NHBC Foundation Publications

The house-building industry will soon be delivering homes with low carbon emissions.

Considering the success of various approaches to locating and distributing social housing in mixed- tenure developments.

A brief history of cellulose-based building materials, and reviews the current developments in their use.

This research review gives a series of case studies of selected sustainable housing developments.

This report reviews existing evidence for overheating in new homes.

This research examines previous research and knowledge on occupant behaviour.

Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of new homes arising from energy efficiency.

There is a concern that building homes to a high standard of airtightness could have an adverse effect on air quality.

Research carried out by the NHBC Foundation, the BRE Trust, Robust Details Limited and the ACAI.

The review provides a snapshot of households’ views on their homes and neighbourhoods.