NHBC Foundation - The future

Consumer and Builder Zero Carbon Perception Survey

Continuing its focus on sustainability and the zero carbon agenda the Foundation has launched a major survey of attitudes and understanding among consumers and builders on these issues. Incorporating interviews with hundreds of consumers and more than 100 builders across the UK the research project is the largest in the industry to date to specifically address the targets and drivers outlined by the Government in the Housing Green Paper, Code for Sustainable Homes and related reports and legislation.

Matching its brief to deliver practical research designed to address challenges in the industry, the Foundation's survey is intended to produce results which will benefit and shape industry thinking on sustainability issues as the Code for Sustainable Homes and the 2016 zero carbon target come ever closer.

In addition there are a range of projects underway for 2007 to help the industry meet the various challenges it faces in delivering higher volumes of affordable and sustainable new homes.

These include:

• Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs)
• Drainage Provision for Sustainable Development
• Hydraulic lime mortars in new build

For further information on the work of NHBC Foundation visit www.nhbcfoundation.org