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12 Dec 2011 2:50 pm
Building Houses That Meet Predicted Energy Use
There are serious questions about the gap between a house’s predicted energy use and actual performance. Read the Building Magazine article by Thomas Lane.
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09 Dec 2011 11:57 am
GHA Monitoring Report Published !!
Results from Phase 1: Post-construction testing of a sample of highly sustainable new homes. -
08 Dec 2011 6:33 pm
Taking stock of Planning Reform
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and Good Homes Alliance (GHA) have joined forces to deliver this timely half-day event. This seminar will be an opportunity to take stock of plannin... -
27 Oct 2011 4:25 pm
Refurbishment to exemplary low-energy standards
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07 Oct 2011 11:18 am
Scottish GHA event in Glasgow with a Super-E housing seminar
Super-E Seminar
The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane
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13 Sep 2011 4:49 pm
The Triangle site visit: Hab Oakus
Hab Oakus is a joint venture between Kevin McCloud’s Happiness, Architecture and Beauty, and HA GreenSquare Housing.
The Triangle provides 42 affordable homes (36 house and 6 fla... -
12 Sep 2011 12:37 pm
GHA visit to CSH Level 6 House in Peterborough
Plot M is a dwelling built by Morris Homes to CSH Level 6.
They have incorporated various technologies to achieve this.
Hot water through Solar Thermal & ... -
07 Sep 2011 11:38 am
GHA organising visits to many of the UK's leading sustainable housing projects
Throughout September and October, the GHA is arranging visits to many of the best/leading sustainable housing projects in the UK. Some of these visits are sponsored by the Homes and Com... -
07 Sep 2011 11:14 am
FREE Pre-demolition Audit Training
Introducing the concepts of a reclamation led approach to construction and demolition, this FREE workshop uses real life case studies to provide practical guidance to a pre-demolition audit.<... -
07 Sep 2011 11:12 am
Delivering Zero Waste Through Reuse
Following the Government’s release of the new Waste Policy; this FREE interactive event, with site visit, will provide demonstrations of practical ways to meet waste reduction targets a... -
27 Jul 2011 4:07 pm
Healthy Buildings - good for people, planet and the economy. Ecos Trust
6th October 2011, All day.
The Pavilion, Harbourside, Bristol
It is commonly accepted that a sustainable building is energy efficient, uses low impact materials, reduces water usage ... -
27 Jul 2011 4:00 pm
Seminar and Masterclass from Eurban
Wednesday 14th September, 9.30 am
The Building Centre Store Street London WC1E 7BT
A half day seminar & masterclass
Join us for a half day seminar about Bri... -
20 Jun 2011 5:31 pm
Passivhaus site visit: Wimbish
Talks from the development manager and sustainability manager from Hastoe Housing and the architects.
Following presentations, there will be a tour of the site, including each dwelling... -
20 Jun 2011 11:06 am
Greenwatt Way Site Visit
Built by SSE (Scottish and Southern Electric), Greenwatt Way is home to SSE employees, Slough Borough Council staff and local residents. Over the next two years, SSE’s R&D team wi... -
25 May 2011 2:14 pm
Code Level 4 site visit: Crossover C-Zero
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25 May 2011 2:11 pm
Passivhaus site visit: bere:architects
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12 May 2011 12:47 pm
Passivhaus site visit - 16th June 2011
GHA Developer member, Gentoo, in partnership with their Passivhaus design consultant, Devereux Architects, are currently building a Passivhaus certified 28 unit bungalow scheme at a site in Ty... -
19 Apr 2011 10:50 am
Brave New World - Sustainable Housing in an age of local standards
Our upcoming event on the 6th July 2011 will be held at the Palestra Building in Southwark, London. With the government rethinking the UK's planning system, and introducing a new Lo... -
19 Apr 2011 10:20 am
Successful series of events to Close the Performance Gap
With three events under our belt (Bristol, Glasgow and London) we are considerably closer to understanding the disparities that exist in the built enviroment between designed and as-built thermal p... -
11 Mar 2011 10:53 am
GHA at Ecobuild
Wow! Ecobuild 2011 was enormous and although it seemed miles away in the Excel Centre, there were plenty of visitors there were lots of visitors there every day.
The GHA had a stand in the S... -
08 Feb 2011 10:57 am
Ecobuild Fringe Event - Can low energy homes make us sick? - and how to avoid it: Ventilation, Condensation & Indoor Air Quality
Higher standards of air tightness associated with the drive towards low carbon homes, have led to a perceived increase in occupant’s negative feedback around condensation and poor indoor air ... -
28 Jan 2011 2:33 pm
Discounted Checkmate new home warranty membership for GHA members
Checkmate is offering GHA Members discounted membership rates for their new home warranty scheme. The offer runs for 90 days from the end of January 2011.
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24 Jan 2011 12:07 pm
GHA's Jon Bootland interviewed by Building Excellence magazine
All Good Homes Alliance developer members undertake that 50% of units are built to Code for Sustainable Homes level 3 or above, subject to a 70% carbon reduction plus a two-year minimum of post-con... -
17 Jan 2011 12:56 pm
GHA AGM - 19th January 2011
Following the power cut at the GHA Winterval, the AGM has been rearranged for this Wednesday.
Members are welcome to join us. Please email info@goodhomes.org.uk to let ... -
07 Jan 2011 12:33 pm
GHA member Lynne Sullivan awarded OBE
GHA member Lynne Sullivan of Sustainable By Design has been awarded an OBE at the New Year’s Honours.
As a a member of the Government’s Building Regulations A... -
17 Dec 2010 6:08 pm
GHA members win Sustainability Awards
Congratulations to GHA members Synergy, Greenoak and Jon Broome Architects!
Synergy won Building Magazine's Sustainable Housing Project of the year for the Threshold Centre, Dorset entered b... -
17 Dec 2010 5:13 pm
GHA at Ecobuild 2011
The GHA will be at Ecobuild 2011 at ExCel, with our fringe event Can low carbon homes make us sick? - and how to avoid it; on Tuesday at 14.30 - 16.00. This event is in partnership with ... -
17 Dec 2010 4:49 pm
Take the 'GHA State of the Industry 2011' survey here
As our annual debate at our Christmas event was curtailed by the power cut, we’re going to ask you all to complete the debate questions online.
To take part in a short survey of a... -
05 Nov 2010 5:06 pm
ZCH - Carbon Compliance - Have Your Say events upcoming
The Zero Carbon Hub has announced a series of industry ‘Have Your Say’ consultation events to consider details of the Carbon Compliance element of the definition of zero carbon for new ... -
18 Oct 2010 4:20 pm
GHA Christmas Party - 1st December 2010
A half day seminar exploring the new Government’s Planning policies, Codes, regulations and zero carbon targets, and considering the options for alternative investment models.29 Sep 2010 2:36 pm
GHA members discount for Ecos Trust event: Low Carbon Refurbishment - new policies and solutions
This conference aims to assist both policy makers and practitioners develop improvements in the scale, quality and scope of energy efficiency and low carbon renewal of existing buildings.03 Sep 2010 12:28 pm
New date arranged for BSRIA visit
Please see the event's page for more details.
The new date for the visit is Wednesday 27th October. We hope you can make it!10 Aug 2010 4:00 pm
Health and Well-being for housing Occupants: Ventilation, condensation and IAQ
A half day seminar for developers and housing providers in partnership with the Zero Carbon Hub, HCA, NHF and Energy Saving Trust.
Delivering low energy, high performance housing, wi...10 Aug 2010 3:44 pm
Creative Energy Park, Nottingham University
The Creative Energy Homes Project is a showcase of six innovative, state-of-the-art low-energy homes built at Nottingham University in partnership with a number of companies from the house-building...19 Jul 2010 11:06 am
Visit to BSRIA
BSRIA is a test, instruments, research and consultancy organisation providing testing, certification and performance verification of a wide range of building services products including radiators...08 Jul 2010 12:34 pm
Website relaunched!
The website is relaunched with new style, extra functions and richer content.
Please have a look around.
Registered member users can now edit their organisation's profile. Pleas...02 Jul 2010 5:49 pm
Invitation to members - Zero Carbon Hub Technical Workshop
Please see below a letter of invitation from David Adams of the Zero Carbon Hub (ZCH) to their re-scheduled Carbon Compliance Policy Assumptions Task Group Technical Workshop being held in Central ...30 Jun 2010 1:48 pm
What's Good presentations now available
Our event 'What's Good about Good Homes' proved to be a great success, very productive and stimulating. Presentations are now available in the GHA Library: here.17 May 2010 3:23 pm
Technology Strategy Board to fund monitoring - CALL OPEN
The Good Homes Alliance is supporting its developer members to apply for this £8m TSB call - Building Performance Evaluation. 100% funding is available for funding monitoring of residential a...16 Apr 2010 2:37 pm
TSB Building Performance Evaluation – opening 10th May 2010
Come and hear the detail on 22nd April at our event; feedback and monitoring at UCL. This TSB call is for £8m investment , spread across two years, in the costs of Building Performance Evaluation,...18 Mar 2010 6:38 pm
GHA's What's Good about Good Homes
We will begin with a review of the policy drivers for sustainable homes. Discussion will then commence on a four areas, aspects of sustainable homes. Each will be motivated by reviews of leading ...16 Feb 2010 6:32 pm
Ecobuild Stand 1696
Ecobuild is the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment. Combining an 850 exhibitor-strong product showcase and quality seminars.16 Feb 2010 10:51 am
Code Consultation event - GHA and Sponge
A opportunity to be briefed on the changes to the Code for 2010 and to input to our response. The meeting will be hosted by Tom Randall, code assessor and Simon Corbey. Spaces are limited, so booki...16 Feb 2010 10:44 am
Code Consultation event - housebuilders
An information and discussion meeting, organised by AECOM for Housebuilders on behalf of the Department of Communities and Local Government.Please confirm your attendance, or email for queries: je...04 Feb 2010 12:48 pm
Renewable Heat Incentive - Warming up the Market
Meet DECC and influence the consultation
Regen SW, in partnership with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), is running a high profile national conference on DECC’s i...21 Dec 2009 1:24 pm
Results on the GHA Winterval debate now on the website
Each year at the Winterval, we have a discussion and ask the audience to tell us what they think. The results from the voting are now on the event's page here. Optimism seems to be rising!18 Dec 2009 7:12 pm
Code Consultation launched
For some festive reading, DCLG have launched the Code for Sustainable Homes consultation: here
The GHA sits on the Code Advisory group, the Energy Sub group and the newly formed Code Revi...11 Dec 2009 2:43 pm
Presentations now available from the Winterval 2009
Please go to the relevant event page for the presentations from this year's Winterval speakers: here12 Nov 2009 3:18 pm
GHA AGM + Winterval: 2010 Forecasts seminar
Our 2010 Forecasts seminar will update you on:
• Delivery in the current market
• Residential market overview and financial analysis
• The latest investment models and r...29 Oct 2009 12:35 pm
Planner's Guide to Carbon
Compiled by NBT Consult and UrbanBuzz, this guides aims to assist planners in understanding more about carbon emissions and the built environment. Any feedback welcomed.19 Oct 2009 10:21 am
Renewable Futures - SW Regen's Annual Conference
This is an opportunity to hear from leading experts in the sustainable energy industry. Please see the website for more details.
GHA members can receive a 10% discount by entering the code ...12 Oct 2009 3:42 pm
Ecos Trust's Make Mine an EcoHome
This course is for homeowners and self-builders and will be delivered by Charles Couzens, Director of Ecos Trust. Participants are welcome to bring their own source material and designs to contribu...09 Oct 2009 3:55 pm
Natural House and Renewable House - presentations
Following our visit to the BRE Inovation Park, the presentations are now here:
Neil May, NBT
Dr John Williams, Renewable House
James Hulme, Prince's Foundation
Mike Eber...29 Sep 2009 4:15 pm
HCA and CSH timelines
The HCA board are in the process of concluding the policy framework for 2011-2014, which will include timelines for implementation of the Code For Sustainable Homes. This report is due to go out to...23 Sep 2009 4:30 pm
WRAP Private housebuilders invitation to cut costs
9.15 Registration
9.30 Introduction and Halving Waste to Landfill Commitment – John Holland, WRAP
10.00 Bovis Homes Limited: Identification, reduction and re-use of construction ...10 Sep 2009 3:40 pm
The UK's leading green energy awards calls for entries from sustainable energy pioneers across the UK
The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are seeking entries from inspirational sustainable energy schemes in the UK that use renewable energy, or reduce energy demand at a local level.
04 Aug 2009 12:54 pm
Low-carbon communities and eco-towns
The recent government publication ‘World Class Cities’ (May 2009), cites Upton in Northampton as one of the few case studies built recently in the UK that exemplifies the principles of sustaina...27 Jul 2009 4:45 pm
Site visit to Stawell, Ecos Homes
Tours of the developments of new build being constructed by Ecos Homes to the Code for Sustainable Homes Standards at Stawell near Bridgwater. The Tours will show case the developments during and ...15 Jul 2009 1:52 pm
Good Health through Good Homes - Presentations Available
The presentations from this event are now available to download. Please scroll down this page to find them, including a presentation from Dr.William Bird.
30 Jun 2009 1:26 pm
Building Regulations 2010 consultation event for Part F (Means of Ventilation)
These free workshops have been organised on behalf of CLG to provide designers, contractors, manufacturers, developers and building control professionals with first hand details of the proposed cha...30 Jun 2009 12:26 pm
GHA Website coming back to life!
Many apologies for the downtime of our website. We were victim to a huge server compromisation which apparently affected over 100,000 websites worldwide, and our back-ups were unfortunately comprom...29 Jun 2009 10:37 am
Good Health Through Good Homes
We have a fascinating line up of speakers to help us understand the links between health and design, both in and out of the home. Hosted by CABE at their offices in London, speakers include CABE/HC...04 Sep 2007 9:50 am
Two other upcoming GHA related events!
?Delivering Sustainable Construction? - an event by GHA members and Sponsors Burdens Environmental on September 18th, at Bristol Zoo Gardens.
A day of seminars and product demonstrations on...03 Sep 2007 3:46 pm
Zero Carbon Homes Event- Croydon
Croydon Business, Geraghty Taylor Architects and the Good Homes Alliance invite you to the inaugural meeting of the Croydon Construction Group on Thursday 4 October at 2 pm at Addington Palace, Th...30 Aug 2007 11:27 am
Site visits booking fast
Bookings are going well for the the 2 site visit events on September 19th and 25th. Numbers are very strict due to the nature of the events and transportation requirements so do let us know ASAP i...14 Aug 2007 12:20 pm
September Site Visits being Finalised!
Keep September 19th and 25th free for site visits to 3 of our Developer Members' sites. We'll be visiting a Kingerlee development near Oxford on the 25th, and developments by Ecos and Swan Country...04 Jul 2007 9:30 am
GHA Event II completed....
Monday's event "The Business Case for Sustainable Homes- Adding Financial Value" was another success. We've had great feedback from it; commenting on the diversity of speakers, the real life examp...30 May 2007 12:06 pm
The Business Case for Sustainable Homes
This timely GHA event (on July 2nd, in London) will introduce as yet unpublished documents as well as newly released research on adding financial value to Sustainable Homes.
What is the m...18 May 2007 4:29 pm
Next GHA event...
The date, speakers and venue have now been finalised.
2nd July @ The London Underwriting Centre.
Watch this space for the flier and see the events page for more details.
15 May 2007 4:01 pm
Discount for GHA members at More and Better Homes conference...
Campaign for More & Better Homes National Conference 2007
Barker Review of Housing Supply: Three Years On
Thursday 24th May 2007, London Hilton Metropole
Call 0207 324...02 May 2007 1:12 pm
Members Section of website underway...
So, the first GHA Learning event was a great success, and the files are available on-line on our provisional members section of the site for current members and attendees. This is still being deve...04 Apr 2007 4:33 pm
Bookings now being taken for the first GHA learning event
Well we've been busy since we launched, this month has flown by!
New members are joining all the time, and bookings are already going well for our first learning event on April 18th, so do ...09 Mar 2007 1:35 pm
The GHA has been launched!
The Good Homes Alliance was launched today - 28th February 2007 - during a lunchtime session at Ecobuild in Earls Court, London.
Over 100 people came to the event to hear fro...01 Mar 2007 12:15 am
Doing and Measuring - meeting and exceeding the GHA Code
Part 1: Delivery of the EcoHomes commitment Meeting BRE EcoHomes requirements GHA member case studies
Part 2: Delivery of the CO2 commitment The Theory "The Three Essentials Ma...01 Mar 2007 12:13 am
The Business Case for Sustainable Homes - Adding Financial Value
Part 1: Decision to Invest in Sustainable Homes
What is the market value of sustainable housing, and how can the value of GHA housing be enhanced? What is the investment decision and fundin...01 Mar 2007 12:11 am
Building systems and contracting
To look at how different building technologies and different methods of contracting can cut waste, save money and deliver better building performance.01 Mar 2007 12:08 am
The Clients' View: Procuring the Future
Aim to widen understanding of how client requirements relate to the GHA Code and Charter.
What are key clients asking for? How do the aspirations for healthy neighbourhoods link with the GH...12 Feb 2007 10:27 am
The Official GHA Launch Event...
at Ecobuild 2007.
We'll have a stand at EcoBuild from Feb 27th-March 1st, please come and see us there!
If you can make it to the Launch itself all the better, but do let me ...18 Dec 2006 3:00 pm
Official Launch Event
Its going to be great!
Please let us know if you'd like to attend our official launch event to learn about the GHA, our activities, plans and about our founder members and why they joined.18 Dec 2006 2:56 pm
GHA Launch event
We'll shortly be sending out invitations to our official launch event, which will be at the end of February in London. Details to be confirmed...
Do check back on the site for more info, or ...28 Nov 2006 3:28 pm
GHA Website goes live!
We hope you enjoy it, please let us know if you experience any problems or discover any bugs or teething problems, and keep checking the site for news and events as the GHA grows.13 Nov 2006 3:50 pm
GHA Preview Event
An invite-only event for those who have expressed an interest in the GHA or who have supported our work already. The formal launch will be in early 2007.
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FEB 22
Healthy Homes: Ventilating right for good indoor air quality
Department of Health, Skipton House, 80 London Road, London SE1 6LH
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FEB 22
GHA Annual General Meeting
Department of Health, Skipton House, 80 London Road, London SE1 6LH
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MAR 20
Anticipated Part L 2013: Towards Target Zero
Ecobuild 2012. ExCel Centre, Royal Docks, London
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APR 04
Taking stock of Planning Reform
Town and Country Planning Association 17 Carlton House Terrace, London
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Good Homes Alliance AGM
The next GHA AGM will be held on 22nd February at 1pm. Pete Halsall, Chair of the GHA, will run through GHA achieveme... Read more >
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Gentoo's Racecourse passivhaus scheme wins Building Excellence Award
The Racecourse passivhaus scheme, by Devereux Architects and Gentoo Construction, was awarded 'Best Housing Developme... Read more >
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Tools for educating residents on use of sustainable technologies
Can anyone help on a query from Fiona Astin at Synergy?
Do you know of any good practice on educating residents ... Read more >