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GHA pleased to support Housing Design Awards
Good Homes Alliance is pleased to support the UK’s longest-running housing awards, set up by government in 1948 and now in their 71st year To date there have been more than 1,000 winning schemes. The HDA archive of previous winners is the largest such resource in the world. Run as a social enterprise, the Housing Design Awards invest income into the analysis and promotion of ideas to improve and expand the country’s housing stock. Alongside awards for skill and innovation in general housing, various government departments and agencies champion special category awards, such as: Liveable higher density (With the Greater London Authority)
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Five pioneering low carbon housing projects secured for Building for 2050 research
Five pioneering low carbon housing projects have signed up to be part of the Building for 2050 research project, funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The project, launched at the Futurebuild conference in London, aims to shape future UK policy on delivering low carbon homes in England and Wales. The project will review different ways of delivering low cost, low carbon homes and monitor their performance in use. The research team will work closely with the case study teams to understand the designs and any issues encountered and they will engage with residents to capture
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BEIS inquiry into energy efficiency
This inquiry by BEIS (The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee) will examine whether the Government’s current delivery of energy efficiency improvements within residential, commercial and public-sector buildings is consistent with meeting targets set out in the Clean Growth Strategy, and our fourth and fifth carbon budgets. This inquiry is also likely to focus on action to upgrade the energy efficiency of fuel-poor homes and the Government’s work to drive demand for energy efficiency measures within able to pay households. David Adams, GHA board member and Technical Director of GHA member Melius Homes, provided oral evidence to the committee on Tuesday
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News, Policy
Discussion Notes – GHA 2019 Policy Workshop
GHA held a policy workshop entitled ‘Tomorrow’s Housing: Are Current Regulations Fit for Purpose?’ on Thursday 24th January at Winckworth Sherwood, London. The event, chaired by Good Homes Alliance Network and Programme Manager Julian Brooks, attracted over 35 delegates including specialists from the following sectors; building consultancy, new-build and retrofit development, supply chain, architecture, urban design, academia, NGOs, trade and professional associations. Introductory presentations were given by the following expert speakers: Setting the scene – Lynne Sullivan OBE – Director, LSA Studio & Chair, Good Homes Alliance Energy – Julie Godefroy – Technical Manager, CIBSE Health & well-being – Ian Mawditt – Director, Four Walls
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GHA overheating project workshop in Bristol, Monday 25th February
The Good Homes Alliance are running a project to develop guidance for local authorities on how to assess and mitigate overheating risk in new residential development (https://goodhomes.org.uk/research/early-stage-overheating-guidance). Following background research and surveys with local authorities and designers, the project is now in its final stages, aiming for completion in early March. Our research consultants Susie Diamond (Inkling LLP) and Julie Godefroy (Julie Godefroy Sustainability Ltd) have developed a pilot tool and guidance, and will be holding a workshop to test it on Monday 25th February, 2-5pm at the Arnolfini in Bristol (https://www.arnolfini.org.uk). The workshop will be an opportunity to hear
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