Raising standards to protect homeowners
Publications for Homeowners
Information about NHBC
- Annual review 2009 (pdf)
- Who we are, what we do (pdf)
Information for new home owners
- Buildmark warranty document (pdf)
- Why buy this home? (pdf)
- A guide to your new home (pdf)
- A guide to your new home for social housing (pdf)
- A guide to the CML initiative (pdf)
- NHBC's customer charter (pdf)
Technical information
Enquiries and claims information
- Guidance notes - Disputes and the Resolution Service (pdf)
- Guidance notes - Builder's insolvency (pdf)
- Guidance notes - Alterations and extensions (pdf)
- Guidance notes - Claims made within years three to ten (pdf)
- NHBC Claims charter (pdf)
Information for self-builders
- A guide to solo warranty (pdf)
- Solo warranty document (pdf)
- Solo application form (pdf)
- NHBC guide to renewable energy - May 2007 (pdf)
Research Publications by NHBC Foundation:
To date the Foundation has published the following research documents:
NF1 - "A guide to modern methods of construction"
NF2 - "Conserving energy and water, and minimising waste"
NF3 - "Climate change and innovation in house-building"
NF4 - "Risks in domestic basement construction"
NF5 - "Ground source heat pumps"
NF6 - "Modern housing"
NF7 - "A review of microgeneration and renewable energy technologies"
NF8 - "Site waste management"
NF9 - "Zero carbon: what does it mean to homeowners and housebuilders?"
NF10 - "Learning the lessons from systemic building failures"
NF11 - "The Merton Rule (A review of the practical, environmental and economic effects)"
NF12 - "The Use of Lime-Based Mortars in New Build Research"
NF13 - "Community heating and combined heat and power Research"
NF14 - "Zero carbon homes - an introductory guide for housebuilders"
NF15 - "The Code for Sustainable Homes simply explained"
NF16 - "A practical guide to building airtight dwellings"
NF17 - "Zero Carbon Compendium" (large pdf 29MB)
NF18 - "Indoor air quality in highly energy efficient homes - a review"
NF19 - "Open Plan Flat Layouts"
NF20 - "Water efficiency in new homes"
NF21 - "Efficient design of piled foundations for low-rise housing"
NF22 - "Sustainable Drainage Systems"
Copies of the Foundation's publications can be found at http://www.nhbcfoundation.org/
