Health and Wellbeing

Measures to improve health & wellbeing, especially reducing the risk of overheating in new homes

Whilst moves to promote ‘healthy’ communities through addressing green space provision, play and leisure facilities are gaining traction, residents spend up to 90% of their time indoors and the GHA believes more needs to be done to ensure that conditions inside do not cause negative health outcomes.

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Making spaces for play: on new suburban and town developments

Making spaces for play: on new suburban and town developments

NHBC Foundation/ZCD Architects
Manchester Residential Quality Guidance

Manchester Residential Quality Guidance

Manchester City Council
National Design Guide

National Design Guide

MHCLG
Overheating in New Homes

Overheating in New Homes

Good Homes Alliance
Part O 2021 (England) Technical Guidance

Part O 2021 (England) Technical Guidance

Good Homes Alliance (on behalf of the Future Homes Hub)
Preventing Overheating

Preventing Overheating

Good Homes Alliance
Services Guide

Services Guide

Zero Carbon Hub
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Good Homes Alliance