Managing design change: building the capacity to deal with change into a project at the outset will save a lot of difficulties in the long run

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Successful design practices are those than can successfully manage change. Client driven changes can decide whether a project makes a profit or a loss, therefore it should be accepted at the start of a project that changes will occur. A change control management system should be set up, although changes are often difficult to estimate. The 'client's brief' usually details a construction project's objective, and two major reports on the briefing process have recently been published. Changes need to be recognized before they can be controlled, and this is best determined by parties directly involved in the details of a project.

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Social housing under threat: standardised future for homes

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Social housing is likely to be built in standardised types as pressure to save money increases. The National Federation of Housing Associations and the House Builder Federation have produced a joint document stressing that standardised house types can be produced more cheaply and that design changes add to costs. The Housing Corporation has emphasised that there will not be mandatory standards for design, space or energy. The role of the architect will diminish as housing associations move to direct deals with builders.

Standards, Housing

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CABE plans to expand and to promote quality housing

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Higher levels of funding and more research into the importance of house building standards in the UK are being sought by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). Chairman Stuart Lipton aims to raise the commission's budget to 15 million pounds sterling per year from it present 1.5 million pounds sterling per year. The money would be used to help fund projects which teach and promote better house building standards throughout the industry.

Housing development, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.

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