Newsletter archive 2023
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29/12/2023 - Art of building, Ian Wray, AI.
22/12/2023 - Chimneys, battery storage and neurodivergence.
19/12/2023 - Home Energy Model, King's College Chapel, new build quality.
15/12/2023 - Rebecca Lovelace, equality, diversity and inclusion.
12/12/2023 - COP 28, hapiness at work, Tower Hamlets.
8/12/2023 - Value stream mapping, Donald Buttress, electrical skills shortage.
5/12/2023 - ESOS, Grimsby's Kasbah, building safety regulator.
1/12/2023 - Ankita Dwivedi of Firstplanit, nature and buildings, air quality.
28/11/2023 - London in photos, positive pressure ventilation, retrofit.
24/11/2023 - Autumn Statement, adaptive re-use, global emissions.
21/11/2023 - BSRIA briefing, building safety act, lithium ion batteries.
17/11/2023 - Jon Clayton guest editor, virtual reality, Building Safety Act.
14/11/2023 - Listed buildings data, digital SME's, specifying valves.
10/11/2023 - Clovelly, zollinger roofs, Welsh Housing Quality Standard.
7/11/2023 - Victorian bricks, Procurement Act, Levelling up.
3/11/2023 - Natasha Watson, co-creation, Pareto analysis.
31/10/2023 - Blackhoses, product information management, Jodrell Bank.
27/10/2023 - Buckminster Fuller, energy efficiency survey, Pontcysyllte aqueduct.
24/10/2023 - AT Awards, EPC's, places of worship.
20/10/2023 - Guest editor Aaron Gillich, net zero, air quality.
17/10/2023 - Net zero skills, listed buildings, black history month.
13/10/2023 - Renewables survey, electrical apprentices, SPONS.
10/10/2023 - World Heritage Sites, preservation technology, HS2.
6/10/2023 - Guest editor Phil Henry, Earth overshoot day, sustainabililty guide.
3/10/2023 - Air pressure, industrial heritage, carbon database.
29/9/2023 - Microgeneration, BSR, Energy Efficiency Taskforce.
26/9/2023 - Net zero policy, modern slavery, boiler upgrades.
22/9/2023 - Guest Editor IHBC Director Seán O'Reilly.
19/9/2023 - RAAC, heat pumps, Great British Insulation Scheme.
15/9/2023 - Building Safety Act, rigid foam insulation, carbon literacy.
12/9/2023 - BPE, IT investment, discovery phase.
8/9/2023 - RAAC, wellbeing, guest editor.
5/9/2023 - Net zero, lightweight concrete, heritage open days.
1/9/2023 - Lido, stainless steel, BIM.
29/8/2023 - Green belt, off-grid communities, art.
25/8/2023 - Seaside resorts, retrofit resources, Building Safety Act.
22/8/2023 - Adaptive comfort, planning precedent, heritage awards.
18/8/2023 - Heat, fans, water efficiency.
15/8/2023 - AI, circular economy, Piercefield Park.
11/8/2023 - Localism Act, fire safety, Electrician Plus.
8/8/2023 - Jaywick Sands, pyrography, sun awareness.
4/8/2023 - Castles, Women in project management, CE marking.
1/8/2023 - Screws, acoustic cameras, inns on the edge.
28/7/2023 - Second stair ruling, social housing, design chill.
25/7/2023 - Retrofit, infrastructure planning, Boston.
21/7/2023 - Isolation rooms, roof glazing cpd, building services explained.
18/7/2023 - World Youth Skills Day, PPE, Lowestoft.
14/7/2023 - Repurposing, new home delivery, world heritage status.
11/7/2023 - CDM, Southend-On-Sea, ground coupling.
7/7/2023 - Construction dust, FM in Nigeria, Guide to building controls.
4/7/2023 - Skills gap, modern architecture, quality.
30/6/2023 - EIA's, delay analysis, damages.
29/6/2023 - Electricians, churches, goods received notes.
23/6/2023 - Solid stone walls, lime mortar, air in concrete.
20/6/2023 - Drylining, Orford Ness, indoor air quality.
16/6/2023 - Rapidly renewable content, IHBC MarketPlace, going cement free.
13/6/2023 - Clean air day, CIOB awards, social benefits in projects.
9/6/2023 - Shutters, airtightness testing, heritage marketplace live.
6/6/2023 - The Red House, firestopping service penetrations, product category rules.
2/6/2023 - Swimming pool design, competence, defects.
30/5/2023 - Earth overshoot day, Great Yarmouth, adoptive architecture.
26/5/2023 - Draughty homes, valves, packaging waste.
23/5/2023 - Powis Castle, generating leads, green home upgrades.
19/5/2023 - High rise buildings, building safety, Cedric Price.
16/5/2023 - Net zero refurbishment, history of hotels, ecotourism.
12/5/2023 - Circular economy, insurance, stranded assets.
9/5/2023 - King posts, Severn lock islands, AONB Wiki.
5/5/2023 - Social value, electric locks, diversity.
2/5/2023 - Net zero retrofit, Dajun dwellings, Conservation Wiki.
28/4/2023 - Digitisation, BIM Wiki, Chartered Project Professionals.
25/4/2023 - Drawing storage, product safety review, whole life offsite carbon.
21/4/2023 - AT awards, conservation research, designing for accessibility.
18/4/2023 - Backfill BIM, AI pitfalls, conservation on South Georgia.
13/4/2023 - RIBA climate guide, urban design handbook, PAS 2080.
11/4/2023 - Architects Act, eggs in construction, alliance contracts.
7/4/2023 - PQQ's, common assessment standard, Georgian Group Journal.
4/4/2023 - Powering up Britain, HESPR, Housing Minister for Scotland.
31/3/2023 - Carbon budgets, NIC, infrastructure reviews.
28/3/2023, Design life, net zero webinar, climate resilient buildings.
24/3/2023 - IPCC report, retrofit v replace, PVC windows.
21/3/2023 - Heat pumps, the value of heritage, R&D tax reliefs.
17/3/2023 - Budget, Max Fordham, women in engineering.
14/3/2023 - Arts and crafts, asbestos, approved documents.
10/3/2023 - Construction clients, unconscious bias, engineering survey.
7/3/2023 - EPC's, circular economy, electrical training.
3/3/2023 - Thermal comfort, heat exchangers, project data analysis.
28/2/2023 - Mud brick buildings, Danish regulation, forever chemicals.
24/2/2023 - Economy 7, demand management, diversity.
21/2/2023 - Revised part F, government restructure, 15-minute city.
17/2/2023 - Expectation management, roof glazing, gypsum glass.
14/2/2023 - Safety consultations, IHBC 25, lime plaster.
10/2/2023 - Bye bye BEIS, Net zero building centre, apprenticeships.
7/2/2023 - Diversity training and survey, EPC's, megacities.
3/2/2023 - 100 crazy buildings, Soho Manufactory, CIOB 5-year plan.
31/1/2023 - Fire safety regulations, art of building, EVs.
27/1/2023 - Tipping elements, CSCS cards, ethics and leadership.
24/1/2023 - Space architecture, Chinese construction industry, diversity and heritage.
20/1/2023 - Mission zero, performance in construction, policy proposals from the Edge.
17/1/2023 - Plastic recycling, heritage and mental health, women in project management.
13/1/223 - Energy review, SUDS, Carbon Buzz.
10/1/2023 - Nature and design, living walls, women in modernism.
6/1/2023 - Winter gardens, circadian rhythms, types of lamp.
3/1/2023 - Top 10 articles, second stair consultation, Millennium Dome.
Featured articles and news
Costs and insolvencies mount for SMEs, despite growth
Construction sector under insolvency and wage bill pressure in part linked to National Insurance, says report.
The place for vitrified clay pipes in modern infrastructure
Why vitrified clay pipes are reclaiming their role in built projects.
Research by construction PR consultancy LMC published.
Roles and responsibilities of domestic clients
ACA Safety in Construction guide for domestic clients.
Fire door compliance in UK commercial buildings
Architect and manufacturer gives their low down.
Plumbing and heating for sustainability in new properties
Technical Engineer runs through changes in regulations, innovations in materials, and product systems.
Awareness of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
What CBAM is and what to do about it.
The new towns and strategic environmental assessments
12 locations of the New Towns Taskforce reduced to 7 within the new towns draft programme and open consultation.
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.