in UK homes, water conservation is the key to reducing energy bills, Groundbreaker explains more Reducing hot water demand is an effective way to help occupants conserve energy and reduce... View Article

Futurebuild targets retrofit at scale

With 27 million domestic buildings in the UK, the majority of which require significant energy efficiency improvements, it has been calculated by the UK Green Building Council that 1.8 homes per minute will need to be retrofitted to deliver the... View Article

Are you recharged and ready this year?

David Abernethie from Sevadis discusses how social housing providers can benefit from the implementation of an EV charging infrastructure plan Last year was a significant period for the UK with the electrification agenda; new regulations, legislation, technology, and investment in... View Article

Stylish, sustainable bathrooms

Liam Buxton of the Roca Group discusses the importance of choosing sustainable bathrooms, but maintains they shouldn’t compromise on functionality and style. When it comes to selecting bathroom products for a development, choosing a quality brand means that housebuilders are... View Article

Space for SuDS

Howard Gray of GreenBlue Urban highlights the need for early education and planning for green and blue infrastructure from the outset of projects, to help mitigate the effects of flooding Early in the development process comes the allocation of land... View Article

PVCU: Part of the sustainability conversation

Martin Benn of Eurocell outlines how recycled waste used to produce new high performing and thermally efficient PVCu window and door product solutions can support housebuilders as they strive to satisfy environmental responsibilities.  Changes to Part L of the Building... View Article

Going the extra mile for retirement living

Creating suitable new retirement homes offering the ‘extras’ has never been more essential, says McCarthy Stone, who spoke to Housebuilder & Developer’s Roseanne Field about a high-profile recent example in the West Midlands. There’s little need to reiterate the fact... View Article

The need for new support in 2023

Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), discusses what the Government needs to do to deliver new homes plus extra support for SMEs this year. We closed out 2022 with a very shaky end to proceedings, with... View Article

Ask the Manufacturer: The future of heating

Russell Dean, residential product group director at Mitsubishi Electric, speaks to Housebuilder & Developer’s Jack Wooler on the Government’s net zero target – exploring the challenges in reaching it, and arguing why heat pumps are the future. Most housebuilders now... View Article

Better safety by design

Ben Meek of the Smoke Control Association (SCA) looks at significant upcoming changes to building codes with respect to design for smoke ventilation The British Standard code of practice BS 9991:2015 – ‘Fire Safety in the design, management and use... View Article

Going with the MMC flo

Amanda Mills from Saniflo discusses how pumps can facilitate water discharge from bathrooms and washrooms in a modular building when gravity drainage is not possible – or commercially viable  Modular buildings have never been so popular. For domestic, commercial and... View Article

Aesthetic access control: a balancing act

Daniel May of Consort Architectural Hardware explains why architects and design teams need to find the right balance between aesthetics, functionality and security when specifying access control systems on projects Following innovation and integration over the past decade, access control... View Article

A Part of the Furniture

Chloe Sharp at Rolec discusses Part S regulations and their impact on the future of home and business developments The introduction of EV charge points as part of the national homestead is set to make EVs a part of the furniture.... View Article