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Designing Buildings includes 6 microsites - mini wikis about specialist subjects. Created with our partners, they provide easy access to curated knowledge about particular aspects of the built environment:
Features and news
Roof terraces and higher-risk buildings
Context, review, interpretation, case and guidance..
Sustainable Futures. Redefining Retrofit for Net Zero Living
More speakers confirmed for BSRIA Briefing 2024.
Employment Rights Bill; making work pay
‘Biggest uplift in employment rights law since the 1970s’
Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 1530 - 1830
Steven Brindle’s book is required reading.
Battle for Mill Road Free Library
Years of failures by the county and city councils.
The accolades that demonstrate and recognise outstanding achievement.
What is the Conference of the Parties ?
The who, where, what and when before no 29.
CIOB signs up to Green Skills At COP campaign
In preparation for COP29 on 11 November in Azerbaijan.
2024 ECA Industry Awards evening
Full list of electrical contractors scooping top prizes.
Briefing on the implications of the final Grenfell inquiry report
What it means for Architectural Technology professionals.
CIOB Art of Building photo contest 2024
International showcase for the very best photography of the built environment.
Celebrating architecture's eloquent champions.
Unusual perspectives on 1960s’ thinking.
AI and the challenges to intellectual property
The legal landscape of adopting AI now and in the future.
Worrying landscape for Welsh construction SMEs revealed.
In recent risk factor analysis report completed by CIOB.
Construction Sport survey highlights risks of dehydration
Supporting construction workers to avoid dangers.
Construction awards provide relief in wake of ISG collapse
Spike in major infrastructure awards, housing up but short of targets, are ISG collapse impacts yet to come.
Around the web
Construction Management, 22 Oct
A site manager’s view on quality post-Grenfell.
5th Anniversary Essays.
Minister gives up Grenfell role after objections.
RIBA Stirling Prize winner 2024: The Elizabeth Line.
Construction Management, 17 Oct
Why heat pumps should be hot for commercial buildings.
Chance for Ireland’s most talented construction professionals to shine.
Chance for Northern Ireland’s talented construction professionals to shine.
New speaker Kevin Brownell Digital Buildings Council.
Celebrating Scotland’s most talented construction professionals.
Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023: Comes into force.
Green light for 52-storey Isle of Dogs tower block
The Building Control Authority, 1 Oct
Building control approval for higher-risk building work FAQs.
Construction firms face claw back of R&D tax credits.
Construction Management, 10 Oct
New thinking on Manchester heritage build.
Rugby – England Construction VS Ireland Construction.
Construction Management, 10 Oct
Five considerations for subcontractors worried by ISG’s collapse.
Cardiff University RICHeS funding award: Protecting our built heritage and collections.
Why Research Must Now Prioritise Inhabitants.