Join the GHA
The Good Homes Alliance is a non-profit community interest company with over 125 member organisations from across the built environment industry who seek to go beyond business as usual and collaborate to deliver homes fit for the 21st century.
We have pioneered understanding and delivery techniques for better quality in new housing for over 17 years and our purpose is ever more relevant – to meet the challenge of net-zero development which also addresses health, wellbeing and low running costs.
We aim to create a welcoming, supportive and safe space for those who seek to break through housebuilding norms and embrace best practice.
Why join Good Homes Alliance?
We collaborate with industry and government, share best practice guidance & case studies, curate events, lead campaigns, lobby for change, partner on research and commission publications, and create active knowledge exchange networks.
Network and engage with architects, developers, housing associations, local authorities, urban designers, consultants, manufacturers, engineers, building performance experts, and more. See our Member Directory for a full list of members.
Embrace our collaborative approach to knowledge exchange by sharing your experiences, success stories and lessons learned at network meetings, workshops, online events and conferences.
Your membership support allows us to deliver on our mission to ‘catalyse the delivery of high performance net zero homes and places which enable happy and healthy lives’.
Share your organisation’s achievements and best practice case studies to our network and wider industry via our website, newsletter and Knowledge Base. Plus, potential speaking opportunties at our conference, Build Net Zero Now events and ‘bitesize’ webinars.
Receive a range of benefits to all staff members within your organisation, including free tickets to our knowledge sharing events and webinars, listing on the GHA Member Directory, and access to member only content on our Knowledge Base. See a full list of membership benefits below.
Membership requirements
To join the Good Homes Alliance, we ask organisations to make a commitment to:
Aim higher
Go further and faster than ‘business as usual’ and minimum standards. Strive to deliver best practice in your area of expertise.
Support our aims
Actively support our mission to ‘catalyse the delivery of high performance net zero homes and places which enable happy and healthy lives’ and have a key interest in one or more of our manifesto pledges or five core themes.
Be collaborative
Share your experiences, success stories and lessons learned with like-minded organisations within the GHA membership and wider industry.
Act responsibly
Act in good faith with fellow members, substantiate your sustainability claims and avoid ‘greenwashing’.
Membership types
Our Standard members make up the core of our membership, from nimble sole traders to multinational organisations.
Our Vanguard and Pathfinder membership networks build upon the work of our Vanguard campaign, creating two networks of progressive local authorities and housing associations to share learning, best practice and strive to deliver homes to higher energy and comfort standards.
We also now have a network for progressive private sector developers – Net Zero Developer Network (NZDN).
Our Leader members are at the forefront of the GHA and help shape our agenda, receiving a number of additional enhanced benefits.
Since January 2023, Building Performance Network is hosted by the Good Homes Alliance and organisations interested in joining BPN should apply for Standard, Leader or BPE Pioneer Network (see below) membership as part of the GHA.
BPE Pioneer Network membership offers similar benefits to the GHA’s other networks (Vanguard, Pathfinder, NZDN) but with particular opportunities for organisations with an interest in building performance evaluation (BPE). See here for more information and apply for membership using the Online Membership Form on the GHA website.
Membership benefits
- FREE tickets for all staff members for our regularly held knowledge sharing events and webinars and discounted tickets for our annual conference
- Discounted tickets for our SDF Alliance partner’s events (ASBP, Passivhaus Trust, STBA)
- Share your news to the GHA network and wider industry via our monthly newsletter, website and popular social media channels
- Sign up for a member account and access member only content on our Knowledge Base including webinar recordings, plus 100+ resources including guidance from GHA and across industry
- Opportunity to showcase your own case studies, reports and papers via our Knowledge Base.
- Potential speaking opportunities at events and conferences, in particular our ‘bitesize’ 1-hr webinar sessions
- Networking opportunities at our events including opportunities to exhibit at our annual conference
- Listing on the GHA Member Directory with your company logo, biography and website link
- Use of GHA member logo on your website and marketing material
- Annual General Meeting opportunity to influence GHA workstream and feedback
In addition to Standard membership benefits, Vanguard (local authorities), Pathfinder (housing associations/RSLs), Net Zero Developer Network (private sector developers) and Pioneer (BPE network) members benefit from:
- Quarterly network members’ meetings to share learning and best practice
- Discussions on common issues and barriers. GHA will help facilitate and develop collaborative solutions where possible
- Influence and help scope new guidance/research and further development of a library of resources on the GHA Knowledge Base. Examples include:
- Advocacy and representation of the network to Government departments and industry bodies such as the Future Homes Hub, TCPA and UKGBC
- Regular press and PR, highlighting achievements of the networks and its members
- Develop specifications, Employer’s Requirements, SPDs and model planning policies for new housing (subject to further funding)
- Facilitated partnerships and introductions to members of GHA’s networks and wider membership which includes architects, consultants, product manufacturers, academia and more
- New! In addition to the above benefits, Pioneer Network members are invited to be part of an Advisory Group to steer building performance evaluation (BPE) related activities including events, research and policy work. Please contact elfed@building-performance.network for more details
In addition to Standard membership benefits, Leader members can benefit from the following:
- Priority opportunities to present at GHA events and working group meetings
- Priority engagement and involvement in academic and industry research projects
- Enhanced opportunities to shape GHA agenda and workstreams
- Regular engagement with GHA executive team
- Free tickets to all GHA events including GHA Annual Conference (contact us for discount code)
- Your logo on the GHA website homepage
- Peer-review and feedback on your sustainability strategies from our expert Board members
- Priority marketing opportunities such as sponsorship of GHA research projects, papers, events and conferences
- Enhanced PR and communications opportunities at events and via printed/online media articles/reports
- An annual briefing/presentation at one of your events by one our board members or executive team (please contact us to enquire)
Membership fees
| Turnover | Annual fee |
| <£500k | £300 |
| £500k – £1m | £450 |
| £1m – £5m | £600 |
| £5m – £10m | £900 |
| £10m – £30m | £1,100 |
| £30m – £100m | £1,400 |
| £100m – £500m | £1,700 |
| £500m – £750m | £2,000 |
| £750m – £1bn | £2,300 |
| £1bn+ | £2,600 |
| Company/ organisation | Annual fee |
| Vanguard Network membership (for local authorities) | £1,200 |
| Pathfinder Network membership (for housing associations/RSLs) | £1,200 |
| Net Zero Developer Network (for progressive private sector developers) | £1,200 |
| Pioneer Network (building performance evaluation network) | £1,200 |
| Open to all companies/ organisations | Annual fee |
| Additional cost to Standard, Vanguard, Pathfinder, Net Zero Developer or Pioneer (BPE) Network membership | +£1,700 |
| Company/ organisation | Annual discount/ fee |
| Sole trader | £200.00 |
| UK-based charities, non-profit organisations and universities | Contact us for more details |
All fees exclusive of VAT. Fees updated 05.04.2024.
Demonstrate your commitment
As part of your membership application, we ask you to demonstrate your commitment to our membership requirements by completing the following tasks.
Firstly, please submit your membership application and then you will be able to provide this information at a later stage.
Aim higher
Provide an example where you have sought to deliver best practice or have gone further than business as usual. This could be a report, case study or presentation.
Support our aims
Draft a short statement (approx. 100 words) for your member profile, stating why you have joined the GHA and which of our manifesto pledges or five core themes you actively support.
Be collaborative
Share your experiences by allowing us to publish your case study or report on our Knowledge Base. GHA can work with you to develop the case study and there may be additional opportunities to present your work at GHA knowledge-sharing events.
Act responsibly
Provide a link to your sustainability statement/strategy or similar on your company website, and an example of your marketing material for review by the GHA executive team/board.
For Leader membership applications – organisations are required to work with GHA to draft and publish a joint press release, publicly stating on our website why you have joined the GHA, how one or more of our themes are aligned and that you have made a commitment to be ‘sector leading’ in your area of expertise and set an example to other members.
These membership requirements have been implemented from April 2024 onwards to all new membership applicants.
To apply for membership, applicants are asked to complete an online form. Upon receipt of the form, GHA will be in touch to update you on your application.