On the first day of Christmas DB for the industry...
In 2022 Designing Buildings, the construction industry wiki celebrated its 10 year anniversary, launched on 22 June 2012 with one simple vision to "Put construction industry knowledge in one place and make it available to everyone free." Designing Buildings is a free, open access site. Anyone can create articles about subjects they know and anyone can find articles about subjects they don’t.
We would like to thank our partners without whom we could not continue to provide a free service:
- The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- The Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA),
- The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC)
- The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT)
- The Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA)
- The Association for Project Management (APM)
As well as the contributors, users and fans helping us to do this.
To celebrate 10 years of sharing industry knowledge, here are some reminders, looking back in a seasonal order and style:
[edit] On the first day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
[edit] On the second day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
[edit] On the third day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
[edit] On the fourth day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
- Four trees for birds ...
- Three builds of Wrens'
- Two new Buildings Regs and
- Important updates on Fire Safety
[edit] On the fifth day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
- Five circuit rings ...
- Four trees for birds
- Three builds of Wrens'
- Two new Buildings Regs and
- Important updates on Fire Safety
[edit] On the sixth day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
- Six bricks for laying ...
- Five circuit rings
- Four trees for birds
- Three builds of Wrens'
- Two new Buildings Regs and
- Important updates on Fire Safety
[edit] On the seventh day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
- Seven sorts of structure ...
- Six bricks for laying
- Five circuit rings
- Four trees for birds
- Three builds of Wrens'
- Two new Buildings Regs and
- Important updates on Fire Safety
[edit] On the eighth day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
- Eight mix of mortars ...
- Seven sorts of structure
- Six bricks for laying
- Five circuit rings
- Four trees for birds
- Three builds of Wrens'
- Two new Buildings Regs and
- Important updates on Fire Safety
[edit] On the ninth day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
- Nine deeds for diversity ...
- Eight mix of mortars
- Seven sorts of structure
- Six bricks for laying
- Five circuit rings
- Four trees for birds
- Three builds of Wrens'
- Two new Buildings Regs and
- Important updates on Fire Safety
[edit] On the tenth day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
- Ten Lords committees ...
- Nine deeds for diversity
- Eight mix of mortars
- Seven sorts of structure
- Six bricks for laying
- Five circuit rings
- Four trees for birds
- Three builds of Wrens'
- Two new Buildings Regs and
- Important updates on Fire Safety
[edit] On the eleventh day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
- Eleven planning permissions ...
- Ten Lords committees
- Nine deeds for diversity
- Eight mix of mortars
- Seven sorts of structure
- Six bricks for laying
- Five circuit rings
- Four trees for birds
- Three builds of Wrens'
- Two new Buildings Regs and
- Important updates on Fire Safety
[edit] On the twelfth day of Christmas, DB for the industry...
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