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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.

Sustainability Strategy webinar series

A series of four webinars designed to help specific trades to develop and implement their own sustainability strategies, focusing on the biggest impacts for that trade. Dates coming soon! 1. Sustainability strategy for homebuilders and contractors 2. Sustainability strategy for material suppliers 3. Sustainability strategy for groundworks 4. Sustainability strategy for manufacturers

Homes Conference

13 November, Birmingham Supported by the top UK homebuilders this conference will explore how to tackle key sustainability issues for the sector, linked to client strategies and legislation.

Sustainability in Groundworks – Learning Pathway

Endorsed and developed by the UK’s leading homebuilders this beginner level learning pathway looks at the sustainability issues for groundworks companies, why they’re important, and gives handy hints and practical tips on how to address them.

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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

Reducing Carbon Emissions: Jewson Partnership Solutions Case Study

Video

Hear how JPS have solved a sustainability challenge - reducing carbon emissions.

Beginner
Duration 5 minutes
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Waste and Resource Efficiency

Waste and Resource Efficiency

Ibstock Case Study: Reducing Plastic Packaging

Video

A case study from brick manufacturer Ibstock on how they have reduced plastic packaging used on their products.

Beginner
Duration 5 minutes
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Energy and Carbon

Materials

Reducing Carbon in Brick Manufacture: Michelmersh Hybrick Trial Case Study

Video

A video case study outlining how Michelmersh have innovated to reduce carbon in brick manufacture by switching to hydrogen.

Intermediate
Duration 5 minutes
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Energy and Carbon

Energy and Carbon

Cutting Carbon: Russell Roof Tiles Case Study

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 Lucy are here to help get Partners involved with the Homes Group.

Sophie Coyle
Group Manager
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Lucy Hunt
Group Support
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Meeting Dates:

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

Date/TimeLocation
10th September 2024, 1pm – 3:30pmHybrid
20th November 2024, 10am – 12pmMicrosoft Teams
10th February 2025, 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.