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Building sustainable homes and communities
Supporting home builders and their supply chains to meet the challenging sustainability targets set by the UK government and to #BuildBackBetter.
The UK needs to build 300,000 homes each year, with improved levels of efficiency, quality and sustainability. The role of the supply chain in delivering this has never been more critical.
High priority sustainability challenges for the homes market include:
- Net zero carbon and zero carbon homes
- Future Homes Standard
- Zero waste and circular economy
- Modern slavery
- Biodiversity net gain
- Social value
- Wellbeing
- Fairness inclusion and respect/ Equality diversity and inclusion
It can be difficult to understand all these issues, and knowing where to focus efforts can be challenging. Find out more about each topic, and the role of the supply chain in helping homebuilders address these challenges.
Modern Slavery
Setting Up Your Site to Combat Modern Slavery
Document / Presentation
Guidance including practical resources, activities and useful links
30 minutesModern Slavery
Modern Slavery Statement Evaluation Criteria
Tool
Simple framework for evaluating modern slavery disclosure statements
30 minutesModern Slavery
Modern Slavery Due Diligence Prevention Checklist
Document / Presentation
What should you have in place to help combat modern slavery?
15 minutesWaste and Resource Efficiency
Material Exchange Platform (MEP) Map
Tool
Use the map to find out the locations of MEPs
10 minutesSustainability Strategy
Introduction to Sustainable Homes
E-learning Module
30 minutesEnergy and Carbon
Science Based Targets – Sustainability Short
Video
You can't manage what you don't measure
5 minutesModern Slavery, Social Value - Employment, Sustainable Procurement, Wellbeing
People Matter Charter
Document / Presentation
8 commitments to improve labour standards
15 minutesThe value of membership
Hear from current members about how the School’s assessments and resources have brought real business benefits.
‘Biodiversity’ simply refers to all living things. Every species, no…
Climate change is the biggest issue of our times and…
The built environment industry can reduce the negative impacts of…
With 40.3 million victims estimated by the Global Slavery Index…
Enabling the built environment to move from a linear to…
Making workplaces better for everyone.
Protecting and enhancing people’s health and wellbeing
“Suppliers and contractors who embrace the concept of sustainability and make use of the Homes School will not only improve the efficiency of their own business, but it should also increase their chances of winning work in the future. ”Rob Worboys, Central Procurement Manager, Lovell
Lovell Partner Page
Sustainability AssessmentOur Partners
The School is a collaboration between clients, contractors and suppliers who have a mutual interest in building the skills of their supply chain. They pay for the School, so it's all FREE for you.
