Publications

Low Carbon Housing: developing a baseline for refurbishment in the West Midlands

A report entitled ''Low Carbon Housing: developing a baseline for refurbishment in the West Midlands' was officially launched on Monday 23 March 2009 at the Studio, Birmingham. According to the report, the West Midlands will need to spend a further £189.1million per year on installing energy efficiency measures into homes if it is to achieve its CO2 emissions targets.

• Copy of the press release
• Copy of the report
• Key data sets in the report
• Summary table explaining the the key data sets and sources of info

To request a hard copy or CD ROM version of the report, please contact Michael Craggs

A Guide to the Delivery of Affordable Housing in the West Midlands

A Guide to the Delivery of Affordable Housing in the West Midlands was published in November 2006. The Guide was produced to share good practice, within and from outside the Region, to assist local authorities and others to increase the supply of affrodable housing in the West Midlands and to deliver balanced and mixed sustainable communties. The Guide is targetted at all stakeholders involved in the delivery of affordable housing: the housing and planning sectors in local authorities, elected members, registered social landlords, the voluntary sector and the private sector. it outlines the full toolkit available and shares good practice in delivering affordable housing.

• Copy of the Guide