Measuring mass timber: a whole life carbon and quality of life assessment methodology for mass timber construction AMSTERDAM — June 29 Built by Nature, a network and grant-making organisation with a mission to accelerate the timber building transformation in Europe, is pleased to announce a €131,250 Accelerator Fund grant to…

There is a housing crisis in the UK, the many different aspects of which affect people’s health and wellbeing in profound ways. Housing insecurity is on the rise. Wages are failing to keep up with soaring house prices and rents, and less affordability in housing is compounded by the cost…

This week the Foundation welcomes its newest member to the research team, Melissa Lacide, who joins us as a Senior Engagement Officer. Previously working for a housing association, Melissa’s community engagement role bolstered resident involvement and local partnerships, feeding into strategic community investment, social impact, and sustainability work. Some of…

By Warren Lever Our Urban Designer, Warren Lever, looks at the planning part of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill and what it might deliver for people’s long-term quality of life. This week saw the repackaging of planning reforms into a broader Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill framed around local…

By Flora Samuel, Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Reading Public participation in planning has clear social, environmental and economic benefits, but if it is to improve its inclusion and impact, the sector urgently needs a Code of Conduct. This is one of seven recommendations from Public participation…

With John Hume and Dr Ellie Cosgrove A social determinant of health “Control is central to our health as both individuals and as communities. Studies show that we fare less well without it, individually and collectively. When we don’t have enough control, we’re less satisfied, we get ill sooner and…

by Tiffany Lam, Research Manager, Quality of Life Foundation To tackle the housing crisis in the UK, we need to focus on addressing the supply, quality and affordability of housing. The supply of housing has been hogging the limelight for a while, with the much-vaunted (and never reached) figure…

by Prof Flora Samuel with the Quality of Life Foundation The Quality of Life Foundation uses evidence to build frameworks to demonstrate how improvements to our homes and communities can improve our quality of life. The Foundation is working closely with Prof Flora Samuel at the University of Reading on…

by Matthew Morgan, Director, Quality of Life Foundation It certainly feels as though the Levelling Up Agenda has come at an opportune moment. As if the combined effects of Brexit, the pandemic and the climate emergency were not enough, we are faced with a drop in living standards that is almost as precipitous as that of people’s trust…