About the Community of Practice

The Building Better Community of Practice (BB:CoP) was formed when Building Better and Housing Festival joined forces to increase momentum in their shared mission to drive systemic change in the social and affordable housing sector through innovation and collaboration.

BB:CoP is a learning partnership, open to professionals across the social and affordable housing delivery ecosystem, including Registered Providers, local authorities, central government agencies, MMC suppliers and others who want to take an active role in driving progress forward.

Members interact through regular meetings and other channels to share experiences, work on shared problems, unpack case studies, hear from experts and participate in cutting-edge research. They collectively publish research reports, toolkits and other resources for the sector.

Building Better was set up in 2018 as part of the National Housing Federation’s Greenhouse innovation programme, a ground-breaking scheme that tackled real issues in society with the objective of developing ideas that can be scaled across the country. This included the development of three innovative national procurement solutions for MMC, which you can explore on the MMC solutions page. The BB:CoP continues to be supported by the NHF.

Housing Festival was set up in 2018 as a ‘think and do tank’ working to find innovative and scalable solutions to the UK housing crisis, implemented and refined in the real-world. Find out more on the Housing Festival website.

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Who We Are

Trudi founded Koruica and is a leading voice on industrialised construction. She helped establish the Construction Innovation Hub, overseeing its Product Platform Rulebook, and sat on the steering group for BSI’s new MMC standard for homes.
Katie is Housing and Innovation Director at Akerlof. Katie led MHCLG’s digital kit-of-parts, engaging over 300 experts, and the award-winning L&Q DfMA Toolkit, and wrote the Strategic MMC Action Plan for Combined Authorities.
Jez co-founded and directs Housing Festival, a “think and do tank” that tests innovative, scalable solutions to the UK housing crisis in real-world projects. A former lawyer, he has helped deliver MMC homes in Bristol.

Trudi Sully
Co-Chair

Katie Rudin
Co-Chair

Jez Sweetland
CIC Director

Jake is Head of Asset Innovation at Abri. He has been delivering MMC homes since 2006 and led Abri’s move to panelised construction, supporting its commitment to build a quarter of its homes using MMC.
Terry has spent 27 years as a chair and non-executive director across 18 companies, delivering mixed-tenure housing across London and the UK. A former managing director at Taylor Wimpey and executive director at Homes England, he helped establish Homes England and now chairs Graven Hill, the UK’s largest self and custom-build site.
Terry has spent 27 years as a chair and non-executive director across 18 companies, delivering mixed-tenure housing across London and the UK.
Seya is Senior Design & Innovation Lead at Bowmer + Kirkland. She previously led offsite construction innovation at BRE and was head of design for manufacture at Stride Treglown, delivering MMC schemes.

Jake Snell
CIC Director
Advisory Board

Terry Fuller 
CIC Director
Advisory Board

Seya Tansill
Advisory Board

Neil is Senior Technical Manager at LiveWest, where his environmental strategy helped the organisation win Green Business of the Year. He also chairs Constructing Excellence South West’s Smart Construction Group.
Tony is technical manager for construction and sustainability at Procurement for Housing, where he co-led the £800m Integrated Traditional Build and MMC Framework with Building Better. He previously headed construction at LHC.
Paul is Director of Development & Sales at Halton Housing. He has led its development team since founding it in 2010, including a £29m regeneration that delivered 350 new homes.

Neil Hall 
Advisory Board

Tony Woods
Advisory Board

Paul Mullane
Advisory Board

Tanya is a Policy Leader at the National Housing Federation, leading its work on building new homes and affordable home ownership. She has more than 15 years’ experience in public policy.
Greg is an Associate in Trowers & Hamlins’ Projects & Construction team, advising public and private sector clients on construction contracts and procurement, with a focus on MMC standards including PAS 8700.
Richard co-founded Cornerstone Place, a social enterprise that delivers 100% social housing at 0% profit, built using MMC. He has over 25 years’ experience in social investment and impact, including more than a decade as chair of Social Value UK.

Tanya Bass
Advisory Board

Greg Barton
Advisory Board

Richard Kennedy
Advisory Board

6 facts about Building Better: Community of Practice

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The BB:CoP exists to leverage MMC to unlock an uptick in the supply of new social and affordable homes across the UK.

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Membership is open to professionals across the social and affordable housing delivery ecosystem including Registered Providers, local authorities, central government, MMC suppliers and others who want to take an active role in supporting this joint mission.

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We are powered by Housing Festival, a think-and-do tank whose goal is to find innovative and scalable solutions, implemented and refined in the real world.

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You can find information on MMC solutions, including procurement routes, on our MMC Solutions page.

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We produce and share cutting-edge research and resources to drive progress.

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Membership grants access to the members area where you can network with other members, work on shared projects, and attend members-only events.

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Membership is open to professionals across the social and affordable housing delivery ecosystem including Registered Providers, local authorities, central government, MMC suppliers and others who want to take an active role in driving an uptick in social and affordable housing delivery. There is no fee.  Become a member today.

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