Building for Life: A Recent British Attempt to Raise the Quality of Housing

Abstract

In Britain, there has been a recent effort by the government in partnership with the building industry to set national standards for good quality housing, not unlike the LEED system in the US. Noting how housing is always a political issue and the undeniable need to encourage its quality, Ivor Samuels discusses this attempt, its influence in subsidized housing, and some it is shortfalls.