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Evaluating the effectiveness of energy efficiency policies in the domestic real estate sector
Posted on: 3 July 2014
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Commissioned by the Green Construction Board’s Valuation & Demand Group, the Association for the Conservation of Energy, in partnership with Sweett Group, has delivered a comprehensive but high level qualitative and quantitative review of energy policies targeted at residential buildings over the last 20 years. The main purpose of the work is to support the civil service to maintain a long view on ‘what works’ in residential energy efficiency programmes as staff are turned over. The outputs have been brought together in an interactive dashboard designed as a tool to bring officials up to speed on residential energy efficiency programmes quickly. This is accompanied by a full report and an executive summary. To date, the tool has been presented to, and tested with, DECC, BIS, the Cabinet Office.
Housing 2014. Manchester 24-26 June 2014
Posted on: 27 June 2014
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This is the annual conference of the Chartered Institute of Housing. Blogs and videos of the event are available online.
UK Housing Review: Briefing paper
Posted on: 25 June 2014
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This is the fifth in an annual series of mid-year Briefings from the Chartered Institute of Housing, designed to complement the main UK Housing Review published at the start of each year. Drawing on the latest statistics, the Briefing assesses the implications of policy and market changes in twelve key topic areas, together with dedicated pages on Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the English regions.
Benefits to bricks: Mobilising local leadership to build homes and control the benefits bill
Posted on: 24 June 2014
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This report advocates a radical decentralisation of housing powers, and reformed incentives to increase the housing supply and reduce the housing benefit bill.
The future of sustainable housing: creating a new standard
Posted on: 24 June 2014
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The Building Research Establishment has unveiled plans to develop a voluntary sustainability standard for new homes that will go beyond the zero carbon regulation. BRE has said this will allow developers to differentiate their product and is inviting those involved in the delivery to take part in a consultation about what the standard should entail. Comments are requested by 25 July 2014.
Towards a liveable London
Posted on: 24 June 2014
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After a year- long research project reviewing London housing situation, CPRE London has produced a report summarising the key issues that it believes must be addressed to make London a more liveable city.
The world’s best social housing projects
Posted on: 19 June 2014
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UN Habitat launched a student competition in September 2013 to provide designs for local, specific social housing solutions for cities around the globe. This article collects the winners in the overall competition, as well as some favorites from the 6 regional and 38 national winners.
Garden cities: Breaking new ground
Posted on: 19 June 2014
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As London and the South East face an acute shortage of housing, this research from Savills examines the need for large scale developments around the capital.
London Investor Guide
Posted on: 19 June 2014
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In its second specialist Global publication, Estates Gazette takes a look at London on an international scale and talks to the market’s leading players.
Quantifying the extent of space shortages: English dwellings
Posted on: 18 June 2014
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Lack of internal space is a problem in UK homes, and is often linked to a lack of space standards for housing in the UK. Although previous studies have examined new-build housing, this paper uses a new method to study 16 000 dwellings in the English Housing Survey 2010 to examine existing housing and compare them with a modern space standard in an attempt to quantify the extent and magnitude of the problem.
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