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Homes Group

Collaborating to deliver a more sustainable homes sector.

Supporting the sector to deliver sustainable homes, increase efficiencies and reduce costs

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The homes sector is changing to meet critical environmental and social challenges. With legislation, consumers and investors driving these changes, there will be implications for the whole value chain to deliver projects more sustainably.

The School’s Homes Group brings together the sustainability and procurement leads from the largest UK homebuilders, as well as suppliers and subcontractors to the industry, to drive forward sustainability through the upskilling of their own workforces and supply chains.

The group shapes training delivered and resources developed based on sector needs and high priority challenges, including reaching net zero carbon, reducing waste on site, responding to the Future Homes Standard, delivering Biodiversity Net Gain and working with new modern slavery legislation.

 

2024/2025 Homes Group Update

To learn more about the group’s targets and objectives for 2024/25, download the Business Plan here.

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2024/25 Homes Group Update

Group Activities:

Discover what the Homes group is working on this year.

Carbon reduction for the groundworks sector – Conference 25 September, JCB HQ

Supported by the top UK homebuilders, the conference aims to engage with and upskill groundworkers on carbon reduction; how and why it’s important to report their carbon footprint and then reduce emissions on the back of this. Registration coming soon!

Greenwashing & why it’s important – Webinar

Industry experts from Knauf Insulation and SIG plc will outline what greenwashing is and why it’s important and explore the Green Claims Code and CPPI, what these mean for business and customers, and the risks of not complying.

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“The School Homes Group plays an important role in enabling homebuilders to share their common sustainability challenges – and find common solutions. Through the Group we can reach many hundreds of home building suppliers to speak with a consistent voice and be clear with our shared supply chain, as we did with the ‘A Greener Supply Chain: The Homebuilders' View’ conference in the autumn of 2023.”
John Bowden, Sustainability Director - Keepmoat

Group Outputs:

Explore case studies from the supply chain on how they have tackled a sustainability challenge, developed by the Homes Group.

Energy and Carbon

Energy and Carbon

Case Study: Reducing Carbon Emissions: Jewson Partnership Solutions

Case Study

Reducing carbon emissions at JPS.

Beginner
Duration 5 minutes
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Waste and Resource Efficiency

Waste and Resource Efficiency

Case Study: Reducing plastic packaging at Ibstock

Video

A case study from brick manufacturer Ibstock.

Beginner
Duration 5 minutes
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Energy and Carbon

Materials

Case Study: Reducing Carbon in Brick Manufacture: Michelmersh Hybrick Trial

Case Study

How Michelmersh have innovated to reduce carbon.

Intermediate
Duration 5 minutes
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Energy and Carbon

Energy and Carbon

Case Study: Cutting Carbon: Russell Roof Tiles

Video

Hear how an SME have developed a sustainability strategy to reduce their carbon emissions.

Intermediate
Duration 5 minutes
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Meet the Team:

Sophie and Katherine are here to help get Partners involved with the Homes Group.

Sophie Coyle
Group Manager
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Katherine Say
Group Support
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Meeting Dates:

The dates for all Homes Group meetings have now been set for 2024/25:

 Date/ TimeLocation
8th May 2025 – 10am-12pmMicrosoft Teams
16th September 2025 – 10am-12pmMicrosoft Teams
25th November 2025 – 10am-12pmLondon
4th February 2026 – 10am-12pmMicrosoft Teams

Meeting Notes:

Download notes from any of the previous Homes Group meetings below.

Our Partners

The Homes Group is a collaboration of homebuilders and major suppliers to the industry who want to drive forward a sustainable sector by upskilling their colleagues and supply chains.