CIAT articles
Articles on Designing Buildings by The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists include:
- CIAT Presidential update on Building Safety Act and Secondary Legislation. November 2023
- Irish Life Sciences Global HQ, an exemplar of adaptive reuse. November 2023
- Jon Clayton MCIAT, Chartered Architectural Technologist and founder of Architecture Business Club (mention). November 2023
- New Regulations published under Building Safety Act. November 2023
- Podcast launched by Chartered Architectural Technologist. November 2023
- 2023 AT Awards evening (article by editor CIAT focussed). November 2023
- Solutions to make water systems more efficient. October 2023
- Specifying valves, top 3 things to think about. October 2023
- Specifying valves for large commercial buildings. October 2023
- The Old War Office: Modern piping solutions to old problems. October 2023
- Planning portal location plan feature update 2023. October 2023
- Making the most the net zero architectural transformation in the construction industry. October 2023
- Book review: Land of Stone. October 2023
- AT Awards 2023 finalists announced (updated). October 2023
- Built environment carbon database (BECD) launch (article updated). October 2023
- Third-party certification, what it means when you specify it. September 2023
- The Passivhaus influence, too ambitious or now the norm? September 2023
- Mandatory 15 year warranties on new homes supported with caution. September 2023
- AT Awards 2023 (updated with finalists list). September 2023
- Construction industry statements and responses to RAAC crisis (CIAT mention). September 2023
- The Building Safety Alliance (BSRIA article with CIAT update). September 2023
- LPCB certification and Kingspan. September 2023
- CIAT statement on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete. September 2023
- Could lack of sustainable IT investment lead to tender exclusion? September 2023
- New Regulations published under Building Safety Act. September 2023
- CIAT statement on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete. September 2023
- Building sustainability in stainless steel. August 2023
- New Regulations published under Building Safety Act. August 2023
- New Chair for CIC Liability Panel. August 2023
- Specifying efficient water systems for residential new build developments. August 2023
- We Build The Future launch sun-safe and skin cancer prevention campaign. August 2023
- Building product information: improving carbon awareness. August 2023
- Asbestos and You with CIAT. August 2023
- Time to retrofit to secure a net zero future. July 2023
- CIAT partners with Building People. July 2023
- Diversitas. July 2023
- Dr Wei Yang appointed as first female CIC chair. July 2023
- Environmental Impact Assessments and why every project needs one. June 2023
- Rethinking the design and specification of ground floors. June 2023
- The Tower of London preserved with lime mortar. June 2023
- Guide to Building Materials and the Environment. June 2023
- Time for designers to think again about going cement free. June 2023
- Architectural film materials. June 2023
- The new digital and virtual age for construction. June 2023
- Publication of the 2023/24 Natural Stone Source Book. June 2023
- AT Awards 2023 (updated according to media pack). May 2023
- The design of swimming pools.May 2023
- How social media engagement can drive website traffic and lead generation in the construction sector. May 2023
- Tenant Valve. May 2023
- Pressure Reducing Valve. May 2023
- All you need to know about TMVs, PRVs and the Tenant Valve. May 2023
- Thermostatic mixing valves and water safety. May 2023
- Creating a new chapter for World Heritage Site, Caernarfon Castle. April 2023
- Why transparency through digitisation is the solution for construction. April 2023
- When does cost outweigh conservation? April 2023
- Designing for accessibility. April 2023
- MInd the AI gap. April 2023
- Construction Leadership Council appoints new leadership team as part of governance restructure. March 2023
- Building resilience to climate change. March 2023
- Warning over non-compliant heating pumps. March 2023
- In light of parts F and O, supplier perspectives. March 2023.
- Launch of Green Alliance construction and efficiency report. March 2023
- Revised Building Regulations Part F, a reminder of what and why. February 2023
- Scotland mandates Passivhaus equivalent legislation. January 2023
- Kenya recycles plastic bottles into bricks stronger than concrete. January 2023
- CLC seeks new industry professionals as sector ambassadors in 2023. January 2023
- Living Walls and Fire Safety. Best Practice Guide Dec 2022. January 2023
- Circadian rhythms (repost). January 2023
- Emotional architecture. December 2022
- Tara Page announced as new Chief Executive of CIAT. December 2022
- Spotting the next tech upgrade in construction businesses. December 2022
- Construction Product Availability statement from CLC Nov 2022. November 2022
- The UK's first Passivhaus leisure centre. November 2022
- Why don't more building projects achieve sustainability goals? November 2022
- Diversity in the Built Environment Working Group CIC. November 2022
- Active house UK. November 2022
- BSRIA publish net zero guide. October 2022
- Where its AT campaign. Film 8 update. October 2022
- Building for neurodiversity: guidelines address final frontier of inclusive design. October 2022
- Fabric first paves the way to net zero. October 2022
- Where its AT campaign. Film 7 update. October 2022
- Where its AT campaign. Film 6 update. October 2022
- T Levels week. October 2022
- Where its AT campaign. Film 5 update. October 2022
- Where its AT campaign. Film 4 update. September 2022
- Where its AT campaign. Film 3 update. September 2022
- The K-briq a circular product. September 2022
- Flat roof design in the net zero future. September 2022
- Project 80: Homes for the Future. September 2022
- Research responses sought – Business impacts in the UK. September 2022
- Where it’s AT campaign. Film 2 update. September 2022
- An in depth look at EPD's. September 2022
- Where it’s AT campaign. August 2022
- What does a netzero roadmap for a leading cement and building materials producer look like ? August 2022
- Rooflights, skylights, roof windows and Part L. August 2022
- Understanding the changing nature of insulation. August 2022
- BSI competence requirements for principal contractors and designers. July 2022
- Approved Documents compliance process digitalised. July 2022
- Curved intersections and accentuated water ingress. July 2022
- Architectural Technology research at Edinburgh Napier University. July 2022
- Architectural Technology research at University of Derby. July 2022
- Centres of excellence for architectural technology research and education. July 2022
- A change to adoptive architecture. July 2022
- Building safety, a shifting landscape for professionals. July 2022
- CIAT Chief Executive steps down. July 2022
- Illegal cartels in construction industry. June 2022
- Building acoustic considerations. June 2022
- 2022 new CLC Co-Chair selected. June 2022
- Giving power to the consumer on the road to net-zero. June 2022
- New route to CSCS cards for built environment professionals. June 2022
- The CSCS Smart Check app. June 2022
- Mitchells construction series reprint. June 2022
- Built Environment Carbon Database Consultation (BECD). June 2022
- Delivering net zero and commercial retrofit UKGBC. June 2022
- CLC plans to ease impact of construction inflation. May 2022
- Extended reality (XR) in a post-pandemic world. May 2022
- Fire doors fail inspections. May 2022
- How to offer work to people from Ukraine. May 2022
- The green jobs delivery group. May 2022
- Heritage properties with contemporary edge. May 2022
- Construction products manufacturers report positive Q1 after state of trade survey. May 2022
- RIBA Contracts and Law Survey 2022. April 2022
- UK BIM Alliance State of the Nation Survey. April 2022
- NBS sustainable futures report. April 2022
- Counting carbon to secure a more sustainable future. April 2022
- A brief commentary on the code for construction product information CCPI. April 2022
- Acoustic insulation offers non-intrusive barrier to noise disturbance in homes March 2022
- National Regulator for Construction Products Regulatory Announcement. March 2022
- A woman's job. March 2022
- Designing for dementia. March 2022.
- CSCS verification app. March 2022.
- Rooflights and zinc roofing. March 2022.
- Mentor Match Me. February 2022.
- Designing for sustainability: Tools to help you design greener. February 2022.
- Over-engineered buildings obstruct efficiency. February 2022.
- Retrofit eaves insulator. February 2022.
- The cavity wall real performance question. February 2022.
- UK organisations encouraged to review cyber security in response to situation in and around Ukraine. February 2022.
- PHribbon tool calculates embodied carbon of designs. January 2022.
- The Construction Industry Council summarises what to expect from the Construction Products Regulations. January 2022.
- Government offers support package to help autistic people into work. January 2022.
- Uniclass advisory board created. January 2022.
- Let us evolve our buildings from being passive structures to interactive and reactive systems. January 2022.
- STBA report to provide blueprint for post-COVID recovery. December 2021.
- Architectural Technology research at Robert Gordon University. December 2021.
- Twickenham Studio - London's world-renowned film studio transformed. December 2021.
- Permitted development: The end of the high street or a blessing in disguise? December 2021.
- A smart home can be a healthy home too. November 2021.
- BSI construction product identification system. November 2021.
- What do design professionals need to know about U-value calculation conventions? November 2021.
- CIAT responds to the architects' regulation review. November 2021.
- A guide to installing thermostatic mixing valves: what, why and how. November 2021.
- Mechanical ventilation's role in improving indoor air quality. November 2021.
- Passive fire protection is a vital tool in any fire strategy. November 2021.
- Architectural Technology Awards 2021. October 2021.
- LETI publishes Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide. October 2021.
- Fire safety exclusions - the insurance position. October 2021.
- Digital transformation - what does it mean? October 2021.
- Ensuring safety through sufficient fire specification. September 2021.
- The effects of subframe systems on the overall thermal performance of external rainscreen walls. September 2021.
- Sustainability in design: a corporate buzzword or the future of commercial property. September 2021.
- Archidict. September 2021.
- External Fire Review Form EWS1. September 2021.
- Construction Client Buddy Scheme. August 2021.
- Deadline for CE marked products extended to 1 January 2023. August 2021.
- Architectural technology research at Sheffield Hallam University. August 2021.
- Review of regulation of architects: call for evidence. August 2021.
- Taxes associated with selling a business. August 2021.
- How BIM can cause needless early stage MEP design concerns. August 2021.
- Flame retardant floormats. August 2021.
- Amber warnings raise building overheating concern. July 2021.
- CLC publishes guidance on COVID-19 impact for NEC4. July 2021.
- Flexbury Church. July 2021.
- Sonoblind. July 2021.
- CLC urges inclusion of fluctuations provisions in contracts. July 2021.
- Brewer Smith Brewer Group London Office. July 2021.
- National Retrofit Strategy v2 launches. June 2021.
- An algorithm in architecture. June 2021.
- Industry placement CSCS card to help learners into construction. June 2021.
- June 2021 construction product availability statement. June 2021.
- UKGBC launches new Solutions Library to enable sustainable buildings. June 2021.
- All eyes up to plastic rainwater systems. June 2021.
- RICS publishes Land Measurement for Planning and Development Purposes. May 2021.
- Standardising structural elements: A platform for construction innovation. May 2021.
- CIAT agrees to collaboration arrangement with CIB. May 2021.
- Reaching new heights in the design of fire-safe tall buildings. May 2021.
- Thermal bridging and the Future Homes Standard. May 2021.
- CDM 20-20 vision - changing the culture. May 2021.
- Converting office and retail to residential housing on the high street. April 2021.
- Brexit standards, products and regulatory updates. April 2021.
- UN approves International Fire Safety Standards common principles. April 2021.
- Building ventilation and COVID-19 transmission risk. April 2021.
- Village homes in Western Uganda. April 2021.
- Houzz Pro business software. March 2021.
- Clear contracts during uncertain times. March 2021.
- Suitable insulation can help preserve the golden sound of silence. March 2021.
- C02nstruct Zero programme. March 2021.
- The Courtyard retirement community in Cornwall. March 2021.
- The Building Safety Bill and product testing. March 2021.
- How technology can support social distancing. February 2021.
- Passivhaus vs SAP. February 2021.
- Changes to Building Regulations Part F. February 2021.
- Online mentoring can help professionals succeed. February 2021.
- CLC calls for rethink of permitted development rights. February 2021.
- BBA becomes an Approved Body for UKCA Marking. January 2021.
- Steel framed rooflights. January 2021.
- Underfloor air conditioning at London Grade II listed landmark. January 2021.
- Louvre specifications. January 2021.
- Changing attitudes towards the mental wellbeing of early career Architectural Technology professionals. December 2020.
- When hospital buildings aren’t healthy. December 2020.
- Architectural Technology Awards 2020. December 2020.
- CIAT shares IHBC research into LA conservation service capacity. November 2020.
- Joined-up thinking is key to building safely. November 2020.
- Common principles of International Fire Safety Standard introduced. November 2020.
- NBS National BIM Report 2020. November 2020.
- CLC publishes Conformity Marking of Construction Guide. October 2020.
- Mental health and wellbeing. October 2020.
- Home design prospects under the Future Homes Standard. October 2020.
- Construction industry outlook on the upswing. October 2020.
- Business interruption cover under COVID-19. October 2020.
- Ashby company breathes new life into 19th century hospital site. September 2020.
- CMA and IRM publish 2020 competition law risk guide. September 2020.
- Adapting your technology to the new working normal. September 2020.
- Specify with caution to new BS 8579:2020. September 2020.
- Why creating new ponds helps to protect the ecosystem. September 2020.
- U-What? September 2020.
- Carbon monoxide Requirement J3. August 2020.
- ALT. MCR Pride. August 2020.
- Habitation: Reinventing housing for the urban age. August 2020.
- Upcycling buildings. August 2020.
- Manual to the Building Regulations. August 2020.
- Identifying COVID-19 scams. July 2020.
- How much carbon are your buildings responsible for? July 2020.
- Professional indemnity insurance in Scotland. July 2020
- Professional indemnity insurance in Northern Ireland. July 2020
- Professional indemnity insurance in the Republic of Ireland. July 2020
- Professional Indemnity Insurance in England and Wales. July 2020
- Seeley Library. July 2020.
- Business advisers to offer free services to small firms. July 2020.
- Campaigning for biodiversity. July 2020.
- CIAT celebrates Pride 2020. June 2020.
- BS 7883 guide released. June 2020.
- Making the case for sprinklers and dispelling myths. June 2020.
- UK Safe Working Guidelines. June 2020.
- Karyn Williams Woman Architectural Technologist of the Year 2019. May 2020.
- Government to support businesses through Trade Credit Insurance guarantee. May 2020
- Safety in high places. Apr 2020
- Coal Drops Yard. Apr 2020
- Housing Forum seeks unity over suspension of works. Apr 2020
- Five signs you are at risk of asbestos poisoning at work. Apr 2020
- Housing Secretary plans to get Britain building. Mar 2020
- Using CO2 to make construction products and materials. Mar 2020
- Compressive strength of timber lattice columns for low-rise construction. Feb 2020
- How the built environment sector tackles its waste. Feb 2020
- Architectural Technology Studio 3. Jan 2020
- Hawley Mews. Jan 2020
- New Dwelling House at Grange View. Jan 2020
- AT Academy. Dec 2019
- Beacon of Light. Dec 2019
- Circadian rhythms. Nov 2019
- Redesigning parliament to help end the Brexit deadlock. Nov 2019
- Willowbrook Care Home. Nov 2019
- Introducing architectural technology to India. Oct 2019
- Tensegrity bamboo pavilion. Oct 2019
- The Black House. Oct 2019
- The growth in heritage tourism. Oct 2019
- Waterside barns: a radical design approach. Oct 2019
- A guide to the updated National Planning Policy Framework. Sep 2019
- Architectural Technology Awards 2019. Sep 2019
- Conversion of Blairtum House, Scotland. Sep 2019
- A guide to the updated National Planning Policy Framework. Sep 2019
- Construction Products Regulation if there is no Brexit deal. Aug 2019
- Waste heat from the Underground to warm offices and homes. Aug 2019
- Eight top tips for working at height. Jul 2019
- CIBSE updates Fire Safety Engineering guidance. Jul 2019
- Architectural technology in Germany. Jun 2019
- Republic of Ireland updates to planning and development. Jun 2019
- Delivering a modern solution for a historic building. May 2019
- Dynamo visual programming interface. May 2019
- Sourcing indigenous stone. May 2019
- There's no BIM like home. May 2019
- Addressing building failures: Grenfell Tower and Edinburgh schools. Apr 2019
- Keeping your mind on the job. Apr 2019
- Qualitative design review. Apr 2019
- Setting the standard. Apr 2019
- The Bourne Estate. Apr 2019
- What are the benefits of smart homes for Millennial end-users?. Apr 2019
- A Guide for Selecting Flat Entrance Doorsets. Mar 2019
- Aurora Log Homes. Mar 2019
- Flame technology. Mar 2019
- Mind the (performance) gap. Mar 2019
- Stead Street, Eckington. Mar 2019
- Alterations and extension to The Grange. Feb 2019
- School of Architectural Technology. Feb 2019
- The David Lloyd Lymington Sports Village. Feb 2019
- AgriSTEM. Jan 2019
- In-situ reinforcement of timber beams. Jan 2019
- Old Gale Farm, Ambleside. Jan 2019
- Late payments to small businesses. Oct 2018
- UK Construction Week report on fire safety. Oct 2018
- The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years. Sep 2018
- Architectural Technology Awards 2018. Aug 2018
- Changes in SAP 10. Aug 2018
- Grenfell and professional indemnity insurance. Aug 2018
- Architectural technology in the Middle East. Jul 2018
- Architectural technologist - delineation of roles. Jul 2018
- BIM Trade Mission 2017. Jul 2018
- Advice from CIAT about the cancellation of consumer contracts. Jun 2018
- Saffron Acres, Leicester, the UK’S largest Passivhaus residential development. Jun 2018
- The changing identity of London communities in the face of rapid urbanisation. Jun 2018
- Thinking inside the box - housing crisis. Jun 2018
- BIM and the historic environment. May 2018
- Cyber-security and phishing. May 2018
- Flammable building materials. May 2018
- Plan of action to achieve GDPR compliance. May 2018
- Building a safe and therapeutic hospice. Apr 2018
- The Family Stand, Dover Athletic Football Club. Apr 2018
- Fighting flooding in the 21st century. Mar 2018
- Noise - doors and windows. Mar 2018
- Early day motion on public sector payment. Feb 2018
- Harefield House. Feb 2018
- Imagination Works. Feb 2018
- The importance of soil analysis. Feb 2018
- Architects Benevolent Society (ABS). Jan 2018
- Becoming a Chartered Member of CIAT. Jan 2018
- Fieldsend. Jan 2018
- The Europe Centre. Jan 2018
- Dementia and the built environment. Dec 2017
- Development of sustainable rural housing in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Dec 2017
- Mashrabiya. Dec 2017
- Streamline House. Dec 2017
- Tallest timber building in the world. Dec 2017
- CIAT inaugurate Alex Naraian as new President. Nov 2017
- Interview with Gary Mees, CIAT. Nov 2017
- CIAT response to Grenfell inquiry. Oct 2017
- Leeds flood defences. Oct 2017
- Sacrificial device for buildings. Oct 2017
- Choosing the correct glazed facade heating system. Aug 2017
- Giving professional advice to friends - a case study. Aug 2017
- How to give professional advice to friends. Aug 2017
- London car charging infrastructure. Aug 2017
- Castle Hill Event Space. Jul 2017
- Grenfell Tower working group. Jul 2017
- Warming houses using free CO2. Jul 2017
- Architectural Technology Awards 2017. Jun 2017
- CIAT announce support for Designing Buildings Wiki. Jun 2017
- The design of temporary structures and wind adjacent to tall buildings. Jun 2016
- Bin blight. Apr 2016
- Designing out fire risk in roof voids. Apr 2016
- Existing guidance on fire compartmentation in roof voids. Apr 2016
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Featured articles and news
This weeks guest editor, Ankita Dwivedi of Firstplanit.
Fropm practice to research and the business of materials.
Terminologies relating nature and buildings
Arts & Crafts to all the bios, environmental design to topophilia.
Types of work to existing buildings - repurposing of buildings
Alteration to Demolition and everything in between.
2023 HSE data on workplace injuries and ill health
And CIOB's response.
Building Safety Act and Secondary Legislation
Presidential update from CIAT's Eddie Weir PCIAT.
Starting pistol Statement for an election campaign?
Rates freeze, NI cuts, full expensing; early election?
Positive pressure or positive input ventilation
Could this be a remedy for condensation, damp or mould?
Unlocking a Healthier Tomorrow
Report on Social housing retrofit in Scotland 2023
Call for ministerial group and National Retrofit Delivery Plan.
The Great Transformation 1860–1920. Book review.
2023 Autumn Statement in brief with reactions
Including the devolved governments, CIOB, ECA, APM and IHBC.
Irish Life Sciences HQ, an exemplar of adaptive reuse
AT awards small to medium size project category winner.
Formal and informal adaptive re-use or new use of buildings.
Broken Record. Emissions Gap Report 2023
Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again).
Environment Agency cuts waste red tape
No longer enforcing certain waste transfer documentation.
APM Project Management Awards 2023
Winners reactions during the event at the Park Plaza Hotel.
BSRIA Living Laboratory Innovation Challenge
An exciting opportunity for stakeholders to collaborate.
Discussing issues related to inside and outside air quality
Report from the BSRIA Briefing 2023, Cleaner Air, Better Tomorrow.