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Timber frame trade talks

Join our engaging trade talks delivered by NHBC Building Inspectors. Gain insights into the most common timber frame issues encountered on site. Enhance your understanding and improve your practices in timber frame construction.

A career of choice: attracting talented young people into house building

The report makes nine recommendations for improving recruitment, including better promotion of the career opportunities and communicating the positive contribution made by house building.

Affordable homes: residents’ views of quality

This research, jointly supported by the NHBC Foundation and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), investigates residents’ views of the quality of affordable new homes.

Sound progress: a review of homeowner feedback on noise in new homes

To address this problem, sound insulation standards were tightened in the 2003 edition of Approved Document E (AD E) and in 2004 the Robust Details scheme became available as a compliance route for designers and house builders.

A practical guide to building airtight dwellings

Changes to Building Regulations have now made airtightness an issue which cannot be ignored and as we get ever closer to the zero carbon homes of the future, excellent standards will have to be achieved in all new homes.

Improving the prospects for small house builders and developers

This report suggests measures that could help small companies address the challenges identified.

Ageing and airtightness: how dwelling air permeability changes over time

In response to suggestions that new homes become leakier, this research subjected a small number of dwellings to re-testing one to three years after completion to establish how their air permeability had changed.

Home sale and handover: a best practice guide for home builders

This report is based on the findings of surveys with real people in the industry and their customers.

Windows – making it clear: energy, daylight and thermal comfort

However, achieving a good trade-off between energy performance and daylighting, while minimising the risk of overheating, is a particular challenge for today’s designers.

Economic challenges and wet weather dampen house building in first quarter, reports NHBC