Newsletter archive
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
Celebrating architecture's eloquent champions.
Unusual perspectives on 1960s’ thinking.
AI and the challenges to intellectual property
The legal landscape of adopting AI now and in the future.
Worrying landscape for Welsh construction SMEs revealed.
In recent risk factor analysis report completed by CIOB.
Construction Sport survey highlights risks of dehydration
Supporting construction workers to avoid dangers.
Can your business afford to ignore mental well-being?
£70 - 100 billion annually in UK construction sector.
Mental health in the construction industry
World Mental Health Day 10 October.
Construction awards provide relief in wake of ISG collapse
Spike in major infrastructure awards, housing up but short of targets, are ISG collapse impacts yet to come.
Biodiversity net gain with related updates and terms
Only 0.5% of applications subject to BNG in the context significant proposed changes to planning.
As political power has shifted from blue to red
Has planning now moved from brown to green?
The role of construction in tackling the biodiversity crisis
New CIOB Nature of Building digital series available now.
The Nature Towns and Cities initiative
Grants of up to 1 million for local councils and partners.
The continued ISG fall out October updates
Where to look for answers to frequently asked questions.
Building safety remediation programme for Wales
With 2024 October progress updates.
In major support package for small businesses.
Conservation and transformation
Reading Ruskin’s cultural heritage. Book review.