Newsletter archive
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
ECA Industry Awards 2024 shortlist revealed
22 leading businesses from across the electrotechnical and engineering services sector.
Government unveils Skills England strategy
Skills England to transform opportunities and drive growth.
New Government Hub for York Given Planning Green Light
For up to 2,600 civil servants, due for completion by 2028.
Construction Skills Certification Scheme cards
July update on Professionally Qualified and Academically Qualified Person Cards.
BSRIA Briefing 2024, November 22
Sustainable Futures: Redefining Retrofit for Net Zero Living.
The CLC on driving competency in the retrofit sector
Previously published roadmap on skills for net zero.
The first labour government King's speech in fifteen years
Construction industry reactions, support and some concern.
CIOB Retrofit of Buildings Technical Information Sheet
What retrofit is, the approach to be taken and processes to be followed.
Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency
Historic England advice note 18, free download published.
10 retrofit projects revisited 10 years after completion.
Information orders, building liability orders and SPVs
Key BSA terms and how they impact special purpose vehicles.
Listed despite problems with its design.
Zen and the art of cycling exploration.
Design Council Homes Taskforce launched
To support government 1.5 million homes target within UK climate commitments.