4 INDUSTRY NEWS
Publisher Anthony Parker
Managing Editor James Parker
Jack Wooler, deputy editor
FROM THE EDITOR
Sadly, after nearly a decade on the magazine, I am saying goodbye to Housebuilder & Developer.
orking on my fi nal issue, and in the process looking back at my time with the magazine and the sector it chronicles, I have been considering what has changed – for better or for worse.
hile there have been low moments terrible tragedies, turbulent politics, a global pandemic the sector has, sometimes in direct response to these events, undergone real change for good.
Through the blur of the revolving door of 12 housing Ministers that have passed by during my time here, the sector has seen the Building Safety Act overhaul the regulatory system, it has taken tangible steps towards net ero in the Future Homes Standard, and experienced a fundamental growth in the appreciation of the role this industry plays in the health, safety and future of our nation and its environment.
ON THE COVER
Be First and Holybrook turn ex-Unite HQ into 149 homes with heat pumps in Dagenham
Sustainable council apartments and
homes handed over by Cambridge Investment Partnerships
Defra concludes review recommending SuDS to be legally required on all new schemes in 2024
HOUSEBUILDER & DEVELOPER
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2023
In this issue of Housebuilder & Developer alone, we discuss how the Department for the Environment (Defra) has mandated the inclusion of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in all new developments, and how green energy is growing exponentially in our article, Russell Dean of Mitsubishi Electric explains how heat pumps are at the centre of this. Also we look at how housebuilders are taking charge of their carbon footprint with Luke Simmons of Cora Homes discussing his fi rm’s innovative approach and how the shortage of suitable housing for our ageing population is being tackled as Housebuilder & Developer’s Roseanne Field explains in this issue’s case study.
Truly, there is a huge amount of momentum to celebrate in the sector.
This is not to say the job is done, however. There is much more room for improvement for the industry yet, with wrongs to right, skills to hone, and targets to be pursued. hile the ages, and the needs of residents only grows, too often lives continue to be hampered and even endangered by their homes’ quality and upkeep. arm, effi cient, safe, effective housing should not be luxuries only given to those who can afford it; homes of all typologies should provide protection, not threat.
et, in spite of this doom and gloom, and crisis after crisis, the sector has pushed on, with the momentum always upwards.
GOING THE EXTRA MILE
McCarthy Stone discusses a new high-profi le retirement home scheme in the West Midlands which shows why offering residents the extras is now a key benefi t
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If its reaction to all the challenges it has faced in the last decade are an indication of things to come, I have confi dence that despite the lows we will continue to see along the way the construction industry will march onwards to a brighter, more considerate future.
ishing you all the best, Jack Wooler
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