Press releases
This page provides links to Designing Buildings Wiki press releases. You can also see a list of press coverage or sign up to our newsletter.
- BIM Wiki launched. 19 June 2019.
- Construction Knowledge Survey results. 10 January 2019.
- Designing Buildings Wiki and ECA forge a new alliance powered by AI. 2 January 2019.
- Construction Knowledge Survey launch. 1 November 2018.
- BREEAM Wiki launched. 12 April 2018
- Fit for Purpose launch event. 21 September 2017.
- Fit for purpose - Big data reveals the construction knowledge gap. 21 September 2017.
- Tomorrow's challenges in today's buildings winners. 21 November.
- BSRIA competition launched. 4 October 2017.
- CIAT announce support for Designing Buildings Wiki. 6 June 2017
- IHBC launch Conservation Wiki. 23 June 2016
- Make buildings better competition winners. 22 June 2016
- Step-by-step guide to Level 2 BIM launched. 5 May 2016
- Make buildings better competition launched. 20 April 2016
- ICE become latest supporters of Designing Buildings Wiki. 10 September 2015
- Development Securities competition. October 2103
- CIOB competition winners. June 2013.
- CIOB competition launched. March 2013
- Two amazing student competitions. October 2012
- The state of UK construction. August 2012
- Designing Buildings Wiki launches. June 2012
Featured articles and news
Government outcome to the late payment consultation, ECA reacts.
IHBC 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners
Work on the role of hewing in UK historic conservation a win for Jack Parker of Oxford Brookes University.
Future Homes Building Standards and plug-in solar
Parts F and L amendments, the availability of solar panels and industry responses.
How later living housing can help solve the housing crisis
Unlocking homes, unlocking lives.
Preparing safety case reports for HRBs under the BSA
A new practical guide to preparing structural inputs for safety cases and safety case reports published by IStructE.
Male construction workers and prostate cancer
CIOB and Prostate Cancer UK encourage awareness of prostate cancer risks, and what to do about it.
The changed R&D tax landscape for Architects
Specialist gives a recap on tax changes for Research and Development, via the ACA newsletter.
Structured product data as a competitive advantage
NBS explain why accessible product data that works across digital systems is key.
Welsh retrofit workforce assessment
Welsh Government report confirms Wales faces major electrical skills shortage, warns ECA.
A now architectural practice looks back at its concept project for a sustainable oceanic settlement 25 years on.
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Government report and back track on copyright opt out for AI training but no clear preferred alternative as yet.
Embedding AI tools into architectural education
Beyond the render: LMU share how student led research is shaping the future of visualisation workflows.
Why document control still fails UK construction projects
A Chartered Quantity Surveyor explains what needs to change and how.
Inspiration for a new 2026 wave of Irish construction professionals.
New planning reforms and Warm Homes Bill
Take centre stage at UK Construction Week London.
A brief run down of changes intentions from April in an onwards.