Good Homes Alliance Members News

Beattie Passive Building the Coventry ECO House

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:02 +0000

Beattie Passive and Encraft are pleased to be working together on the Coventry ECO House project. These homes will be certified to the Passivhaus energy performance standard and also through the Co...

Beattie Passive Building the Coventry ECO House

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:02 +0000

Issues around bad solar-masterplanning

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:33:23 +0000

Thought provoking article by Julian Brooks & Gary Jackson highlighting the issues of poor planning for the following.......

Overshading
Orientation
Buil...

Lime Mortar - A Story In The Walls

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:26:30 +0000

Kiwa in the UK have kindly sent in the attached document about the history of Lime Mortar and how fundamental it has been, and indeed still is, to the building sector. Happy reading !

Zero Carbon Hub's report on the strategies for zero carbon homes in 2016

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:15:34 +0000

Click here to read the full report

Joseph Rowntree Foundation event - How can we fairly and effectively meet our climate change targets?

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:26:03 +0000

Wednesday 13th March 2013, No 11 Cavendish Square (home of The Kings Fund), London, W1G 0AN
This event will launch two new JRF research reports Distribution of carbon emissions i...

Overheating in New Homes: A Review of the evidence

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:02:40 +0000

Earlier this year, NHBC Foundation published
Understanding overheating – where to start: An introduction for house builders and designers,
providing a guide to the key fact...

Town & Country's Â£34m Sherwood, Kent regeneration

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:51:29 +0000

Code level 3 development, with some sustainable materials being utilised.
Phase one
The redevelopment of Sherwood is being split into phases, with Kemble Close being the first phase. ...

A2Dominion aids first time buyers

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:31:00 +0000

A2Dominion New Homes is helping first time buyers get a foot on the ladder with new shared ownership mortgage products offered in partnership with Santander.
The new deals mean first t...

JRHT Derwenthorpe on Radio 4 Today programme

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:45:33 +0000

Sir John Banham was interviewed on Radio 4 Today programme, on 26th October at 8.54, to discuss RIBA's Future Homes Commission report. He praised Derwenthorpe and suggested it should be a blueprint...

Kingdom Housing Association's Housing Innovation Showcase

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:03:06 +0000

An innovative affordable housing project has been developed in Fife, by Kingdom Housing Association, where 10 modern methods of construction (MMC), have been developed, to provide 27 new social ren...

GHA Members speaking at our conference on 25th October, London are...

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:59:35 +0000

GHA members are among some of the headline speakers at the our conference on 25th October at Senate House, London:
GHA board member John Hocking, JRHT;
Sally Hancox, Gentoo;
Bi...

Kate Henderson, the Town and Country Planning Associationâs (TCPA) Chief Executive, reflects on the National Planning Policy Framework

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:11:48 +0000

The planning movement has been one of the most influential mechanisms for delivering sustainable development and social justice for over a century. It began as a visionary and progressi...

Why wouldn't you buy a new house?

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:14:33 +0000

This half day seminar will explore the issues surrounding this question, and the propensity for many people to want an older house with character.

10th July 2012
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Joseph Rowntree complete first Derwenthorpe homes

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:13:54 +0000

Joseph Rowntree have completed the first homes on their 540-home Derwenthorpe site, with the first phase being built by David Wilson homes. The homes have undergone post-completion testing by Leeds...

Case Study - Sampson Close

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:14:59 +0000

Orbit Heart of England, in conjunction with Orbit Homes, has invested £3m in building 23 new affordable energy efficient homes at Sampson Close, Coventry. The new eco homes, comprising ...

Case Study - Temple Avenue

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:12:31 +0000

A 540 home development is planned at Derwenthorpe by JRHT based on two prototype sustainable homes built at Temple Avenue, Leeds in 2009. The attached document explains the project para...

Beattie Passive's Fife project reaches Scottish Government's Gold Standard

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:34:57 +0000

Beattie Passive are currently building four semi-detached Passivhaus certified homes for Fife Housing Association in Dunfermline. The project was launched in February 2012 and will be the fir...

Job opportunity for an environmental design consultant

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:55:38 +0000

An opportunity has arisen for an Environmental Design Consultant specialising in energy in the built environment sector.
We are a young and growing Environmental Design Consultancy bas...

Cambridge City Council seeks expressions of interest for the role of Enabling Development Partner

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:44:14 +0000

Site K1 is a Cambridge City Council owned site in the urban extension called Orchard Park, situated on the northern fringe of Cambridge. It is a cleared flat site of approx 2.4 acres availabl...

Good Homes Alliance Members News

Beattie Passive Building the Coventry ECO House

Beattie Passive Building the Coventry ECO House

Issues around bad solar-masterplanning

Lime Mortar - A Story In The Walls

Zero Carbon Hub's report on the strategies for zero carbon homes in 2016

Joseph Rowntree Foundation event - How can we fairly and effectively meet our climate change targets?

Overheating in New Homes: A Review of the evidence

Town & Country's Â£34m Sherwood, Kent regeneration

A2Dominion aids first time buyers

JRHT Derwenthorpe on Radio 4 Today programme

Kingdom Housing Association's Housing Innovation Showcase

GHA Members speaking at our conference on 25th October, London are...

Kate Henderson, the Town and Country Planning Associationâs (TCPA) Chief Executive, reflects on the National Planning Policy Framework

Why wouldn't you buy a new house?

Joseph Rowntree complete first Derwenthorpe homes

Case Study - Sampson Close

Case Study - Temple Avenue

Beattie Passive's Fife project reaches Scottish Government's Gold Standard

Job opportunity for an environmental design consultant

Cambridge City Council seeks expressions of interest for the role of Enabling Development Partner

Kate Henderson, the Town and Country Planning Associationâs (TCPA) Chief Executive, reflects on the National Planning Policy Framework