Top 20 articles March 2021
Most viewers arrive on an article in Designing Building Wiki from a Google search. The popularity of an article can give a good indication of what the construction community wants to read about, and therefore some pointers for subjects authors might want to consider for their articles.
If you would like to know more about articles already on the site for your own subject area then please email Simon Baxter.
Below is a list of the top 20 articles for the 4 weeks to the 30th March 2021.
| Article | Views (4 weeks to 30th March 2021) |
| Megacity | 12,475 |
| Types of flooring | 9,907 |
| Types of drawings for building design | 9,743 |
| Types of brick bonding | 9,687 |
| Bill of quantities BOQ | 9,246 |
| Tender documentation for construction projects | 8,161 |
| Strip foundation | 7,940 |
| Preliminaries in construction | 7,518 |
| Design and build procurement route | 6,650 |
| Procurement route | 6,220 |
| Variations in construction contracts | 6,101 |
| Pile foundations | 5,581 |
| Brutalism | 5,514 |
| U-values | 5,259 |
| Tender processes for construction contracts | 5,240 |
| Road construction | 5,221 |
| Typical tender process for construction projects | 5,095 |
| Raft foundation | 5,046 |
| Construction contract | 4,953 |
| Types of structure | 4,932 |
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--Simon Baxter 16:41, 31 Mar 2021 (BST)
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