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Designing Buildings includes 6 microsites - mini wikis about specialist subjects. Created with our partners, they provide easy access to curated knowledge about particular aspects of the built environment:
Features and news
Government consultations for the summer of 2025
A year of Labour, past and present consultations on the environment, the built environment, training and tax.
CMA competitiveness probe of major housing developers
100 million affordable housing contributions committed with further consultation published.
Homes England supports Greencore Homes
42 new build affordable sustainable homes in Oxfordshire.
Zero carbon social housing: unlocking brownfield potential
Seven ZEDpod strategies for brownfield housing success.
CIOB report; a blueprint for SDGs and the built environment
Pairing the Sustainable Development Goals with projects.
Types, tests, standards and fires relating to external cladding
Brief descriptions with an extensive list of fires for review.
Latest Build UK Building Safety Regime explainer published
Key elements in one short, now updated document.
UKGBC launch the UK Climate Resilience Roadmap
First guidance of its kind on direct climate impacts for the built environment and how it can adapt.
CLC Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy 2025
Launched by the Minister for Industry to look at fatalities on site, improving mental health and other issues.
One of the most impressive Victorian architects. Book review.
Common Assessment Standard now with building safety
New CAS update now includes mandatory building safety questions.
RTPI leader to become new CIOB Chief Executive Officer
Dr Victoria Hills MRTPI, FICE to take over after Caroline Gumble’s departure.
Social and affordable housing, a long term plan for delivery
The “Delivering a Decade of Renewal for Social and Affordable Housing” strategy sets out future path.
A change to adoptive architecture
Effects of global weather warming on architectural detailing, material choice and human interaction.
The proposed publicly owned and backed subsidiary of Homes England, to facilitate new homes.
How big is the problem and what can we do to mitigate the effects?
Overheating guidance and tools for building designers
A number of cool guides to help with the heat.
The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy: A 10 year plan
Previous consultation criticism, current key elements and general support with some persisting reservations.
Building Safety Regulator reforms
New roles, new staff and a new fast track service pave the way for a single construction regulator.
Around the web
"Change is coming” Taskforce meets to tackle unhealthy work culture in practices.
CLC Supports the Conflict Avoidance Coalition.
Construction Enquirer, 10 July
Vistry eyes second-half affordable homes work surge.
Looking back to Context 183 ‘Wellbeing and Heritage’, from work and economics to emotions and ageing.
Construction Mangement, 8 July
Construction product recalled over fire safety concerns
The UK’s official national awareness week and online net zero conference.
Careers: Current vacancies
BUILD-CC Research Symposium at UCL: Circular Construction.
Construction Management, 1 July
A fickle, volatile, conflicted ecosystem: construction needs stability.
Awaab’s Law phase 1 presented to parliament.
Landscape Institute launches new five-year Corporate Strategy.
Comedian and actress Ellie Taylor to host ECA Industry Awards 2025.
Major changes to Glasgow’s skyline on horizon as new policy on design of tall buildings agreed.
Construction Management, 26 June
Common test used to measure leaky homes may be flawed, research finds.
Construction workforce outlook 2025. Labour Market Intelligence Report 2025–2029.
Consultation on the development of the European (Collaborative) Cloud for (Cultural) Heritage Open Science platform.
Happy half-century, SAVE, as the charity that's helped SAVE some of the UK's biggest landmarks turns 50.
Construction Management, 26 June
Paul Gandy’s five pointers for construction project managers.
Construction Enquirer, 25 July
Building Safety Regulator chief to step down.
What is going on with the Building Safety Regulator?
Your views wanted | Consultations on reforming Biodiversity Net Gain.
Warm homes retrofit failures pushing UK clean, secure energy targets further off track, say MPs.
Monthly Construction Output is Estimated to have Grown by 0.9% in April 2025.