Discussion notes

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 included three roundtable workshop discussions facilitated by the GHA and a number of expert speakers.
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Awards, Case study

Housing Design Awards 2019
Good Homes Alliance is pleased to again support the UK’s longest-running housing awards, set up by government in 1948 and now in their 71st year. We’re pleased that GHA Chair Lynne Sullivan OBE is once again part of a select group of judges, made up of industry experts, government officials and enthusiasts.
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Paper, Policy

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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Guidance

The Policy Playbook: Driving sustainability in new homes – a resource for local authorities
Good Homes Alliance contributed to and endorsed this resource developed by UKGBC, in association with Core Cities UK, that is designed to help enable local authorities (LAs) drive up the sustainability of new homes. The ‘Policy Playbook’ focuses on energy & carbon, mitigating overheating risk, and the cross-cutting issue of assuring performance. There is also a section on viability and a set of case studies.
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Report

Housing Innovation Showcase 2012 – BPE Results
This report presents a review of four years of delivered energy demand of selected dwellings at the Housing Innovation Showcase (HIS) developed by Kingdom Housing Association (KHA). It also includes results of the building performance bi-annual monitoring, used for comparing against design aspirational energy demand calculations.
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Awards, Case study

Housing Design Awards 2018
Good Homes Alliance is pleased to support the Housing Design Awards 2018. GHA Chair Lynne Sullivan OBE is part of the judging panel, made up of industry experts, government officials and enthusiasts.
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Case study

Marmalade Lane
Marmalade Lane is a community-led housing development for K1 Cohousing, comprising 42 custom-designed homes at Orchard Park, Cambridge. UK custom-build developer TOWN and Swedish housebuilder Trivselhus are delivering the project, which was designed by award-winning Mole Architects, based in Cambridge.
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Case study

Virido, Cambridge
Pollard Thomas Edwards, as part of Hill’s team, were selected by Cambridge City Council to realise their vision for Clay Farm. Virido is an exemplar scheme that provides 208 new homes and commercial accommodation, arranged in a grid of quads surrounding a new park at the heart of the site.
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Consultation response, Policy

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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