4th March 2016
Sunshine and Blue Skies for the launch of the Zero Bills Home on the BRE Innovation Park
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2nd March 2016
Workmanship, Quality and the Performance Gap in the Home Quality Mark
Workmanship, Quality and the Performance Gap in the Home Quality Mark Like many sectors, the housebuilding industry has challenges when it comes to workmanship, quality and performance. In developing the Home Quality Mark (HQM), we have widened the debate around what is meant by quality. A home that can be called one of quality means … Continue reading “Workmanship, Quality and the Performance Gap in the Home Quality Mark”
26th February 2016
Indoor and outdoor air pollution – how can Home Quality Mark reduce the number of deaths?
As a new dad, you tend to sit up when headlines talk of 40,000 deaths due to the air we breathe. The recent report by the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is quite stark about all the different pollutants, where they come from and how they can impact … Continue reading “Indoor and outdoor air pollution – how can Home Quality Mark reduce the number of deaths?”
20th January 2016
What makes a good home?
Following an extensive consultation with leading players in the house building industry, BRE’s national quality mark for new housing, the Home Quality Mark (HQM), is now open for registrations. HQM is designed to transform the way consumers choose the homes they buy and rent and allow housebuilders to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. A copy of the HQM … Continue reading “What makes a good home?”
27th November 2015
400,000 homes is the tip of the iceberg
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement announced the creation of 400,000 homes by the end of the decade. This is hugely welcomed, however is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to helping the current housing crisis and will still mean we have 40% less homes than required. Government funds must be channelled to create … Continue reading “400,000 homes is the tip of the iceberg”
14th October 2015
Do consumers want a more sustainable home?
The Home Quality Mark is the new national quality mark for sustainable homes being developed by BRE and a group of industry partners. Part of the development of the new scheme involved a series of consumer research projects, designed to understand whether consumers cared about living in a more sustainable home. In the first of … Continue reading “Do consumers want a more sustainable home?”
20th September 2015
Home Quality Mark HQM – 5 things you need to know
During Summer, the BRE Academy launched training on the Home Quality Mark – the new national standard. To celebrate this, we thought we’d share 5 things you probably should know about this standard – and why you should think about becoming a HQM assessor. HQM gives consumers the peace of mind, to make the smart … Continue reading “Home Quality Mark HQM – 5 things you need to know”
16th September 2015
Home Quality Mark Training
Home Quality Mark Training The Home Quality Mark (HQM) is the new national quality mark designed to give people the confidence that the new homes they are choosing to buy or rent are well designed, well built, and cost effective to run. To carry out Home Quality Mark Assessments, when the scheme becomes live, you … Continue reading “Home Quality Mark Training”