Policy & Campaigns
Below are examples of the Good Homes Alliance’s policy work, campaigns and advocacy, developed in collaboration with our members and partners across the housing, research and built environment sectors. GHA works to promote higher standards for housing that is low carbon, climate resilient and healthy for the people who live in it.
This work supports our core themes of Building Performance, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Healthy Homes, and Planning & Placemaking, helping to influence policy, respond to consultations and share practical evidence from projects and research across the housing sector.
Industry leaders call for more ambition in the proposed Future Homes Standard
In a significant demonstration of industry concern, a joint letter expressing disappointment over the proposed Future Homes and Buildings Standard has been sent to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC) with 250 signatories from prominent industry and community leaders …
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Mini Manifesto – 10 Steps to Accelerate Net Zero Housing Development
As part of our Build Net Zero Now campaign Finance working group we have launched a new ‘manifesto’, setting out the key steps we believe are required to accelerate the delivery of net zero homes …
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Net Zero Planning Policy Resource Hub
The Net Zero Planning Policy Resource Hub is now available as a web page, offering practical guidance for the adoption and implementation of forward-thinking policies within local authorities. This resource hub includes exemplary case studies, timelines, actionable steps, and valuable resources …
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Build Net Zero Now Campaign
The ‘Build Net Zero NOW!’ campaign aims to showcase how new homes can be built at scale to net zero carbon standards today, rather than by 2025 or 2030. …
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GHA supports the ‘Healthy Homes Act’
Too many homes and neighbourhoods built today undermine residents’ health and wellbeing – the TCPA is campaigning for new legislation to stop this. The GHA supports the work of the TCPA in developing the Healthy Homes Act principles as part of its 18 month campaign …
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Future Homes/Part L & F Consultation – GHA Response
The GHA believes that the proposed changes to Building regulations for 2020 in anticipation of the Future Homes Standard implementation in 2025 are inadequate and fail to address the current and pressing issue of the climate emergency. There are nine key issues that we think are important in any consultation …
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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, …
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Vanguard Campaign
Following a successful first year of the Vanguard Campaign, the Good Homes Alliance is embarking on a further year of work to further encourage developers and local authorities to adopt enhanced sustainability standards for new homes …
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APPG for Healthy Homes and Buildings White Paper
GHA inputted into and supports the APPG for Healthy Homes and Buildings’ White Paper – ‘Building our Future: Laying the Foundations for Healthy Homes and Buildings’ …
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APPG for Healthy Homes – Draft Green Paper
GHA responded to the APPG for Healthy Homes and Buildings Green Paper – ‘Building our Future: Laying the Foundations for Healthy Homes and Buildings’ …
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