Most popular articles in each subject area
To celebrate reaching 5,000 articles, we present the most popular articles in each of our 32 subject areas.
[edit] Project Activities
| SUBJECT AREA | MOST POPULAR ARTICLE |
| Appointments | Design and build |
| BIM | Level of detail |
| Client procedures | Project brief |
| Contracts / payment | Variations |
| Construction management | Tender documentation |
| Construction techniques | Value engineering |
| Cost / business planning | Bill of quantities |
| Design | Types of drawings |
| Procurement | Preliminaries |
| Products / components | Pile foundations |
| Property development | Building design and construction fees |
| Public procedures | Procurement routes |
| Roles / services | Architect's fees |
[edit] Legislation
| SUBJECT AREA | MOST POPULAR ARTICLE |
| Case law | Contract vs tort |
| Health and safety / CDM | CDM 2015 |
| Other legislation | Method statements |
| Planning permission | Section 278 agreements |
| Policy | Building information modelling |
| Property law | Building regulations |
| Regulations | U-values |
| Standards / measurements | Types of drawings |
| Sustainability | Sustainability in building design and construction |
| Taxation | Construction VAT |
[edit] Industry context
| SUBJECT AREA | MOST POPULAR ARTICLE |
| Conservation | Defects in brickwork |
| Education | Construction methods |
| History | The UK construction industry |
| International | Why so many women leave engineering |
| Organisations | Construction industry acronyms |
| Projects and case studies | The Big Bend, New York |
| Publications / reports | Latham Report |
| Research / innovation | 3d printing |
| Theory | Risk in building design and construction |
Featured articles and news
CIOB, NFCC, RIBA, RICS call for changes ahead of Building Safety Bill.
Options for carbon neutral homes
Developments in the Future Homes Standard.
An American chimney feature with a colourful past.
Homes based on need, not ability to pay.
Historic England adds 216 entries to the 'at risk' register.
Post-pandemic transport predictions
Will cycling and walking provisions be preserved?
Assembly point levels range from relative to ultimate.
Anticipating a brighter outlook
Signs are pointing to a recovery for the construction industry.
Campaigning to change perceptions about American Brutalism.
Sprinkler head configurations can prioritise people or property.
Report from The Carbon Project reveals shortcomings and recommendations.
Advice on how to join the electrotechnical profession.
The social impact of the built environment
BREEAM Building Back Better briefing paper provides initial guidance.