Most read in 2020
The top 10 most read articles on Designing Buildings Wiki in 2020 were:
| Article | Number of views | |
| 1 | Types of drawings | 117,142 |
| 2 | Bill of quantities | 107,227 |
| 3 | Tender documentation | 103,031 |
| 4 | Megacities | 91,495 |
| 5 | Preliminaries | 84,097 |
| 6 | Brutalism | 82,614 |
| 7 | Types of flooring | 82,473 |
| 8 | Types of brick bonding | 72,933 |
| 9 | Variations | 71,989 |
| 10 | Procurement routes | 70,337 |
And in a difficult year, the most read news stories were:
- Coronavirus and force majeure.
- Government publishes UK infrastructure strategy.
- Carbon emissions of electric heating v gas.
- EWS1 forms not required for buildings without cladding.
- Common principles of International Fire Safety Standard introduced.
- Building back better with BREEAM.
- Reform of building safety standards.
- The Construction Playbook.
- Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper.
- Ventilation and control of COVID-19 transmission.
Here's hoping for a better 2021.
Featured articles
Check out some of the best features and news from Designing Buildings as well as key stories from around the web.
Updated supplier guide can help electrical contractors engage with NHP.
CIAT confirm the winners of the 2026 architectural technology awards.
Government launches a one stop shop for flood preparedness.
Sir Edwin Lutyens: Britain's greatest architect? Book review.
CIOB publishes free template to help assess and manage risks.
ECA's reflections on Party Conference season
Burnham wants to be confident of winning before asking for a fresh mandate.
New Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser
Sergio Cavalaro, Professor of Infrastructure Systems at Loughborough University.
Building safety levy for England
CIAT publish estimator tool for members.
Water sector faces a growing crisis that could slow the delivery of vital infrastructure.
Undervaluing our industrial past
Heritage value changes as taste for building styles changes.
Changing expectations around competence and compliance
New information sheet from CIAT.
Grenfell investigation files passed to CPS
Angela Rayner apologises on behalf of the British state.