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Tuesday, November 9, 2010 A Decade of Change in House Building A new report presented to the 2016 Zero Carbon Task Force predicts the future of housebuilding and calls for an urgent upskilling for all parts of the new homes industry to deal with a decade of change.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 A Decade of Change in House Building A new report presented to the 2016 Zero Carbon Task Force predicts the future of housebuilding and calls for an urgent upskilling for all parts of the new homes industry to deal with a decade of change. Home Building Skills 2020 is a joint initiative between NHBC, Zero Carbon Hub and ConstructionSkills, supported by the Home Builders Federation. It was set up 18 months ago to investigate the likely changes affecting the new homes industry and to advise on how the various professional, trade and technical roles should prepare in terms of training and qualifications.
Monday, November 1, 2010 Zero Carbon Hub tasked with recommending appropriate Carbon Compliance level The Zero Carbon Hub has announced a series of industry ‘Have Your Say’ consultation events to consider details of the Carbon Compliance element of the definition of zero carbon for new homes. These interactive events, open to all those interested in how homes will be built from 2016, will be held later this year in: Manchester (30 November 2010) London (1 December 2010) Milton Keynes (2 December 2010)

A Decade of Change in House Building