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.
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CIAT May 2026 briefing.
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