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 and news
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Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide
LETI publishes guidance for energy efficient home retrofits.
The new normal for ventilation
Predictions about adequate post-pandemic IAQ in non-domestic buildings.
Government publishes plans to 'build back greener'.
Fire safety exclusions and insurance
The contentious nature of claims associated with cladding, fire safety and EWS1 forms.
ECA comments on low-carbon heating systems initiative and Heat and Buildings Strategy.
Victorian dust heaps of London
Cinders and other forms of domestic rubbish created filth but also generated great wealth.
Young professionals in construction survey
CIC 2050 Group requests input to find out priorities for future industry leaders.
Conservation Principles for North Ireland
IHBC publishes response to consultation.