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‘Housing – the Future’
was the title of a seminar held on 21 May 2007 at Eland
House. Speakers were Steven Daniels on the new home
information packs (HIPs), Oliver Hartwich on ‘better homes –
greener cities’, and Sarah Wrigglesworth, whose sustainable
house appeared on ‘Grand Designs’, Mike Smart on the IKEA
‘flat pack’ housing development in Gateshead, and Sue Eely
on some solutions for rural housing. Safe Roof 3
records this seminar.
We were pleased to note that the ‘Boklok’
(or IKEA houses) are being built in Gateshead and a young
professional women is first on the list. A report on the
houses will follow when Eleanor Jellett and Wendy Richardson
have been to see them.
UPDATE – Steven Daniels had to cope with
the fact that the day after he had given NCW members his
talk on HIPs, they were axed (temporarily); but HIPs are
very much part of house selling now: the Committee is
obtaining samples of the packs so that we can be more
informed about the new way to sell a 3-bedroom or 4-bedroom
house.
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The meeting on 5
November concentrated on the
future of sustainable and affordable
housing, with an
excellent talk and a very patient response to members’
questions in relation to this subject, which is one of the
areas that the Home Builders Federation is targeting. The
expert on this subject was our speaker, John Slaughter, who
was informative, knowledgeable and patient, and responded to
the many and detailed questions asked. A separate full
report is available from the Administrative Office.
Housing as ‘A
Safe Roof’, which is the underlying theme of the Housing
Committee meetings, is vital to women of all ages and races,
all of whom have a need to enjoy stability, or ‘stay-put-ness.
Safe Roof 1,and
Safe Roof 2/3 record our work
and seminars from 2004 to 2006. The five years’ worth
of talks on housing by professional, articulate experts on a
‘Safe Roof’ is also available on a disc - email:
eleanorjellett@wbay20.fsnet.co.uk
We would welcome
any member of NCW or an Affiliated Society to our next
meeting on 18 February
2008, when Sarah Webb
from the Chartered Institute of Housing will be our guest
speaker.
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