Sustainable Homes Limited is a leading training and advisory consultancy operating in the field of sustainable housing.

Since being established in 1997, it has built up an enviable range of experience and a reputation as an authority on the subject.

Sustainable Homes has trained developers, architects and planners. It has spoken on national platforms, participated in the development of environmental standards, run workshops and training events.

The organisation has also developed guidance and policies, produced topical newsletters keeping industry leaders up to speed and provided a library of good practice case studies.

Sustainable Homes has particular expertise in providing training on environmental standards, such as the Code for Sustainable Homes and Low Carbon Retrofit.

In addition to training it can also help an organisation to formulate and implement its approach to sustainability, whether it be the development of a sustainability strategy or the undertaking of specific initiatives, such as engagement with residents on sustainability issues.

Sustainable Homes were winners of the Sustainable Housing Champion of the Year award for 2010. This was provided for provision of helpful training courses and the SHIFT best practice benchmarking club.

SHIFT was developed by Sustainable Homes in partnership with the Tenants Services Authority, WWF, Bank of Scotland Corporate and the UK Green Building Council.

Although Sustainable Homes is a company limited by guarantee, it is also a social business and its profits are used to provide affordable housing for the residents of its parent organisation - the Hastoe Group.

Making sustainable design easy is core to the ethos of Sustainable Homes. Its aim is to assist people to understand how to embed lower carbon and lower water solutions into their housing and communities. With assistance, this can become second nature are reducing the footprint of homes is a reality for landlords.

www.sustainablehomes.co.uk.

Telephone: 020 8973 0429

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