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Designing Buildings at 10:12, 3 March 2022

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Designing Buildings at 10:05, 3 March 2022

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	Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - definitions and explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive - put them to work.		Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - definitions and explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive - put them to work.

−	To start your article, just click the orange 'Create an article' button.	+	To start your article, just click the orange 'Create an article' button below.

	[[File:Create_an_article_button_hd.jpg\|link=http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/Special:CreateArticle]]		[[File:Create_an_article_button_hd.jpg\|link=http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/Special:CreateArticle]]

−	~~Want to know~~ more about how to create an article~~? Have a look at our~~ [~~[Quick_introduction_to_designing_buildings_wiki\|quick introduction]~~] or ~~find~~ more detailed guidance on our [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/Help help page].	+	Find out more about how to create an article [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Create_a_new_article here] or see more detailed guidance on our [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/Help help page].

−	Or have a practice by [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Test_article editing our test article].	+	Or why not just have a practice by [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Test_article editing our test article].

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Designing Buildings at 10:03, 3 March 2022

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−	~~The construction industry is complicated and diverse. To work together effectively we need to break out of our single-discipline silos, pool our knowledge and share best practice.~~	+	Designing Buildings is a wiki site that was created in 2012 to put all construction industry knowledge in one place and make it available for free. Anyone can create articles about subjects they know and anyone can find articles about subjects they don’t.
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−	Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ was created to put all construction industry knowledge in one place and make it available for free. Anyone can create articles about subjects they know and anyone can find articles about subjects they don’t.	+

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−	~~Created in 2012,~~ Designing Buildings Wiki is now the UK's most popular construction industry website.	+	Designing Buildings Wiki is now the UK's most popular construction industry website.

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−	Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ isn’t just a collection of isolated articles, it is an integrated knowledge base. Every phrase in every article that matches the title of another article automatically links to it. So if you write an article about ‘planning permission’ every other article that mentions planning permission will link to it. So not only will your article be found by people that are looking for it, but also by people that are reading something else and come across it.	+	Designing Buildings isn’t just a collection of isolated articles, it is an integrated knowledge base. Every phrase in every article that matches the title of another article automatically links to it. So if you write an article about ‘planning permission’ every other article that mentions planning permission will link to it. So not only will your article be found by people that are looking for it, but also by people that are reading something else and come across it.

−	Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - definitions and explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive.	+	Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - definitions and explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive - put them to work.
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		+	To start your article, just click the orange 'Create an article' button.

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	Want to know more about how to create an article? Have a look at our [[Quick_introduction_to_designing_buildings_wiki\|quick introduction]] or find more detailed guidance on our [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/Help help page].		Want to know more about how to create an article? Have a look at our [[Quick_introduction_to_designing_buildings_wiki\|quick introduction]] or find more detailed guidance on our [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/Help help page].

−	--[~~[User~~:~~Designing_Buildings\|Designing Buildings]~~]	+	Or have a practice by [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Test_article editing our test article].

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		+	It tells our system to show our user profile at the top of this article.
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Designing Buildings at 06:08, 6 April 2021

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−	Created in 2012, Designing Buildings Wiki is now the UK's most popular construction industry ~~knowledge base~~.	+	Created in 2012, Designing Buildings Wiki is now the UK's most popular construction industry website.

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	== Why should you write an article? ==		== Why should you write an article? ==

−	As well as being good for the industry, writing an article ~~on Designing Buildings Wiki~~ is a great way of securing profile in your subject area. Just add your user signature at the bottom of articles you write, and your details will automatically appear at the top, linked to your website - like our details do at the top of this article.	+	As well as being good for the industry, writing an article is a great way of securing profile in your subject area. Just add your user signature at the bottom of articles you write, and your details will automatically appear at the top, linked to your website - like our details do at the top of this article.

	If an article already exists, and you significantly develop it, you can still add your signature, even though you didn't create it. See [[User_signature\|user signature]] for more information.		If an article already exists, and you significantly develop it, you can still add your signature, even though you didn't create it. See [[User_signature\|user signature]] for more information.
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−	Designing Buildings Wiki isn’t just a collection of isolated articles, it is an integrated knowledge base. Every phrase in every article that matches the title of another article automatically links to it. So if you write an article about ‘planning permission’ every other article that mentions planning permission will link to it. So not only will your article be found by people that ~~were~~ looking for it, but also by people that ~~were~~ reading something else and ~~came~~ across it.	+	Designing Buildings Wiki isn’t just a collection of isolated articles, it is an integrated knowledge base. Every phrase in every article that matches the title of another article automatically links to it. So if you write an article about ‘planning permission’ every other article that mentions planning permission will link to it. So not only will your article be found by people that are looking for it, but also by people that are reading something else and come across it.

−	Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive.	+	Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - definitions and explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive.

	[[File:Create_an_article_button_hd.jpg\|link=http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/Special:CreateArticle]]		[[File:Create_an_article_button_hd.jpg\|link=http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/Special:CreateArticle]]

Designing Buildings at 07:22, 26 October 2020

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Designing Buildings at 10:18, 16 May 2019

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	Created in 2012, Designing Buildings Wiki is now the UK's most popular construction industry knowledge base.		Created in 2012, Designing Buildings Wiki is now the UK's most popular construction industry knowledge base.

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	Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive.		Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive.

−	[[File:~~Create an article button hd~~.jpg\|link=http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/Special:CreateArticle]]	+	[[File:Create_an_article_button_hd.jpg\|link=http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/Special:CreateArticle]]

	Want to know more about how to create an article? Have a look at our [[Quick_introduction_to_designing_buildings_wiki\|quick introduction]] or find more detailed guidance on our [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/Help help page].		Want to know more about how to create an article? Have a look at our [[Quick_introduction_to_designing_buildings_wiki\|quick introduction]] or find more detailed guidance on our [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/Help help page].

Designing Buildings at 16:47, 22 April 2019

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	The construction industry is complicated and diverse. To work together effectively we need to break out of our single-discipline silos, pool our knowledge and share best practice.		The construction industry is complicated and diverse. To work together effectively we need to break out of our single-discipline silos, pool our knowledge and share best practice.
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	Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive.		Writing an article needn’t take much effort. You’ve already written lots of documents that would make great articles - explanations for bid documents and planning applications, research for clients, conference papers and lectures, dissertations and theses. Don’t leave them to gather dust on your hard drive.

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	Want to know more about how to create an article? Have a look at our [[Quick_introduction_to_designing_buildings_wiki\|quick introduction]] or find more detailed guidance on our [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/Help help page].		Want to know more about how to create an article? Have a look at our [[Quick_introduction_to_designing_buildings_wiki\|quick introduction]] or find more detailed guidance on our [http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/Help help page].

Designing Buildings at 16:33, 22 April 2019

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	The construction industry is complicated and diverse. To work together effectively we need to break out of our single-discipline silos, pool our knowledge and share best practice.		The construction industry is complicated and diverse. To work together effectively we need to break out of our single-discipline silos, pool our knowledge and share best practice.

Designing Buildings at 06:02, 2 April 2019

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−	Created in 2012, Designing Buildings Wiki is now the most popular construction industry knowledge base.	+	Created in 2012, Designing Buildings Wiki is now the UK's most popular construction industry knowledge base.

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Designing Buildings at 06:01, 2 April 2019

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	== Why should you write an article? ==		== Why should you write an article? ==

−	As well as being good for the industry, writing an article on Designing Buildings Wiki is a great way of securing profile in your subject area. Just add your user signature at the bottom of articles you write, and your details will automatically appear at the top, linked to your website - like ~~ours~~ do at the top of this article.	+	As well as being good for the industry, writing an article on Designing Buildings Wiki is a great way of securing profile in your subject area. Just add your user signature at the bottom of articles you write, and your details will automatically appear at the top, linked to your website - like our details do at the top of this article.

	If an article already exists, and you significantly develop it, you can still add your signature, even though you didn't create it. See [[User_signature\|user signature]] for more information.		If an article already exists, and you significantly develop it, you can still add your signature, even though you didn't create it. See [[User_signature\|user signature]] for more information.