Great news for construction! Billions of pounds-worth of social housing decarbonisation work is on the horizon as major frameworks are launched. This presents a significant opportunity for construction firms with the skills and experience to deliver low-carbon building projects. Discover more details on this exciting development in this article from Glenigan: https://ow.ly/cPou50RHhla #sustainability #socialhousing #construction #decarbonisation #ukhousing
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Three of my favorite topics in one article! Excited to see the focus on social housing, sustainability in construction, and The North West in this insightful piece. Highlighting the importance of increased social housing, integrating sustainability in home construction is paramount for a greener future. Check out the article to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eNeN_hmH. #SustainableHomes #SocialHousing #NorthWest 🌱🏡
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Planning a housing project? It’s all about thinking long-term. When you’re working on a community-centric housing project, it’s important to consider the entire lifecycle - from pre-planning through to feasibility, development, construction, operation and decommissioning. Every phase plays a role in delivering sustainable housing solutions. In my latest blog, I share the 4 key phases to focus on when planning a successful housing project. https://lnkd.in/ee9_AyJC #HousingDevelopment #CommunityPlanning #SustainableHousing
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It's time to say some things about planning that really should go without saying but seem to get lost in the noise. 1. Half of all new homes need to be genuinely affordable, so it's unwise to boost housing targets unless delivery of affordables is prioritised and resourced. 2. ALL new homes need to be zero carbon in construction and operation with immediate effect, otherwise the housing sector's hopes of meeting carbon budgets are lost. Building Regs could be changed tomorrow to fix that and, with a level playing field, the industry would rise to the task. 3. The Big Six housebuilders aren't in a commercial position to deliver 1.5 million homes in five years, of which half are affordable and all are zero carbon, even if we showered them with land. Therefore a meaningful way to diversify the housebuilding sector and make land supply available to SME builders is fundamental to boosting housing supply. 4. We've known for decades that compact, walkable, public transport-orientated neighbourhoods, integrated with nature and greenspace, are what we need to be building. This holds true for brownfield and greenfield, for cities and villages. Making this form of development the default, and making it viable, should be at the core of planning policy and of public investment in placemaking. 5. The principal drivers of community objection to plans and proposals are their previous experience of poor, unsustainable development, and a deep lack of trust in the process. We cannot fix the system by bypassing or demonising objectors. Rather, we have to show by example that development can genuinely enhance places and communities, and we have to find ways of inviting support for development as well as objection. 6. Planning authorities are wildly under-resourced and morale is low. 7. Unless we can address 1-6, then housing targets will be missed, the homes that are built will be unaffordable and unsustainable, and public trust in the system will continue to flounder.
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Quite right - if the "new" NPPF adopted just a couple of these points it would be an infinite improvement on the current (and most likely tomorrow's version) which is not so much a planning policy document as a process and development management document which is neither a spatial planning document nor one that promotes a more sustainable pattern of urban development. Time for a change@
It's time to say some things about planning that really should go without saying but seem to get lost in the noise. 1. Half of all new homes need to be genuinely affordable, so it's unwise to boost housing targets unless delivery of affordables is prioritised and resourced. 2. ALL new homes need to be zero carbon in construction and operation with immediate effect, otherwise the housing sector's hopes of meeting carbon budgets are lost. Building Regs could be changed tomorrow to fix that and, with a level playing field, the industry would rise to the task. 3. The Big Six housebuilders aren't in a commercial position to deliver 1.5 million homes in five years, of which half are affordable and all are zero carbon, even if we showered them with land. Therefore a meaningful way to diversify the housebuilding sector and make land supply available to SME builders is fundamental to boosting housing supply. 4. We've known for decades that compact, walkable, public transport-orientated neighbourhoods, integrated with nature and greenspace, are what we need to be building. This holds true for brownfield and greenfield, for cities and villages. Making this form of development the default, and making it viable, should be at the core of planning policy and of public investment in placemaking. 5. The principal drivers of community objection to plans and proposals are their previous experience of poor, unsustainable development, and a deep lack of trust in the process. We cannot fix the system by bypassing or demonising objectors. Rather, we have to show by example that development can genuinely enhance places and communities, and we have to find ways of inviting support for development as well as objection. 6. Planning authorities are wildly under-resourced and morale is low. 7. Unless we can address 1-6, then housing targets will be missed, the homes that are built will be unaffordable and unsustainable, and public trust in the system will continue to flounder.
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Some wise words about the achievability of the Government's housing targets.
It's time to say some things about planning that really should go without saying but seem to get lost in the noise. 1. Half of all new homes need to be genuinely affordable, so it's unwise to boost housing targets unless delivery of affordables is prioritised and resourced. 2. ALL new homes need to be zero carbon in construction and operation with immediate effect, otherwise the housing sector's hopes of meeting carbon budgets are lost. Building Regs could be changed tomorrow to fix that and, with a level playing field, the industry would rise to the task. 3. The Big Six housebuilders aren't in a commercial position to deliver 1.5 million homes in five years, of which half are affordable and all are zero carbon, even if we showered them with land. Therefore a meaningful way to diversify the housebuilding sector and make land supply available to SME builders is fundamental to boosting housing supply. 4. We've known for decades that compact, walkable, public transport-orientated neighbourhoods, integrated with nature and greenspace, are what we need to be building. This holds true for brownfield and greenfield, for cities and villages. Making this form of development the default, and making it viable, should be at the core of planning policy and of public investment in placemaking. 5. The principal drivers of community objection to plans and proposals are their previous experience of poor, unsustainable development, and a deep lack of trust in the process. We cannot fix the system by bypassing or demonising objectors. Rather, we have to show by example that development can genuinely enhance places and communities, and we have to find ways of inviting support for development as well as objection. 6. Planning authorities are wildly under-resourced and morale is low. 7. Unless we can address 1-6, then housing targets will be missed, the homes that are built will be unaffordable and unsustainable, and public trust in the system will continue to flounder.
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and how??? 1. build 1.9 million homes - assuming the average cost of land and a house is £200k (optimistic) how is this funded....PLC's are not going to build more homes to lower prices and dividends? 2. not sure how long planning will take on a new garden city but to get these allocated, correctly analysed, through planning and build might take more than 4 years? 3. neighbourhood planning....NIMBY.... 4. planning fees have risen significantly in the last few years, but to my knowledge councils are not bound to ring fence the money so the under resourced planning departments are no better off? 5. brownfield is a positive...but only possible in some areas? 6. can we define zero carbon.....construction, use, whole life....a meaningless statement without the definition? 7. making landlords pay for thermal upgrades.....costs will be passed on and increase rents? no mention of reducing VAT on existing buildings.....this would be the real positive step to retrofitting and driving the green economy. also no mention of the increased costs now in place for Biodiversity Net Gain. A big issue for all developers and costs that will be passed on....?
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I've seen a lot of bland, dumbed down and value engineered social housing in my time. Some of the projects in this article should act as an example of what's possible. I was particularly struck by the quote ' .....public investment should take a lead for private developers to follow, to “create examples that benefit the rest of society”. Here's to more thoughtfully designed and built social housing. https://lnkd.in/ezUeTJJf
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Thanks to everyone who came together on this - further insight will be shared via a forthcoming white paper. #ukhousing #offsiteconstruction #MMC
At an industry roundtable event hosted by Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions in London last month, delegates from the sector discussed the question, how should off-site construction be part of the affordable housing toolkit? #ukhousing #construction #offsiteconstruction #modernmethodsofconstruction Will J. Watford Community Housing Reuel James Hugh Thompson Golding Homes Lenka Muir MRICS The Hyde Group Mike Kirk VIVID Tristan Samuels Better Delivery Jamie Parr Man GPM Michael Shepherd
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"Welsh social housing funding criteria includes a ‘fabric first’ alternative to EPC A requirements. The alternative option draws heavily on the Passivhaus methodology and the AECB newbuild standard, with a space heating target of 40 kWh/m2/year." #energyefficiency #lowenergybuilding #passivhaus #passivehouse
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With all the manifesto chat this week, it has been interesting to see how this will impact the architecture industry. The Green Party's ambitious retrofit plan is gaining praise for its commitment to long-term investment in sustainable housing. Their manifesto includes nearly £50bn over five years for retrofitting homes and public buildings. However, skepticism surrounds their pledge to deliver 150,000 new social homes annually due to a lack of detailed implementation plans. The party aims to make significant strides in housing affordability and sustainability, but achieving these goals presents major challenges. https://lnkd.in/eNbV2RvW #Sustainability #Retrofit #AffordableHousing #mustard #ArchitecturalRecruitment
