A
government-sponsored competition is inviting housing providers, designers and
others to submit proposals for the design and delivery of new homes, responding
to two Grand Challenges affecting future housing need: an ageing society and
clean growth.
The competition will
be run by a consortium led by BRE, with partners RIBA Competitions, Design
Council and MOBIE.
Home of 2030 is a
cross-departmental initiative between MHCLG, BEIS and DHSC and is asking those
in the industry to propose practical and scalable ideas for future homes which
are suitable for all ages and are environmentally sustainable over their entire
lifespan.
Designs will be
evaluated against a range of criteria including scalability, sustainability,
accessibility and durability. Affordability and health integration will be key
factors, as will solutions for homes that can adapt to the needs of changing
demographics. Through the competition’s dialogue with industry and consumers,
successful consortia will be created to produce and showcase housing solutions
for mainstream adoption.
“Making new homes
desirable to all demographics is key to the Home of 2030 challenge. We need to
ensure that homes can positively impact people’s lives and communities and
adapt to changing needs resulting from developments such as an ageing society.
Home of 2030 is an exciting opportunity to show how homes should be designed
for the future” says Alan Somerville, Head of Building Performance Group at
BRE.
Home of 2030’s
initial stage is an Innovation Challenge, which is now open for applications.
Entrants to the Innovation Challenge who meet the criteria will be included in
a directory of market-ready innovations. The directory will be provided to the
entrants of the two-phase Design and Delivery competition which begins in
January 2020. See www.Homeof2030.com
for more details.
The competition will
be a national focus for innovation in housing and is expected to attract
submissions for individual home designs together with community and
neighbourhood schemes. It is also expected to include innovation at individual
product and component level.
The delivery and
management of the competition is provided by a consortium led by BRE, the
world-leading research and innovation centre, and includes RIBA Competitions,
Design Council and housing education charity MOBIE.
