Month: July 2015

21st July 2015

Help Shape The Home Quality Mark

The views of industry and the public on the new Home Quality Mark (HQM), a national quality rating scheme due to begin operating in October this year, are being sought by HQM’s developer, BRE. The Home Quality Mark is an impartial, 5-star quality rating scheme for new-build homes. It has been designed to give householders … Continue reading “Help Shape The Home Quality Mark”

1st July 2015

Next Generation Workshop – Leading Housebuilders Have Their Say!

A recent workshop facilitated by the UK Green Building Council and JLL allowed leading UK housebuilders to contribute to the development of the Home Quality Mark. The workshop was organised as part of the NextGeneration initiative, designed to enable industry to understand what opportunities and risks the sustainable housing agenda presents through benchmarking their performance. Attendees learned … Continue reading “Next Generation Workshop – Leading Housebuilders Have Their Say!”