Newsletter archive 2021
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24/12/2021 - Year in review, light as a service, spelling mistakes.
21/12/2021 - Podcast, water features, Jacobean architecture.
17/12/2021 - Approved document O, DPCs, apprenticeships.
14/12/2021 - Fabric structures, strange materials, BREEAM.
10/12/2021 - Permitted development, rocket science, MERV.
7/12/2021 - Collaboration, shell and core, appointments.
3/12/2021 - Defence infrastructure, US water heating, Union connectivity.
30/11/2021 - Diversity and inclusion, BIM Wiki, Dajun architecture.
26/11/2021 - EV charging, Stuart styles, submersible bridges.
23/11/2021 - Terracotta, quality benchmarking, kissing gates.
19/11/2021 - Burrell collection, Shanghai, U-values.
16/11/2021 - Cleaning brickwork, concrete cottages, regulation of architects.
12/11/2021 - Sustainable materials, TMV's, disputes with neighbours.
9/11/2021 - Lime plaster, clay plaster, ISO 30415.
5/11/2021 - COP26 podcasts, ossuary, architectural symbols.
2/11/2021 - Mud bricks, Norman architecture, passive fire protection.
29/10/2021 - Funicular, ethics, Autumn budget.
26/10/2021 - Retrofit guide, human centric, black engineering.
22/10/2021 - Dust heaps, styles, boiler upgrade scheme.
19/10/2021 - Future leaders survey, conservation principles, frog up or frog down.
15/10/2021 - Digital transformation, BIM glossary, Industry 4.0.
12/10/2021 - NSIP reform, Buckminster Fuller, Albert Memorial.
8/10/2021 - Climate contract clauses, earthworks innovations, site rebrand.
5/10/2021 - Child-friendly places, German churches, Construction Week.
1/10/2021 - Microsites, unusual buildings, fire alarm rules.
28/9/2021 - Robert Burns, acronyms, mental health.
24/9/2021 - Pylons, SEO, product marketing.
21/9/2021 - Dept for levelling up, life-saving infrastructure, micromobility.
17/9/2021 - Information Management Mandate, levelling up, ley lines.
14/9/2021 - Gaming, water safety plans, co-living.
10/9/2021 - Archidict, churches, drones as a service.
7/9/2021 - Seaside piers, drones, EWS1.
3/9/2021 - Burrell Collection to reopen, skills and knowledge, who we are.
31/8/2021 - Facadism, investigating damp, technology skills gap.
27/8/2021 - Infrastructure and film, natural stone flooring, BMS.
24/8/2021 - Su Butcher, retrofit analysis, self-building.
20/8/2021 - Racism, capital gains tax, electrical glossary.
17/8/2021 - Musgrave Bridge, heritage BIM, feng shui.
13/8/2021 - BIM and MEP, metaverse, A level results.
10/8/2021 - Florida condo collapse, Antarctic BIM, conservation advice.
6/8/2021 - Planning gateway one, VRF market, defective blockwork.
3/8/2021 - Conservation area review, self doubt, construction knowledge.
30/7/2021 - Pevsner, flexible working, disability strategy.
27/7/2021 - Ann Vanner, WH Crossland, Orleans House Octagon.
23/7/2021 - Office for Place, embodied carbon, Flexbury church.
20/7/2021 - Thermal imaging, Oxford and Cambridge, products v materials.
16/7/2021 - Sonoblind, quality, building safety management.
13/7/2021 - Follies, IEQ, biodiversity metric 3.0.
9/7/2021 - Building Safety Bill, typologies, civil engineers.
6/7/2021 - Mica scandal, perpendicular architecture, soft landings.
2/7/2021 - John Rennie, air-supported structures, the end of coal.
29/6/2021 - Climate change report, energy reform, context.
25/6/2021 - Algorithms, AI, Lutyens.
22/6/2021 - Jane Jacobs, future roads, retractable bridges.
18/6/2021 - Late payments, Elly Ball interview, CSCS card for learners.
15/6/2021 - Designing Buildings Anywhere, duplitecture, the future of planning.
11/6/2021 - Electric vehicles, green concrete, green solutions library.
8/6/2021 - HVAC trends, country houses, retrofit strategy.
4/6/2021 - Brick sizes, plastic pipework, office to residential conversion.
1/6/2021 - National Prosperity Plan, road dimensions, design quality self-assessment tool.
28/5/2021 - Non-fungible tokens, decarbonisation in Europe, land measurement.
25/5/2021 - Leicester, self-build project plan, people survey.
21/5/2021 - Inflation, London's infrastructure, loneliness and design.
18/5/2021 - Digital conservation, rooflight refurbishment, mental wellbeing.
14/5/2021 - Future homes standard, working from home, material shortages.
11/5/2021 - Conserving Stowe, newsletter survey, foundation earthing.
7/5/2021 - Hydrogen, Kevin Borg, CDM.
4/5/2021 - Maintaining Oxford, bitumen binder, BS 8644-1.
30/4/2021 - Pontoon bridges, AI for building services, self-build project plan.
27/4/2021 - Dreaming spires, Help to Build, PPE for women.
23/4/2021 - Carbon budget 6, electric vehicle charging, construction slang.
20/4/2021 - Miasma theory, Hilda Besse buildings, lean construction.
16/4/2021 - Urban exploration, OpenBuilt, building ventilation.
13/4/2021 - Bridge chapels, Oxford Castle, Edwardian houses.
9/4/2021 - Micro dwellings, electrical safety, building in Uganda.
6/4/2021 - ReCon soil, 12,000 articles, A-Z of diversity.
2/4/2021 - Heating market, Spanish brutalism, Abercrombie.
30/3/2021 - Putlog holes, Oxford planning, London Bridge.
26/3/2021 - Stink pipes, red diesel, heritage recovery plan.
23/3/2021 - Vicars' close, Oxford, Menai suspension bridge.
19/3/2021 - Fabric first, industrial decarbonisation, neurodiversity.
16/3/2021 - Holloways, bird strikes, the South Wales Valleys.
12/3/2021 - Climate change solutions, apprentice incentives, MMC research.
9/3/2021 - Churchill barriers, heritage data, general design theory.
5/3/2021 - 2021 budget, Horsa huts, closed plan living.
2/3/2021 - Aberdeen, heating market, double diamond design model.
26/2/2021 - Edwardian architecture, Hi-tech COVID tools, heat networks Scotland.
23/2/2021 - Heritage hotspots, 15-minute city, services knowledge.
19/2/2021 - Bats, Passivhaus v SAP, gender stereotypes.
16/2/2021 - The Painted Hall, Part F, medium-rise buildings.
12/2/2021 - Natural capital, zero carbon heat, New Homes Quality Board.
9/2/2021 - New towns, CIOB conference, modern mentoring.
5/2/2021 - Moscow monumental, can float construction, daylight visualizer.
2/2/2021 - Model design code, commonwealth heritage, urban trees.
29/1/2021 - LEGO day, circular cities, Carillion.
26/1/2021 - PWA Moderne, the history of hotels, new US administration.
22/1/2021 - Product regulator, Future Homes Standard, Right to regenerate.
19/1/2021 - Protection for statues, the Co-op, the systems approach.
15/1/2021 - Chicken church, leadership pipeline, flues and chimneys.
12/1/2021 - Louvre specification, the improved public house, availability payments.
8/1/2021 - Peel towers, global market trends, modernism.
5/1/2021 - The English pub, mental wellbeing, U-value calculations.
Featured articles and news
Statement of health and early intervention.
The importance of regular check-ups
And related links on DB.
Sustainable urban drainage systems SUDS
Rooflights, skylights, roof windows and Part L
Shedding some light on the new Building Regulations.
Interview with historic built environment surveyor.
Upgraded membership category now requires assessment.
The average kinetic energy of molecules
Temperature in buildings, explained on DB
Women and unequal pay in project management
Main barrier to entering the profession, new study reveals.
IHBC’s response to Parliamentary Committee
On Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill.
Finalists for 2022 CIOB Awards revealed
Over 70 managers and organisations shortlisted for the 14 awards.
Types of building sensors on BD
From biometric to electrical current, chemical and more.
Government mandates detectors in rented homes
Changes are due to come into force on 1st October 2022.
80% of major government projects are rated red or amber
Heed advice and insight of this report IPA tells the government.
The end of the games but continued calls for action
From the Commonwealth Association of Architects.
Sustainable urban drainage systems SUDS