RESPONSE TO THE RED TAPE CHALLENGE

Published: 15 February 2012 | Author: Shelagh Grant

The Housing Forum has studied the impact of regulation on housing construction and concluded that investment in briefing, design, procurement and construction will

also be needed if a reduction in regulation is to achieve cost reductions.

The Housing forum has recommended that:

• Government’s role should be as an enabler, removing all but essential regulation

• Mandatory housing standards will remain necessary in the affordable sector

• A standard labelling system for all homes should be developed and adopted to give consumers better information on space and energy performance

• Further research is needed into the comparative cost of affordable housing

• The emphasis on innovation should be moved towards component design and manufacture, with incentives for locally based supply chains

• Better integration throughout the whole life housing process through adoption of BIM

• Improved and simplified procurement processes will help bring down costs

Our comments are drawn from the practical and commercial experience of members of The Housing Forum including clients,consultants,contractors and manufacturers from the public and private sectors in housing. The full report  “”Innovation and Regulation in Housing Construction “ is now available to download.

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