Newsletter archive 2019
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31/12/2019 - Road investment strategy, BREEAM, slang, conserving landscapes.
24/12/2019 - Most read of 2019, heritage values, email overload.
20/12/2019 - ICE's 12 principles, Blue Book, top 10 news stories.
17/12/2019 - Quantum project, infrastructure, sound power v pressure.
13/12/2019 - Dangerous industries, thermal mass, AT Academy.
10/12/2019 - Offsite construction, corruption, Manchester Town Hall.
6/12/2019 - Charles Jencks, compliance, smart homes market.
3/12/2019 - Industry 4.0, local listed building orders, CFD.
29/11/2019 - Ethics, Brexit, late payment, good faith.
26/11/2019 - Pugin, Dublin's post office, using the design skills of the conservation team.
22/11/2019 - Lighthouses, future infrastructure, air conditioning market.
19/11/2019 - The Cube fire, educational complacency, BSRIA briefing.
15/11/2019 - Engineers of the future, museums impact, understanding Passivhaus.
12/11/2019 - Home of 2030, manse designs, Joseph Gordon.
8/11/2019 - MMC champion, data cables and CPR, bid strategies.
5/11/2019 - Scotland's west coast, Archigram, conserve-as-found.
1/11/2019 - Grenfell Inquiry, adapting to climate change, design risk management.
29/10/2019 - Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, building safety regulator, GDPR.
25/10/2019 - CEEQUAL, El Castillo, sustainable transport.
22/10/2019 - Louvre conservation centre, Orkney cables, solar panels.
18/10/2019 - Race to the bottom, SDGs, zero carbon 2050.
15/10/2019 - Hebridean blackhouse, historic research, ARB, metabolism.
11/10/2019 - Building on rooftops, wellbeing, novation v consultant switch.
8/10/2019 - Lewis and Harris, thermal comfort, sacred spaces.
4/10/2019 - National Design Guide, green housing revolution, future-proofing roads.
1/10/2019 - Broch project, design errors, prefab bungalos.
27/9/2019 - Angkor Wat, historic highstreets, mentoring and education.
24/9/2019 - Sustainable stone, Blairtum House, 5 challenging projects from history.
20/9/2019 - State of the nation, digital quality, green rating systems.
17/9/2019 - AT awards, Highlands and Islands, Livery halls.
13/9/2019 - Plants in buildings, Flatiron Building, sustainable stone.
10/9/2019 - Quality, heritage case studies, Burlington Gardens.
6/9/2019 - NPPF, sustainable hotels, designing for disability.
3/9/2019 - War memorials, glare, parking in conservation areas.
30/8/2019 - Carbon solutions, PPM technology, wiring regulations.
27/8/2019 - Covent Garden, Fountaine Hospital Almshouse, globalisation.
23/8/2019 - BREEAM transport, housing fund, raising the bar, the Flourish Model.
20/8/2019 - Electrical engineering, thatch fires, characterising neighbourhoods.
16/8/2019 - National Infrastructure Strategy, BREEAM Wiki, false alarms.
13/8/2019 - Carbon emissions, food factories, acoutics.
9/8/2019 - Boris Johnson, conservation, Macallan distillery.
6/8/2019 - Conserving European culture, CDM, Wood for Good.
2/8/2019 - Climate emergency, brutalism, 8150 Sunset Boulevard.
30/7/2019 - Mental health, FM's and wellbeing, conservation training, BREEAM.
26/7/2019 - Skills gap, how hot is too hot, 10 Downing Street.
23/7/2019 - Ocean plastic, HPL cladding, Nordic conservation.
19/7/2019 - Safety consultation, video flame detectors, auction theory.
16/7/2019 - Montparnasse, conservation in Germany, council housing.
12/7/2019 - Self certification, boxland developments, 1 Undershaft.
9/7/2019 - Data management, acceleration, brexit and heritage.
5/7/2019 - Working at height, workers rights, smart cities.
2/7/2019 - Auditing, East End in colour, focus on Scotland.
28/6/2019 - BREEAM, 3 WTC, Terminal 5, Qualuty Summit.
25/6/2019 - BIM prototype, heritage and Brexit, agent of change.
21/6/2019 - BIM Wiki launched, failure modes, wellbeing.
18/6/2019 - Setting BREEAM targets, international conservation policy, pile foundations.
14/6/2019 - Net zero carbon, the future of infrastructure, invitation to tender.
11/6/2019 - Health in the workplace, ventilation, hardy plants, a home to remember.
7/6/2019 - Tendering, IHBC competition, garden cities.
4/6/2019 - Infrastructure costs, fishbone diagram, heritage in Ireland.
31/5/2019 - Climate change, smart cities, digital twins.
28/5/2019 - Shared space, indoor air quality, the Devetaki project.
24/5/2019 - Biophilic design, circular economy, blockchain.
21/5/2019 - Timber skyscrapers, Titanic Quarter, mental health.
17/5/2019 - Foundation record, E-vehicles, shift to digital.
14/5/2019 - Grand designs, certification, spy museum.
10/5/2019 - Pay per mile, sourcing indigenous stone, BSRIA briefing.
7/5/2019 - Regeneration, wellness, climate change.
3/5/2019 - Timber frame buildings, fire safety, net zero.
30/4/2019 - Bourne estate, listed building reform.
26/4/2019 - Smart homes, air tightness, post occupancy evaluation.
23/04/2019 - Notre Dame, cabling, sustainable roads.
19/04/2019 - Sustainable infrastructure, modern slavery, CFD.
16/04/2019 - Hong Kong Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, maintenance.
12/04/2019 - Renewables, search engine, living roofs.
09/04/2019 - Quality culture, BIM, demographics.
05/04/2019 - Energy, smart meters, building failures.
02/04/2019 - Forensic investigations, colour, flame technology.
29/03/2019 - District energy, employment practice, acoustics.
26/03/2019 - Skyscrapers, doorsets, Chinese wallpapers.
22/03/2019 - Making BREEAM contractually enforceable, HVAC, The 5 whys.
19/03/2019 - Types of stone, Chapels of England, Brexit.
15/03/2019 - Making roads safer, infrastructure, places and health.
12/03/2019 - Heritage at risk, sustainable concrete, partnering.
08/03/2019 - Inclusivity, consumer contracts, sustainable energy.
05/03/2019 - The Fourth Industrial Revolution, a history of everything.
01/03/2019 - Off-site construction, fire safety, Brazilian modernism.
26/02/2019 - Walking interviews, engineering cities, carbon standards.
22/02/2019 - Keeping off-site on track, project management, digital highways.
19/02/2019 - Next generation cementitious materials, work at height checklist.
15/02/2019 - Brexit pressure, R&D in disaster response, design sprint.
12/02/2019 - Perkins Review, typhoon Haiyan, conservation, climbing and graffiti.
08/02/2019 - Whole life asset performance, biophilic design, human-centric lighting.
05/02/2019 - Design for deconstruction, defects, Trompe l'oeil.
01/02/2019 - Kaikura recovery project, In-situ reinforcement of timber beams.
29/01/2019 - Quality manuals and quality plans, compartment walls, Old Gale Farm.
25/01/2019 - Hong Kong launches Construction 2, BREEAM ecology changes, ISO 19650.
22/01/2019 - Alternative futures for heritage, BREEAM misconceptions, the future of UK power generation.
18/1/2019 - Bio-resources, collaborative practices, U-values.
15/1/2019 - Net-zero carbon, new editor, loving heritage to death.
11/1/2019 - Knowledge survey, grease management, 100 Union Street.
8/1/2019 - Genoa bridge, Museum of Qatar, BREEAM workshops.
4/1/2019 - ECA sponsorship, office of the future, the Engine Shed.
Featured articles and news
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Fire door compliance in UK commercial buildings
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Awareness of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
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The new towns and strategic environmental assessments
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Buildings that changed the future of architecture. Book review.
The Sustainability Pathfinder© Handbook
Built environment agency launches free Pathfinder© tool to help businesses progress sustainability strategies.
Government outcome to the late payment consultation, ECA reacts.
IHBC 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners
Work on the role of hewing in UK historic conservation a win for Jack Parker of Oxford Brookes University.
Future Homes Building Standards and plug-in solar
Parts F and L amendments, the availability of solar panels and industry responses.
How later living housing can help solve the housing crisis
Unlocking homes, unlocking lives.
Preparing safety case reports for HRBs under the BSA
A new practical guide to preparing structural inputs for safety cases and safety case reports published by IStructE.
Male construction workers and prostate cancer
CIOB and Prostate Cancer UK encourage awareness of prostate cancer risks, and what to do about it.