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Designing Buildings is the construction wiki. The only industry-wide, cross-discipline forum for finding and sharing knowledge about the planning, design, construction and operation of built assets.
It is the most popular construction industry website in the UK.
Designing Buildings is a free, open access site. Anyone can create articles about subjects they know and anyone can find articles about subjects they don’t.
It is supported by ICE, CIOB, BSRIA, IHBC, CIAT and ECA.
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More than 20,000 industry terms have been explained. If an explanation of the term you are looking for does not exist you will be asked if you want to create it.
Features and news
Myths and top tips.
CLC plans to ease impact of construction inflation.
BG 50 & VDI 2035 – your questions answered.
Types of domestic heating systems.
Will the way we heat homes change when winter comes ?
Extended reality in a post-pandemic world.
Can XR technology be leveraged in design & construction?
Or are you capping.
STEM ambassadors needed for ICE CityZen award.
Digital gaming competition for UK students aged 16 to 18.
Heritage protection in England vs Australia.
Fire doors and the Fire Door Inspection Scheme.
Three-quarters of fire doors fail inspections
UN International Day for Biological Diversity, May 22.
The role of geoparks, biospheres and world heritage sites.
BSRIA conference 2022, June 23.
Just one month to go ! Find out more here.
Restoring Broadbent’s Bath House
A new gallery for the University of Huddersfield.
Corruption in the construction industry.
What will it take to stop it ?
To celebrate world bee day 2022 !
Just one month until the changes to part L come into effect.
Not forgetting part F and the new part overheating part O.
Heat Pump demand rises by one quarter.
As energy prices jump up in cost.
With people in the UK from Ukraine.
Industry leader Steve Murray takes on role.
An abundant and versatile building material.
How overheating complicates ending gas in the UK.
600,000 heat pump installations targeted per year by 2028.
Cost planning, control and related articles on DB.
Helping prevent those unwanted outcomes.
Around the web
The future of generative design.
Peter Baker and Judith Hackitt headline CIOB’s Safer Buildings event.
Skanska’s drones: out of sight, not out of range.
The Elizabeth Line opens.
BEAMA launches specialist tool for heating installers.
The Elizabeth line creates a sanctuary for birds.
Global Construction Review, May 23.
Italy in talks over restoring ancient city of Ur.
Association for Project Management, May 23.
Project lessons and bottom lines in business.
Uni of Cambridge: Dept of Eng', May 23.
World’s first zero emissions cement invented.
Stronger than steel and from waste wood.
Material design for self-shading windows.
Help to Grow your SME with Gov UK BEIS.
Global Construction Review, May 20.
Smart city, S.Korea to monitor residents’ health.
Virtual heritage market place for learning, advice and networks.
5MW solar farm set for Buckinghamshire
Benefits led delivery culture and how to create it.
Global Construction review, May 20.
FIFA told to pay “at least $440m” compensation to Qatar workers and families
APM at Project hack, 24-25 May.
Pushing boundaries to develop innovative delivery outcomes.
Construction Management, May 13.
Construction’s clash between modern and traditional.
Competence Report published.
Construction Management, May 18.
Building Safety Act; ‘imminent structural shock’ for construction.
IOM3 and the Research Excellence Framework.
Jubilee table from 5000 year old black oak tree.
Battery generates electricity from moisture in air.