Newsletter archive 2022
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23/12/2022 - Emotional architecture, SF6 phase out, women in project management.
20/12/2022 - Insulating shutters, biomass boilers, residential heating.
16/12/2022 - Saunas, engineer timber, timber species.
13/12/2022 - Snow and ice buildings, power cuts, diversity in heritage.
9/12/2022 - Flying factories, ChatGPT, change management.
6/12/2022 - Conflict zones, queer spaces, cultural suppression.
2/12/2022 - Infrared heating, thermal comfort, surface heating.
29/11/2022 - The history of oconservation areas, shop signs, types of structural load.
25/11/2022 - Sustainability standards, The Burrell Collection, net zero buildings guide.
22/11/2022 - Copper roofing, iron frames, Autumn statement.
18/11/2022 - Free webinar, Bedzed, Gregor Harvie profile.
15/11/2022 - Hydrogen colours, wrought iron, black inclusion.
11/11/2022 - COP 27, timber gridshells, loss and damage.
8/11/2022 - Party conferences, CIAT film series, COP 27.
4/11/2022 - Webinar poll, cracking in buildings, waste traps.
1/11/2022 - Floating communities, hop kilns, net zero terminology.
28/10/2022 - Upskilling, build for life webinars, where its AT films.
25/10/2022 - Another new PM, Britain's best stations, heritage competence.
21/10/2022 - Art of photography, Net zero guide, accelerating diversity.
18/10/2022 - Economic Advisory Council, mould in historic buildings, World Menopause Day.
14/10/2022 - Battersea Power Station photos, designing with daylight, Social Value Act.
11/10/2022 - Shipton Sollars St Mary, railway buildings, green wood structures.
7/9/2022 - Which is the most common procurement route, new wiring regs, apprenticeships for prisoners.
4/9/2022 - A tour of Kyiv, modular housing, appurtenance.
30/9/2022 - Extra-contractual recoveries, women in project management, holistically designed homes.
27/9/2022 - Mini budget, weathervanes, Housing minister.
23/9/2022 - Ecotourism, biosolar, net zero buildings standard.
20/9/2022 - Airflow, design codes, construction historian.
16/9/2022 - State events, Spon's 2023, Future Homes Standard.
13/9/2022 - Pattern books, timber conservation, metallurgy.
9/9/2022 - Half mast flags, Construction Playbook, traditional buildings and moisture.
6/9/2022 - History of the building regulations, EPD's, calcination.
2/9/2022 - Fast track planning, architectural technology films, tool theft.
30/8/2022 - The history of timber, Harrogate in 1988, densification.
26/8/2022 - Carbon cycle, off-site manufacturing, visualising daylight.
23/8/2022 - Phone box listing, ego-state negotiation, coal houses.
19/8/2022 - Dry soil, refurbishment, political instability.
16/8/2022 - Unequal pay, rooflights, temperature.
12/8/2022 - Overheating, bricks, smoke detectors.
9/8/2022 - Theipval, landownership in 1909, occupant wellbeing.
5/8/2022 - Deep geothermal, insulation, building services revolution.
2/8/2022 - Cemetourism, design chill, Glasgow 2030.
29/7/2022 - Building safety fund, approved documents digitalisation, RIBA law survey.
26/7/2022 - Sizewell C, neighbourhood plans, solar shading.
22/7/2022 - Solar irradiance, curved intersections, indoor air quality.
19/7/2022 - High street histories, British bridges, climate adaptation.
15/7/2022 - Chimney cowls, ecosystem services, Fire Safety Act.
12/7/2022 - Seaside from above, Nottingham Broadmarsh, indoor air contaminants.
8/7/2022 - APM associate membership offer, AI and project management, adoptive architecture.
5/7/2022 - CIAT chief exec stands down, heritage funding, building safety changes.
1/7/2022 - Building Safety Act, BSRIA conference, CIOB president.
28/6/2022 - Women in engineering, the high street, PAS 2080.
24/6/2022 - 10 years anniversary, temperature, alterations to existing buildings.
21/6/2022 - Climate change and heritage, Bristol Joint Station, air quality.
17/6/2022 - Approved documents, cabman shelters, air quality hub.
14/6/2022 - CSCS cards, hydroponics, heritage on the edge.
10/6/2022 - Curtains, Approved Document 0, PSTN and lifts.
7/6/2022 - Heritage, levelling up, code of practice for project management.
3/6/2022 - Platinum, fire regulation changes, city networks.
31/5/2022 - Zinc roofing, electrotechnical contractors, public consultation.
27/5/2022 - Water treatment, boilers, coping or capping.
24/5/2022 - Bee buildings, heritage Australia, fire door inspection.
20/5/2022 - Heat pumps, limestone, public transport funding.
17/5/2022 - Inspection and test plan, dynamic conditions, PAS 128.
13/5/2022 - Agile project management, infrastructure maintenance, Queen's speech.
10/5/2022 - Delisting Liverpool, repairing the Iron Bridge, air conditioning inflation.
6/5/2022 - Modern slavery, product survey, Building Safety Act.
3/5/2022 - Building Safety Act, PPE Regulations, Bath stone.
29/4/2022 - Types of roof, resilient infrastructure, BSRIA conference.
26/4/2022 - Heat pumps, aquatic tourism, brutalism.
22/4/2022 - APM sponsorship, SAID, BS 8356.
19/4/2022 - Wonder Egg, refrigerants, Powis Castle.
15/4/2022 - Cladding agreement, space architecture, wiring regulations.
12/4/2022 - Lock islands, building safety bill, green belt.
8/4/2022 - BIM survey, BSRIA Blue Book, social value.
5/4/2022 - Mid-rise buildings, the river Severn, zero carbon guidance.
1/4/2022 - Products, flooding and resilience, Gemini principles.
29/3/2022 - ICE knowledge networks, wrought iron, church maintenance.
25/3/2022 - Urban tress, product regulations, bungaroosh.
22/3/2022 - Kurt Schwitters, Magdeburg Cathedral, electric panel heaters.
18/3/2022 - Overheating, heritage on the edge, acoustic insulation.
15/3/2022 - Statutory compliance inspection, Mates in Mind, exedra.
11/3/2022 - Manx architecture, Building Safety Bill, designing for dementia.
8/3/2022 - Audits, architectural regeneration, types of city.
4/3/2022 - Designing Buildings Anywhere, Building Safety Bill, Safer Buildings Conference.
1/3/2022 - Planned obsolescence, roller blinds, Wentworth Woodhouse.
25/2/2022 - English perpendicular, climate resilience, Hong Kong shophouse.
22/2/2022 - Building preservation, The Co-Op, Dan Rigamonti.
18/2/2022 - Value mapping, electrification, rail priorities.
15/2/2022 - Town partnerships, soft power, eaves insulators.
11/2/2022 - Burrell reopening, Approved documents, Pimlico Plumbers.
8/2/2022 - Purbeck stone, voluntary conservation, types of building.
4/2/2022 - Cyber security, Highway Code, cost of living.
1/2/2022 - Working from height, SAVE campaign, safe rooms.
28/1/2022 - Building Safety Bill, wiring regulations, tin.
25/1/2022 - Statutory listing, safe isolation, mimetic architecture.
21/1/2022 - Drawing types, electric vehicle connection, silicosis consultation.
18/1/2022 - Dick Nunn's bridge, Islamic architecture, construction product regulations.
14/1/2022 - Energy prices, hatching, MEAT to MAT.
11/1/2022 - Community heritage, bronze, building better schools.
7/1/2022 - Dispute avoidance, indoor air quality, smart motorways.
4/1/2022 - Top 20 of 2021, types of buildings, Editor wanted.
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.