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Action plan for energy-efficient housing in the UNECE region
Posted on: 27 October 2011
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To address the challenges of improving energy efficiency in the housing sector, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has published an Action Plan for Energy Efficient Housing. It outlines three policy areas for action: energy efficiency governance; energy performance standards; and access to energy efficiency.
Build now or pay later? Funding new housing supply
Posted on: 26 October 2011
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In this paper, the third in IPPR’s series of briefing papers as part of its fundamental review of housing policy, the authors consider a question that is vexing policymakers in government and elsewhere: ‘If we are to increase housing supply, how are we to pay for it?’
Making affordable housing work in India
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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Based on a study of the housing dynamics in India and frameworks in comparable cities, this paper outlines key initiatives being taken by the Indian Government, which are worth applauding, while laying down other aspects which require immediate Government intervention.
The Housing Report
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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The National Housing Federation, Shelter and the Chartered Institute of Housing, launching a new report aimed at holding ministers to account, found the government is falling short across a number of areas including ensuring sufficient housing supply, tackling homelessness and improving affordability in the private rented sector . The report assembles the key ministerial commitments and Whitehall statements produced since the Government was elected in May 2010, and uses official data wherever possible to assess how the coalition has fared in meeting its stated objectives. The report, which the authors plan to update over the course of the Parliament, rates the Government’s direction of travel under ten main headings using a traffic light system – green for going forward, amber for no progress and red where things are getting worse.
4th Nordic Passive House Conference. Helsinki, 17-19 October 2011
Posted on: 19 October 2011
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The aim of the Nordic Passive House conference series is to share knowledge and find new solutions for very low-energy and nearly zero-energy houses. The conferences gather along North-European building professionals increasing the awareness and acceptance of very low-energy houses in construction market. The 4th Nordic Passive House Conference is connected to World Sustainable Building Conference SB11 arranged from 18th to 21st October 2011. Presentations are available online.
Everyone needs a home
Posted on: 13 October 2011
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This paper presents the work of a number of Housing Forum working groups, covering issues related to localism, affordable housing, housing for older people and retrofit of the existing housing stock to deliver the low carbon agenda.
Shelter private rent watch
Posted on: 13 October 2011
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This is the first report in a series using official private rental market statistics to examine rent levels and affordability for average earners at local authority level. Further reports will examine affordability for Local Housing Allowance claimants and trends in rent inflation.
Futurefit report Part one: A groundbreaking project which provides an insight into how the Green Deal could work in social housing
Posted on: 3 October 2011
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Affinity Sutton’s FutureFit project provides the social housing sector with a much needed insight into how wide-scale retrofit, and the Green Deal in particular, could work in practice. The project suggests that while the proposed Green Deal will work, in the social housing sector it is likely to deliver only limited carbon savings, falling far short of the commitments made by the UK government. This report identifies a series of ways to increase these savings and ensure cost effectiveness, whilst providing a better deal for residents. A follow-up report will also be released in summer 2012 demonstrating the actual energy savings achieved for the investment and the impact of lifestyle advice on energy use in the home, both when delivered independently and in conjunction with retrofit.
FutureFit is Affinity Sutton’s response to exploring the challenge of greening the 56,000 homes it owns and manages. Rather than undertaking a pilot project led by the 80% carbon reduction target, Affinity Sutton aims to investigate the practicalities involved and what energy savings can actually be achieved at three different price points. In this way, it is hoped that FutureFit will provide an insight into how the Green Deal might work in reality. FutureFit aims to: understand the practical implications of delivering large scale programmes of retrofit; identify actual costs and actual energy savings through a robust monitoring and evaluation process; develop best practice and guidance on the delivery and funding of carbon reduction in existing homes; and engage residents and stakeholders in the design, evaluation and prioritisation of retrofit solutions.
Planning Summer School. Swansea, 3-7 September 2011
Posted on: 30 September 2011
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The Planning Summer School, launched by the Town & Country Planning Association in 1933, has continued its objectives of providing an opportunity to promote education and discuss principles and methods of town and country planning and related issues. The overall theme of the latest Summer School was “Planning with communities”. Presentations from the event are available online.
More homes and better places: Solutions to address the scale of housing need
Posted on: 27 September 2011
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This Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) report reviews the impact of the lack of new homes on individuals, wider society and the economy. It also examines the longstanding barriers to new housing, such as land, planning and opposition to development, which have been compounded by the recent financial crisis, and the government’s response to date. Please note that this report has 257 references, nearly all of which have links to full-text documents.
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