Let’s hear it for the heroes

Winning ways

The winners of this year’s Housing Heroes awards are the finest teams, tenants and staff in the social housing sector. Chloë Stothart finds out how they became the best

Baby boom

Meet the board

The housing sector has an important role to play in preventing a repeat of this summer’s riots. Here, Lydia Stockdale gathers together a panel of experts to help shape the sector’s response

Cut price contracts threaten progress

Slashing staffing levels and using cheaper, unskilled workers will undo all the positive work towards tackling homelesness

Sustainable Housing Awards 2011

With the green deal approaching, the use of pioneering eco-technologies in housing is more important than ever before. Here Chloë Stothart reveals the housing providers, developers and architects leading the way

Get some expert advice

Every week Inside Housing’s Need to Know section brings you best practice advice and information on the subjects most concerning you. Free with today’s magazine is the first ever Need to Know supplement. Here our Ask the Experts panel answer some of the key questions it raises

How to be a rising star

This week, Inside Housing is guest edited by inaugural Rising Stars winner Carla Keegans. Alex Turner asks what qualities could help you scale the same heights

Green guru

The delivery of sustainable homes is a global problem and providers in the UK can learn a lot from their counterparts around the world, says Neil Jefferson

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

Digital age

In the last of this week’s Focus pieces on digital inclusion we take a look at work helping older people get online