Small sites could meet demand for land

Shining stars

We reveal details of the winners of the 2011 UK Housing Awards

Bodies call for help ahead of NPPF and Budget

Campaigners have called on the government to deliver new planning guidelines which help deliver truly sustainable developments.

Ebenezer Howard - a thoroughly modern man

Three is the magic number for Symphony sustainability scheme

Symphony, the UK’s leading fitted furniture manufacturer and number one kitchen supplier to UK communities, has stepped up its already impressive sustainability credentials with three new accolades.

Working it out

Landlords must sweat their assets if they are to get best value from their housing stock but, as Gavriel Hollander learns from a round table of industry experts, there’s more than one way for providers to get financially fit for the future

Utopia revisited

As David Cameron seeks to revive the principles of garden cities with a consultation due later this year, Colin Wiles examines how likely it is that his vision will come to fruition

Q&A: The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Eco-cities guru Peter Head has just left contractor Arup, where he headed an 800-strong global urban planning team, to set up a charity with the ambition to transform planning. Here he explains the thinking behind his latest project

Foreign intervention

The threat of climate change may not be a big enough priority in most countries, but going green can help to tackle other, more pressing, socio-economic problems, as demonstrated by a retrofit project in South Africa, says Jane Henley

A problem shared

Sharing views on retrofit with a group of landlords across Europe has been invaluable, says Richard Baines

Brazil needs a new approach

Brazil needs a shift in attitude if it is to successfully tackle its growing housing crisis, says Ruban Selvanayagam