Newsletter archive 2021
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24/12/2021 - Year in review, light as a service, spelling mistakes.
21/12/2021 - Podcast, water features, Jacobean architecture.
17/12/2021 - Approved document O, DPCs, apprenticeships.
14/12/2021 - Fabric structures, strange materials, BREEAM.
10/12/2021 - Permitted development, rocket science, MERV.
7/12/2021 - Collaboration, shell and core, appointments.
3/12/2021 - Defence infrastructure, US water heating, Union connectivity.
30/11/2021 - Diversity and inclusion, BIM Wiki, Dajun architecture.
26/11/2021 - EV charging, Stuart styles, submersible bridges.
23/11/2021 - Terracotta, quality benchmarking, kissing gates.
19/11/2021 - Burrell collection, Shanghai, U-values.
16/11/2021 - Cleaning brickwork, concrete cottages, regulation of architects.
12/11/2021 - Sustainable materials, TMV's, disputes with neighbours.
9/11/2021 - Lime plaster, clay plaster, ISO 30415.
5/11/2021 - COP26 podcasts, ossuary, architectural symbols.
2/11/2021 - Mud bricks, Norman architecture, passive fire protection.
29/10/2021 - Funicular, ethics, Autumn budget.
26/10/2021 - Retrofit guide, human centric, black engineering.
22/10/2021 - Dust heaps, styles, boiler upgrade scheme.
19/10/2021 - Future leaders survey, conservation principles, frog up or frog down.
15/10/2021 - Digital transformation, BIM glossary, Industry 4.0.
12/10/2021 - NSIP reform, Buckminster Fuller, Albert Memorial.
8/10/2021 - Climate contract clauses, earthworks innovations, site rebrand.
5/10/2021 - Child-friendly places, German churches, Construction Week.
1/10/2021 - Microsites, unusual buildings, fire alarm rules.
28/9/2021 - Robert Burns, acronyms, mental health.
24/9/2021 - Pylons, SEO, product marketing.
21/9/2021 - Dept for levelling up, life-saving infrastructure, micromobility.
17/9/2021 - Information Management Mandate, levelling up, ley lines.
14/9/2021 - Gaming, water safety plans, co-living.
10/9/2021 - Archidict, churches, drones as a service.
7/9/2021 - Seaside piers, drones, EWS1.
3/9/2021 - Burrell Collection to reopen, skills and knowledge, who we are.
31/8/2021 - Facadism, investigating damp, technology skills gap.
27/8/2021 - Infrastructure and film, natural stone flooring, BMS.
24/8/2021 - Su Butcher, retrofit analysis, self-building.
20/8/2021 - Racism, capital gains tax, electrical glossary.
17/8/2021 - Musgrave Bridge, heritage BIM, feng shui.
13/8/2021 - BIM and MEP, metaverse, A level results.
10/8/2021 - Florida condo collapse, Antarctic BIM, conservation advice.
6/8/2021 - Planning gateway one, VRF market, defective blockwork.
3/8/2021 - Conservation area review, self doubt, construction knowledge.
30/7/2021 - Pevsner, flexible working, disability strategy.
27/7/2021 - Ann Vanner, WH Crossland, Orleans House Octagon.
23/7/2021 - Office for Place, embodied carbon, Flexbury church.
20/7/2021 - Thermal imaging, Oxford and Cambridge, products v materials.
16/7/2021 - Sonoblind, quality, building safety management.
13/7/2021 - Follies, IEQ, biodiversity metric 3.0.
9/7/2021 - Building Safety Bill, typologies, civil engineers.
6/7/2021 - Mica scandal, perpendicular architecture, soft landings.
2/7/2021 - John Rennie, air-supported structures, the end of coal.
29/6/2021 - Climate change report, energy reform, context.
25/6/2021 - Algorithms, AI, Lutyens.
22/6/2021 - Jane Jacobs, future roads, retractable bridges.
18/6/2021 - Late payments, Elly Ball interview, CSCS card for learners.
15/6/2021 - Designing Buildings Anywhere, duplitecture, the future of planning.
11/6/2021 - Electric vehicles, green concrete, green solutions library.
8/6/2021 - HVAC trends, country houses, retrofit strategy.
4/6/2021 - Brick sizes, plastic pipework, office to residential conversion.
1/6/2021 - National Prosperity Plan, road dimensions, design quality self-assessment tool.
28/5/2021 - Non-fungible tokens, decarbonisation in Europe, land measurement.
25/5/2021 - Leicester, self-build project plan, people survey.
21/5/2021 - Inflation, London's infrastructure, loneliness and design.
18/5/2021 - Digital conservation, rooflight refurbishment, mental wellbeing.
14/5/2021 - Future homes standard, working from home, material shortages.
11/5/2021 - Conserving Stowe, newsletter survey, foundation earthing.
7/5/2021 - Hydrogen, Kevin Borg, CDM.
4/5/2021 - Maintaining Oxford, bitumen binder, BS 8644-1.
30/4/2021 - Pontoon bridges, AI for building services, self-build project plan.
27/4/2021 - Dreaming spires, Help to Build, PPE for women.
23/4/2021 - Carbon budget 6, electric vehicle charging, construction slang.
20/4/2021 - Miasma theory, Hilda Besse buildings, lean construction.
16/4/2021 - Urban exploration, OpenBuilt, building ventilation.
13/4/2021 - Bridge chapels, Oxford Castle, Edwardian houses.
9/4/2021 - Micro dwellings, electrical safety, building in Uganda.
6/4/2021 - ReCon soil, 12,000 articles, A-Z of diversity.
2/4/2021 - Heating market, Spanish brutalism, Abercrombie.
30/3/2021 - Putlog holes, Oxford planning, London Bridge.
26/3/2021 - Stink pipes, red diesel, heritage recovery plan.
23/3/2021 - Vicars' close, Oxford, Menai suspension bridge.
19/3/2021 - Fabric first, industrial decarbonisation, neurodiversity.
16/3/2021 - Holloways, bird strikes, the South Wales Valleys.
12/3/2021 - Climate change solutions, apprentice incentives, MMC research.
9/3/2021 - Churchill barriers, heritage data, general design theory.
5/3/2021 - 2021 budget, Horsa huts, closed plan living.
2/3/2021 - Aberdeen, heating market, double diamond design model.
26/2/2021 - Edwardian architecture, Hi-tech COVID tools, heat networks Scotland.
23/2/2021 - Heritage hotspots, 15-minute city, services knowledge.
19/2/2021 - Bats, Passivhaus v SAP, gender stereotypes.
16/2/2021 - The Painted Hall, Part F, medium-rise buildings.
12/2/2021 - Natural capital, zero carbon heat, New Homes Quality Board.
9/2/2021 - New towns, CIOB conference, modern mentoring.
5/2/2021 - Moscow monumental, can float construction, daylight visualizer.
2/2/2021 - Model design code, commonwealth heritage, urban trees.
29/1/2021 - LEGO day, circular cities, Carillion.
26/1/2021 - PWA Moderne, the history of hotels, new US administration.
22/1/2021 - Product regulator, Future Homes Standard, Right to regenerate.
19/1/2021 - Protection for statues, the Co-op, the systems approach.
15/1/2021 - Chicken church, leadership pipeline, flues and chimneys.
12/1/2021 - Louvre specification, the improved public house, availability payments.
8/1/2021 - Peel towers, global market trends, modernism.
5/1/2021 - The English pub, mental wellbeing, U-value calculations.
Featured articles and news
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Retrofit is about people, not just buildings, from early starts to beyond handover.
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Plastic, recycling and its symbol
Student competition winning, M.C.Esher inspired Möbius strip design symbolising continuity within a finite entity.
Do you take the lead in a circular construction economy?
Help us develop and expand this wiki as a resource for academia and industry alike.
Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce
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Cost Optimal Domestic Electrification CODE
Modelling retrofits only on costs that directly impact the consumer: upfront cost of equipment, energy costs and maintenance costs.
The Warm Homes Plan details released
What's new and what is not, with industry reactions.
Could AI and VR cause an increase the value of heritage?
The Orange book: 2026 Amendment 4 to BS 7671:2018
ECA welcomes IET and BSI content sign off.
How neural technologies could transform the design future
Enhancing legacy parametric engines, offering novel ways to explore solutions and generate geometry.
Key AI related terms to be aware of
With explanations from the UK government and other bodies.
From QS to further education teacher
Applying real world skills with the next generation.
A guide on how children can use LEGO to mirror real engineering processes.
Data infrastructure for next-generation materials science
Research Data Express to automate data processing and create AI-ready datasets for materials research.
Wired for the Future with ECA; powering skills and progress
ECA South Wales Business Day 2025, a day to remember.
AI for the conservation professional
A level of sophistication previously reserved for science fiction.
Biomass harvested in cycles of less than ten years.
An interview with the new CIAT President
Usman Yaqub BSc (Hons) PCIAT MFPWS.
Cost benefit model report of building safety regime in Wales
Proposed policy option costs for design and construction stage of the new building safety regime in Wales.
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