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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.
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 CIOB, BSRIA, IHBC, CIAT, ECA and APM.
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Features and news
ECA skills recharge at the House of Commons
Electrical sector feels skills shortage bite.
The impact of pandemic and new legislation on courses
CIOB Academy’s course take-up inked to external factors.
An artist, philanthropist and ex-Army helicopter pilot
Q and A with self-representing artist, Hannah Shergold.
Building Safety Regulator appoints permanent director
And publishes three-year strategic plan.
Update on the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
Introducing changes to make it more effective from 2024.
2023 CIOB photography competition
Shortlist announced for 2023 public choice award vote.
The last of the Victorians. Book review.
Grimsby's Kasbah: where’s that?
An exotic name that is shrouded in mystery.
This weeks guest editor, Ankita Dwivedi of Firstplanit.
Fropm practice to research and the business of materials.
Terms, histories, theories and practices.
Types of work to existing buildings - repurposing of buildings
Alteration and everything else before demolition.
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.
Around the web
Empowering Women in Surveying
Second Building Safety webinar to support fully booked first.
Landlords and the path to net-zero.
Construction Management, December 4
BSI concrete standard changed to promote decarbonisation.
UCL team set to deliver ‘carbon Domesday Book’.
Shaping the Future of Global Climate Action, COP28.
Fire Protection, Enforcement and Placemaking & Design Codes CPD training experts sought.
Construction Management, November 28
The latest on second staircases and building safety.
NBS Digital Construction Report 2023 published.
Clearing the Air - Exploring IEQ Fundamentals.
Construction Management, November 27
Government seeks new contractor for Grenfell site.
Architects Declare, November 17
Building Blocks to transform the built Environment, draft.
Launching Projects in Prism, Q&A with Roselyn Unegbu.
Hays Salary Guide 2024 published.
The rough sleeping season; donate, volunteer, or fundraise.
Construction Management, November 23
Industry reacts to Hunt’s Budget.
GGBS a limited and constrained emissions reducing resource.
CIAT's position statement on Principal Designer registration.
IHBC signpost UK Restart Project, November 21
As the second highest producer of electronic waste per capita in the world
Loophole adds to ‘shameful’ rental conditions in England, says housing chief.