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Holcim Awards
26 July 2010 |
The Holcim Awards are a worldwide competition designed to recognise any contribution to sustainable construction - irrespective of scale - in architecture, landscape and urban design, civil and mechanical engineering and related disciplines. More...
Presentations from The Housing Forum North East Conference - 22nd July 2010
23 July 2010 NEW |
Please click on the links below to view the presentations that were given by the speakers at the Conference that was held at Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street on 22nd July 2010. More...
Presentations from The Housing Forum Demonstration Project Construction Legacy Fair
30 June 2010 NEW |
The purpose of the Legacy Fair is to inform you of the current progress of The Housing Forum Demonstration Projects. More...
Messages to the New Minister
28 June 2010 |
Grant Shapps MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning is presented with a copy of "Turning the Corner" during a visit to The Housing Forums stand at the CIH Harrogate Conference and Exhibition 2010. More...
Meeting the New Ministers
17 June 2010 |
Both The Housing Forum Chair, Barry Munday and Chief Executive, Shelagh Grant, have continued to engage regularly with the Department for Communities and Local Government officials and a wide range of housing centred organisations to discuss development and delivery of policies. With the new Government many policies are under review and we are keen to keep up with developments as they emerge. More...
Presentations from The Housing Forum and NHBC Social Housing Group Event
14 May 2010 |
Please click on the links to view the presentations that were given by the speakers at the Event that was held in Central London on 13th May 2010.
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Presentations from The Housing Forum and The University of Ulster Conference
30 April 2010 |
Please click on the links below to view the presentations that were given by the speakers at the Event that was held at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland on 28th & 29th April 2010.
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The Housing Forum National Conference 20th April 2010
21 April 2010 |
Highlights from The Housing Forum National Conference. More...
Presentations from The Housing Forum Annual Conference - 20th April 2010
21 April 2010 |
The theme of The Housing Forum Annual Conference was 'Messages to the new Government' More...
New Reports Launched
20 April 2010 |
A number of new reports have been released at The Housing Forum National Conference 2010 including "Turning the Corner", the summary report of the 2010 working groups, and the final reports from the Construction Legacy - Housing and Construction Legacy - London programmes. More...
HCA consultation on proposed new core design standards
26 March 2010 |
The Homes and Communities Agency has launched its consultation on future core housing design and sustainability standards. This consultation is informed by a report produced on scheme viability by The Housing Forum in partnership with PRP and EC Harris. More...
The Housing Forum East of England Regional Conference Topical Debate - Greening the Existing Stock
01 March 2010 |
The final debate in our national series was held in Milton Keynes on February 25th 2010. As this national series of debates has progressed over our monthly conferences, the focus of concern has been shown to be in the benefits of investing in fabric over fixtures, "pay-back" and of acceptance by occupiers. The range of opinion over the 9 regions will be summarised separately and placed on The Housing Forum website. More...
The Housing Forum's 2009-2010 Regional Conferences
08 February 2010 |
Presentations from The Housing Forum's 2008/09 series of Regional Conferences are now online. More...
The Housing Forum North West Regional Conference Topical Debate - Greening the Existing Stock
31 January 2010 |
The Housing Forum's 2009/2010 series of Regional Conferences continued in Manchester on 20th January 2010. Our regular engagement with the housing industry involves monthly regional conferences across the English regions which take the temperature of member concerns. Greening the existing stock and priorities for attention was the focus of the Manchester debate. More...
Addressing sustainability in a challenging market
11 January 2010 |
While 'sustainability' is undeniably the buzzword du jour, there is concern that limited understanding exists within the industry of how to develop sustainable solutions beyond the short term. Without expert guidance and a forward thinking strategy, many feel that sustainability may become just another fad that falls by the wayside, to be replaced with the next issue of the moment. More...
The Housing Forum's Calendar of Events for 2010/2011
10 November 2009 |
The Housing Forum has now released dates for all it's programme of events in 2010/11. More...
The Housing Forum West Midlands Regional Conference Topical Debate - Greening the Existing Stock
05 November 2009 |
The Housing Forum's 2009/2010 series of Regional Conferences continued in Birmingham on 05th November 2009. Our regular engagement with the housing industry involves monthly regional conferences across the English regions which take the temperature of member concerns. Greening the existing stock and priorities for attention was the focus of the Exeter debate. More...
The Housing Forum Yorkshire and Humber Regional Conference Topical Debate - Greening the Existing Stock
14 October 2009 |
The Housing Forum's 2009/2010 series of Regional Conferences continued in Leeds on 07th October 2009. Our regular engagement with the housing industry involves monthly regional conferences across the English regions which take the temperature of member concerns. Greening the existing stock and priorities for attention was the focus of the Exeter debate. More...
The Housing Forum South West Regional Conference Topical Debate - Greening the Existing Stock
24 September 2009 |
The Housing Forum's 2009/2010 series of Regional Conferences continued in Exeter on 17th September 2009. Our regular engagement with the housing industry involves monthly regional conferences across the English regions which take the temperature of member concerns. Greening the existing stock and priorities for attention was the focus of the Exeter debate. More...
Reviewed - "Early Contractor Involvement in Building Procurement" by David Mosey
23 September 2009 |
Shelagh Grant has reviewed long term Housing Forum supporter David Mosey's new book. More...
The Housing Forum North East Regional Conference Topical Debate - Greening the Existing Stock
23 July 2009 |
The Housing Forum is building a profile of cross industry solutions and issues in "Greening the Existing Stock". The North East's perspective was fully examined and debated at the Regional Conference on 16th July 2009 at Chester-le-Street. More...
The Housing Forum Yorkshire and the Humber Industry Leaders' Workshop
22 July 2009 NEW | Darren James
The Housing Forum visited the offices of Frank Haslam Milan in Doncaster on 11th June 2009 for its latest Industry Leaders Regional Workshop. Our regular engagement with the market on house building activity takes us across the country in order to assess the opportunities in the current market conditions. More...
The Housing Forum Strategic Working Groups 2009/2010
17 July 2009 NEW | Darren James
The Housing Forum is about to launch its new programme of Strategic Working Groups for 2009/2010. We will be running the 4 working parties from July 2009 to February 2010, with 3 or 4 meetings expected, to be held in London. More...
The Housing Forum South East Regional Conference Topical Debate - Greening the Existing Stock
01 July 2009 |
The Housing Forum's regular regional conferences continues across the country, visiting Dorking in Surrey on 24th June 2009. Our panel of senior industry figures debated the Greening of the Existing Stock and concerns over funding with Jim Martin of Martin Associates as Guest Chair. More...
Member Exclusive Event Write Up
04 June 2009 NEW | Colm Quinn
Presentations from the Members Exclusive Event on "Sustainable Refurbishment of the Existing Housing Stock" are now online, along with the outcomes of the e-voting session on the day. More...
The Housing Forum North West Regional Workshop
02 June 2009 NEW | Darren James
The launch of The Housing Forums Regional Workshops took place at Wulvern Housing Association in Crewe on 14th May 2009. As part of our regular market engagement on house building activity The Housing Forum will be travelling across the country to assess the opportunities in the current market conditions. More...
The Housing Forum East Midlands Regional Conference Topical Debate - Greening the Existing Stock
28 May 2009 |
The launch of The Housing Forum's 2009/2010 series of Regional Conferences took place in Derby on 21st May 2009. Our regular engagement with the housing industry involves monthly regional conferences across the English regions which take the temperature of member concerns. Greening the existing stock and priorities for attention was the focus of the Derby debate. More...
Presentations and Press Coverage from The Housing Forum National Conference 2009
06 April 2009 NEW | Zoe Brinnand
Presentations from The Housing Forum National Conference 2009 held on 1st April are now available. More...
The Housing Forum launches 5 New Reports - available for download
03 April 2009 | Colm Quinn
5 new reports were published by The Housing Forum at the National Conference on 1st April 2009, and are now available online. More...
The State of the Region - The Housing Forum Topical Debate for the East of England
18 March 2009 | Darren James
Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre in Milton Keynes played host to the latest Housing Forum panel debate on the housing market in 2009 and beyond. A panel of cross-industry experts deliberated the consequences facing the market from an East of England perspective led by Guest Chair was John Cross, Chief Executive of Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association. More...
Construction Legacy-London Fair Presentations
16 March 2009 | Colm Quinn
Presentations from the Construction Legacy-London Fair on 18th February are now online. More...
