is there any value in building for life? stefan kruczkowski lecturer in urban design school of...
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Is there any value in Building for Life?
Stefan Kruczkowski Lecturer in Urban Design
School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
For the 2014 Housing Studies Association Conference, York
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NTU led research (Independent, NTU funded)
Share early research findings
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Changing, evolving yet the same principles established in national policy and best practice
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Research approach
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The government* supports Building for Life in policy aspirations
* current and previous
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Research gap:
Where are we?Why are we where we are?
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CABE’s research suggested we are stuck…
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‘National 2’ shelved in 2010 when CABE feared some reduction in CLG/DCMS funding
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http://www.trc.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview/webmaster/Disaster_Management/Bushfires.jpg
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A caveat ….
Digestion and regurgitation
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‘Old’ and ‘new(ish)’ consents
http://scrapbookdesigns.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/skater-boy.jpg?w=99&h=134
http://www.anyway.annanded.co.uk/assets/images/z-Old_Rules.jpg
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Is this a fair assessment of what’s going on?
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July 2013
Highest volume house builders: DWH/Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon
56 ‘live sales outlets’
9/12 questions
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Source: GoogleMaps/StreetView
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Static progress?
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Dominated by one house builder
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“Building for Life….that’s where the focus is…we’ve adopted it…we use it everywhere with our new developments”
Mark Clare, CEO, Barratt Plc
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“I wouldn’t want to accept that you’re only going to get good design if you’ve got local authorities pursuing a particular approach”
Nick Boles MP
Is there any value in Building for Life?
Stefan Kruczkowski Lecturer in Urban Design
School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
There is value in it if it’s changing products and processes
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Or have we?
Next stages include:
Analysis of high, mid and low performing sample (underlying causes for success/failure)
Analysis of 3Cs BfL achieving case studies – CACI, LPA approach, residential valuations, impact of QM on consumer choices
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Contact details
If you would like a link to the video of the BfL event held at NTU on 3 April 2014 (including the ministerial speech by Nick Boles MP on urban design quality in new build housing developments) please email me for the link
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http://mindgardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/stuck-in-a-rut.jpg
http://charlotteord.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/stuck-in-rut.html
Top right: http://therevchrisyaw.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/stuck-in-rut.html
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