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This week HLINks: 17 – 21 October 2022

Jeremy Porteus

Welcome to #JeremyTalks (opens new window) and this week's HLINks.

This week we were pleased to host Design for Homes (the organiser of the National Housing Design Awards) and the 2022 HAPPI award winner, Levitt Bernstein architects, at our Tuesday's HAPPI Hour on 'A green and grey AGEnda'. This looked at key features of sustainable housing for older people and the planned development of a passivhaus extra care housing scheme for Westminster City Council and for Community Gateway Association in Preston. We had tremendous feedback and you can watch the session again here.

In other news, I spoke at Abbeyfield's regional event in Wigan and joined the Amar Bari, Amar Jibon research team with Bangla Housing Association and The Open University present at Dunhill Medical Trust's round-up of projects funded through their 'Suitable Living Environments' funding programme. I also attended a 'Digital and Technology-Enabled Care Services - where we are and where next?' hosted by the Centre for Care at the University of Sheffield and an Everon technology 'myth busting' webinar. There will be a follow White Paper coming out of Everon's meeting - watch this space! 

And lastly, the Housing LIN Future Leaders cohort are meeting in person for the first time this afternoon in Birmingham. I look forward to reporting back on this next week along with showcasing a new report by the University of Stirling's and Stonewater Housing Association on the INVITE project, the focus of a HAPPI Hour session earlier this month.

Lastly, we are always keen to hear stories, receive your good practice case studies and thought leadership. If you would like to contribute, email us at: comms@housinglin.org.uk (opens new window)

Stay connected, stay curious!

Jeremy Porteus

The Housing LIN would like to thank Willmott Dixon for their support in producing this newsletter.