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Gentoo's Racecourse passivhaus scheme wins Building Excellence Award

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:02:49 +0000

The Racecourse passivhaus scheme, by Devereux Architects and Gentoo Construction, was awarded 'Best Housing Development' at the recent Building Excellence Awards by Sunderland City Council. &...

Tools for educating residents on use of sustainable technologies

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:57:51 +0000

Can anyone help on a query from Fiona Astin at Synergy?
Do you know of any good practice on educating residents on the most efficient use of sustainable technologies?
Synergy hav...

First tenants move into Racecourse scheme

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48:49 +0000

GHA Developer member Gentoo's Racecourse scheme is now complete and the first tenants have moved in.

GHA welcomes John Hocking as its latest Board member

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:10:44 +0000

The GHA are pleased to welcome on board John Hocking from the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust as its latest board member. Read more about John Hocking's profile here.

GHA Monitoring Programme Technical Report published

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:15:16 +0000

The GHA have completed the first phase of its field-leading monitoring and feedback programme. The programme, launched last year and sponsored by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and Communit...

Kevin McCloud's Grand Design for the Great British Housing Problem

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:42:52 +0000

The GHA has already worked with Hab Oakus (Kevin McCloud's sustainable residential development company) to showcase his Triangle Development in Swindon. Follow this link for more on thi...

Building Houses That Meet Predicted Energy Use

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:50:23 +0000

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.
Link to Building Magaz...

GHA Monitoring Report Published !!

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:57:10 +0000

Results from Phase 1: Post-construction testing of a sample of highly sustainable new homes.

Taking stock of Planning Reform

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:33:48 +0000

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...

Refurbishment to exemplary low-energy standards

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:25:54 +0000

Scottish GHA event in Glasgow with a Super-E housing seminar

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:18:34 +0000

Super-E Seminar
The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow &n...

The Triangle site visit: Hab Oakus

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:49:17 +0000

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...

GHA visit to CSH Level 6 House in Peterborough

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:37:02 +0000

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 & ...

GHA organising visits to many of the UK's leading sustainable housing projects

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:38:21 +0000

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...

Passivhaus site visit: Wimbish

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:31:14 +0000

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...

Greenwatt Way Site Visit

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:06:16 +0000

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...

Code Level 4 site visit: Crossover C-Zero

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:14:37 +0000

Passivhaus site visit: bere:architects

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:11:46 +0000

Passivhaus site visit - 16th June 2011

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:47:17 +0000

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...

Brave New World - Sustainable Housing in an age of local standards

info@goodhomes.org.uk (Good Homes Alliance) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:50:56 +0000

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...