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29/12/2020 - EU trade deal, resilience, top 10 2020.
22/12/202 - Weird words, cosmati, sewerage lego.
18/12/2020 - Fire research, satellites, hosepipe bans.
15/12/2020 - Hull, traditional roofing, reshaping BREEAM.
11/12/2020 - Treasure, knowledge webinar, green standards.
8/12/2020 - Mausoleums, speculative architecture, food markets.
4/12/2020 - ATAwards, defects in stonework, air rights.
1/12/2020 - Cave homes, 2020 trends, bamboo flooring.
27/11/2020 - Infrastructure strategy, Picturesque movement, riser design.
24/11/2020 - ESW1 forms, foundations, negotiating listed building consent.
20/11/2020 - Fire standard, Brasilia Syndrome, glass bottle floors.
17/11/2020 - Net zero, historic mortar, follies.
13/11/2020 - Hydrogen, Regency style, the supply chain.
10/11/2020 - Indoor air quality, brick bonding, types of land.
7/11/2020 - Cooth, cpd for architects, unusual buildings.
3/11/2020 - Bungaroosh, indoor air quality, conservation staffing.
30/10/2020 - A new Bauhaus, build back better, the decade of heat pumps.
27/10/2020 - Temporary works, white elephants, the future of planning.
23/10/2020 - The architect of Hollywood, checking certification, green recovery.
20/10/2020 - Council housing, heritage at risk, post COVID transport.
16/10/2020 - Heroic architecture, rising damp, carbon reduction.
13/10/2020 - Carlisle Cathedral, digital restoration, social impact.
9/10/2020 - Carbon sequestration, contested heritage, asbestos.
6/10/2020 - Witch windows, transparent infrastructure, heritage at war.
2/10/2020 - Public sector decarbonisation, COVID and HVAC, structural glazing systems.
29/9/2020 - Heritage and fire, codename SERENE, canals.
25/9/2020 - Beauty taskforce, BIM for knowledge, offsite manufacturing.
22/9/2020 - Inspection plans, condensation, aqueducts.
18/9/2020 - Working from home, anchorholds, eyecatchers.
15/9/2020 - Ponds, coastal erosion, rapid engineering model.
11/9/2020 - The Chalk aquifer, handover, wallcoverings.
8/9/2020 - Contech, knapped flint, rationalism.
4/9/2020 - U-values, People Wiki, low carbon concrete plan.
1/9/2020 - Steel lintels, manor house restoration, reed thatching.
28/8/2020 - Construction knowledge standard, aqueducts, carbon monoxide.
25/8/2020 - Isokon flats, Herbert Rowse, ALT. MCR Pride.
21/8/2020 - Quality checklist, exurbia, drains maintenance.
18/8/2020 - Infrastructure white paper, quality control, Hamilton monument.
14/8/2020 - CEO COVID survey, pocket doors, landscape maintenance.
11/8/2020 - Birkenhead, Charles Eamer Kempe, WaaS.
7/8/2020 - Planning for the future, upcycling buildings, sneck.
4/8/2020 - Conserving Burns Monument, modern architecture, Building Regs Manual.
31/7/2020 - People Wiki launched, cork house, inspiring civil engineering.
28/7/2020 - Carbon lifecycle, curated decay, air change rates.
24/7/2020 - Apprenticeships, skills for climate change, mundic.
21/7/2020 - Measuring damp, value toolkit, why quality matters.
17/7/2020 - Immigration, click lock flooring, maintenance.
14/7/2020 - Heritage protection, generation nuclear, Levittown.
10/7/2020 - Cycle lanes, safe water, open asset data.
7/7/2020 - Cholera, walled gardens, King's Cross Station.
3/7/2020 - Article 10,000 - An interoperable construction industry.
3/7/2020 - Civility in civil engineering, post COVID recovery, stained glass windows.
30/6/2020 - Chesapeake Bay Brunnel, bird management, post COVID acoustics.
26/6/2020 - Dame Caroline Haslett, Build Back Green, laminate flooring.
23/6/2020 - Coronavirus recovery plan, 20 years of ACOs, Internet of Things.
19/6/2020 - Bird strikes, a traceability framework, coronavirus marshals.
16/6/2020 - Electrical regulations, Gothic revival, overheating homes.
12/6/2020 - Diversity, cork, the aesthetic movement.
9/6/2030 - The Winchester House, integrated rail, restore or repair?
5/6/2020 - Infrastructure for growth, scour, solid wall insulation.
2/6/2020 - Maunsell Forts, the office of the future, British Embassies.
29/5/2020 - Cobotics, tempered heating, mental health.
26/5/2020 - Future weather files, cabmen shelters, home for ageing.
22/5/2020 - Historic comfort, colour rendering, building services failures.
19/5/2020 - BEST showrooms, digital skills, Making Dystopia.
15/5/2020 - Dwarf galleries, heat pumps, Walt Disney Concert Hall.
12/5/2020 - Funding net zero, Lewes neighbourhood plan, steel windows.
8/5/2020 - Tokyo, IR35, Roman classical orders.
5/5/2020 - ING building, Bauhaus, Freddie Charles.
1/5/2020 - Infrastructure failures, boilers market, design risk management.
28/4/2020 - EN 17037, Milton Keynes, Lucy the Elephant.
24/4/2020 - Fall protection, the Oxford Movement, insourcing.
23/4/2020 - Designing Buildings Anywhere.
21/4/2020 - Digital transformation, Chinese brutalism, Harlow new town.
17/4/2020 - Resilient cities, parking in conservation areas, flying buttress.
14/4/2020 - Climate change, new towns, Lambeth architecture.
10/4/2020 - Creating better cities, Architecture for London, suspension of works.
7/4/2020 - Breach of contract, new towns heritage, government consultations.
3/4/2020 - Air rights, mandatory sprinklers, the real cost of BREEAM.
31/3/2020 - Planning reform, French new towns. log cabins.
27/3/2020 - Conservation areas, Chapel of the Holy Cross, BACS, trees and drought.
24/3/2020 - Fire safety bill, urgent action water, isolation rooms.
20/3/2020 - Northern powerhouse rail, get Britain building, development appraisal.
17/3/2020 - Digital twins, Carillion, post-war Germany.
13/3/2020 - Carbon capture, budget 2020, BIM for energy efficiency.
10/3/2020 - Brutalism, maintenance, boom cities, war memorials.
6/3/2020 - Circadian rhythms, electric heating, procurement routes.
3/3/2020 - NIC monitoring report, sustainable development goals, off-site goods.
28/2/2020 - Coronavirus, budget 2020, the Pentagon.
25/2/2020 - Infrastructure revolution, Albert Dock, The real face of construction.
21/2/2020 - Working at height, adverse weather, immigration.
18/2/2020 - Artificial intelligence, indoor air quality, conserving landscape structures.
14/2/2020 - Dual purpose reservoirs, air quality, HS2, classical orders.
11/2/2020 - Heritage beneath the waves, new tenements, quality management systems.
7/2/2020 - Climate emergency, aesthetic performance, construction waste.
4/2/2020 - Broadband, steeplejacks, geodesic domes.
31/1/2020 - Servitisation, climate emergency, Beeching cuts.
27/1/2020 - HS2, BUS benchmarking, blitz and blight.
24/1/2020 - Transport insights, late payment effects, the cost of quality.
21/1/2020 - Bletchley Park, Seashaken houses, Hagia Sophia.
17/1/2020 - Fire modelling, Big Ben, sinkholes megacities.
14/1/2020 - SF6, war memorials, black water.
10/1/2020 - We're hiring, ethics, Notre Dame, IoT.
7/1/2020 - Royal Ordnance Factories, Meccano, thermal radiation.
3/1/2020 - Renewable energy, roofing defects, beacon of light.
Featured articles and news
Retired firefighter cycles world to raise Grenfell funds
Leaving on 14 June 2025 Stephen will raise money for youth and schools through the Grenfell Foundation.
Key points for construction at a glance with industry reactions.
Functionality, visibility and sustainability
The simpler approach to specification.
Architects, architecture, buildings, and inspiration in film
The close ties between makers and the movies, with our long list of suggested viewing.
SELECT three-point plan for action issued to MSPs
Call for Scottish regulation, green skills and recognition of electrotechnical industry as part of a manifesto for Scottish Parliamentary elections.
UCEM becomes the University of the Built Environment
Major milestone in its 106-year history, follows recent merger with London School of Architecture (LSE).
Professional practical experience for Architects in training
The long process to transform the nature of education and professional practical experience in the Architecture profession following recent reports.
A people-first approach to retrofit
Moving away from the destructive paradigm of fabric-first.
International Electrician Day, 10 June 2025
Celebrating the role of electrical engineers from André-Marie Amperè, today and for the future.
New guide for clients launched at Houses of Parliament
'There has never been a more important time for clients to step up and ...ask the right questions'
The impact of recycled slate tiles
Innovation across the decades.
EPC changes for existing buildings
Changes and their context as the new RdSAP methodology comes into use from 15 June.
Skills England publishes Sector skills needs assessments
Priority areas relating to the built environment highlighted and described in brief.
BSRIA HVAC Market Watch - May 2025 Edition
Heat Pump Market Outlook: Policy, Performance & Refrigerant Trends for 2025–2028.
Committing to EDI in construction with CIOB
Built Environment professional bodies deepen commitment to EDI with two new signatories: CIAT and CICES.
Government Grenfell progress report at a glance
Line by line recomendation overview, with links to more details.
An engaging and lively review of his professional life.
Sustainable heating for listed buildings
A problem that needs to be approached intelligently.
50th Golden anniversary ECA Edmundson apprentice award
Deadline for entries has been extended to Friday 27 June, so don't miss out!
CIAT at the London Festival of Architecture
Designing for Everyone: Breaking Barriers in Inclusive Architecture.
Mixed reactions to apprenticeship and skills reform 2025
A 'welcome shift' for some and a 'backwards step' for others.