Newsletter archive 2024
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20/12/2024 - BSRIA briefing, school specification, Christmas poem.
17/12/2024 - Nature recovery, housing boom, approved documents reform.
13/12/2024 - Planning reform, heritage revolution, competence.
10/12/2024 - Economics and heritage, principal designer, ICSG.
6/12/2024 - Cladding remediation, mental health survey, hardhats.
3/12/2024 - BSRIA briefing, heritage development trusts, digital twins.
29/11/2024 - Triple bottom line, drones, Cat A.
26/11/2024 - History of comfort, adaptive comfort, architectural misconduct.
22/11/2024 - CIOB manifesto, falling protection, 5% club.
19/11/2024 - COP29, high street auctions, conservation rooflights.
15/11/2024 - Energy market reform, New Towns Taskforce, smoke vents alert.
12/11/2024 - Cold homes, mental health, AI.
8/11/2024 - Cop16, Mutual Investment Models, Stress Awareness Week.
5/11/2024 - Cladding remediation, Budget, Rebuilding Britain.
1/11/2024 - Budget reaction, gentle density, silica safety.
20/10/204 - History is bunk, brownfield passports, Scottish building safety levy.
25/10/2024 - Brown field sites, retrofit, architecture in Britain and Ireland.
22/10/2024 - AI, Employment Rights Bill, COP29.
18/10/2024 - Building safety, writing on buildings, CIOB photography competition.
15/10/2024 - Mental wellbeing, hydration, Nairn's Manchester.
11/10/2024 - ISG, BNG, planning reform.
8/10/2024 - AI, Union Chain Bridge, better hiring.
4/10/2024 - Higher risk buildings, Ireland budget, ISG.
1/10/2024 - Carlisle, redefining net zero, regulator for social housing.
27/9/2024 - Barnett formula, net zero skills gap, history of building materials.
24/9/2024 - Bastles, NPPF consultation, ISC collapse.
20/9/2024 - Environmental awareness, AT awards, Flood Resilience Taskforce.
17/9/2024 - Digital teghnology, AI, architects code.
13/9/2024 - Co-housing, principal designers, NPPF consultation.
10/9/2024 - MCM cladding, insulation, Cumbria's vernacular architecture.
6/9/2024 - Grenfell Inquiry, Approved document B, CIOB podcasts.
3/9/2024 - Building regs, The arc, golden thread.
30/8/2024 - Building safety, types of contractor, licensing.
27/8/2024 - Post election contracts, strategic ventilation, building safety podcasts.
23/8/2024 - Reuse, rooflight refurbishment, St Sidwell's Point.
20/8/2024 - Rivets, national trails, Gate Tower Building.
16/8/2024 - Riots, mould, heat transfer.
13/8/2024 - Hadrian's Wall, stone walling, types of maintenance.
9/8/2024 - Window tax, new ministers, titanium.
6/8/2024 - Stone, Brittany, blind arches.
2/8/2024 - Planning reform, modern slavery, wiring regulations.
29/7/2024 - Net zero skills, Great British Energy, BSRIA Briefing.
26/7/2024 - Retrofit, information orders, King's speech.
23/7/2024 - Kingston Bridge, The Spline, salutogentic architecture.
19/7/2024 - CIC recommendations, common assessment standard, diversity and inclusion.
16/7/2024 - AT podcast, conservation reversibility, meter tampering.
12/7/2024 - Clovelly, learning from lessons, National Rettrofit Hub.
9/7/2024 - Election, clean air, high streets.
5/7/2024 - Net zero, pv on listed buildings, acetylation.
2/7/2024 - Election, SDGs, creative reuse.
28/6/2024 - Building Safety Wiki launched, NBS digital report, AI playbook.
14/6/2024 - Kitemarks, product certification, general election.
11/6/2024 - Vernacular roofs, hybrid roofs, green skills.
7/6/2024 - Christine Peever, BNG, World Environment Day.
4/6/2024 - Tithe barns, timber, bikes.
30/5/2024 - Election manifestos, cyber-physcal, robotics and AI.
28/5/2024 - Grenfell Inquiry, heat pumps, urban fringe.
24/5/2024 - General election, natural insulation, eco apprenticeships.
21/5/2024 - Agricultural buildings, permitted development, biodiversity net gain.
17/5/2024 - Working at height, net zero, circular economy.
14/5/2024 - Vernacular conservation, retrofit, mental health.
10/5/2024 - Noise, site reporting, contract data.
7/5/2024 - Heat pumps, hotels, underfloor heating.
3/5/2024 - EPC's, net zero electricity grids, waste disposal.
30/4/2024 - Plaster, BACS, work surfaces.
26/4/2024 - Autism, apprenticeships, Passivhaus.
23/4/2024 - Pattern books, Earth Day, regenerative design.
19/4/2024 - Guest Editor Arun Baybars, rapidly renewable materials, types of brick.
16/4/2024 - Nature in buildings, sustainability, programme management.
12/4/2024 - Mud-brick building, refrigerants, heat pumps.
9/4/2024 - Scottish construction accord, MMC, quality charter.
5/4/2024 - Guest editors, biodiversity net gain, future homes standard.
2/4/2024 - Tree heritage, Options Skills, CIOB client guide.
29/3/2024 - Cracks in buildings, frame factor, U-values.
26/3/2024 - Circus Eruption, convictions stigma, RAAC.
22/3/2024 - Guest editor Ashley Wheaton, sustainability, digital twins.
19/3/2024 - Heritage, retrofit and sustainability.
15/3/2024 - Mental health, ventilations systems, BSR transitional arrangements.
12/3/2024 - Women's history month, diversity, sustainability hub.
8/3/2024 - Norman Fellows, disaster planning, belt and road initiative.
5/3/2024 - Medieval glass, BSRIA guides, higher-risk buildings.
1/3/20204 - Digital transformation, RIBA plan of work, biodiversity roadmap.
27/2/2024 - New homes standard, refurbishing windows, golden thread.
23/2/2024 - Stephen Trench, expectation management, housing minster.
20/2/2024 - Vitrolite, Passivhaus, types of materials.
16/2/2024 - Biodiversity net gain, payment terms, building material choices.
13/2/2024 - Greenhouses, modern architecture, embodied energy.
9/2/2024 - Gregor Harvie guest editor, street art, weird buildings.
6/2/2024 - Manchester Cathedral, retention, continuous improvement.
2/2/2024 - Skills gap, water heater market, fall protection systems.
30/1/2024 - Anaerobic digestion, hydrogen, suanas.
26/1/2024 - Rosie Thirlwell guest editor, CSR, skills gap.
23/1/2024 - Graffiti, retrofit, environmental protective glazing.
19/1/2024 - Energy saving week, 5 whys, PM competence framework.
16/1/2024 - AI, embodied carbon, Canterbury Cathedral.
12/1/2024 - Robin Nicholson, integrated project insurance, certification.
9/1/2024 - Glass, glazing, historic buildings.
5/1/2024 - Top 20 articles, Segal Method, Bauhaus.
Featured articles and news
A case study and a warning to would-be developers
Creating four dwellings... after half a century of doing this job, why, oh why, is it so difficult?
Reform of the fire engineering profession
Fire Engineers Advisory Panel: Authoritative Statement, reactions and next steps.
Restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster
A complex project of cultural significance from full decant to EMI, opportunities and a potential a way forward.
Apprenticeships and the responsibility we share
Perspectives from the CIOB President as National Apprentice Week comes to a close.
The first line of defence against rain, wind and snow.
Building Safety recap January, 2026
What we missed at the end of last year, and at the start of this...
National Apprenticeship Week 2026, 9-15 Feb
Shining a light on the positive impacts for businesses, their apprentices and the wider economy alike.
Applications and benefits of acoustic flooring
From commercial to retail.
From solid to sprung and ribbed to raised.
Strengthening industry collaboration in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Construction and The Chartered Institute of Building sign Memorandum of Understanding.
A detailed description from the experts at Cornish Lime.
IHBC planning for growth with corporate plan development
Grow with the Institute by volunteering and CP25 consultation.
Connecting ambition and action for designers and specifiers.
Electrical skills gap deepens as apprenticeship starts fall despite surging demand says ECA.
Built environment bodies deepen joint action on EDI
B.E.Inclusive initiative agree next phase of joint equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) action plan.
Recognising culture as key to sustainable economic growth
Creative UK Provocation paper: Culture as Growth Infrastructure.