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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
Biodiversity net gain, tips and tools for small sites
How to deal with BNG when options become limited.
Registered building inspectors
Building types and conflicts of interest updates explained.
A brief run-down reminder of key points to note.
BSRIA's commitment to sustainability and net zero
Key documents that represent an early shift in thinking.
A resource for Cleaner Air, Better Tomorrow.
Awe-inspiring medieval great barns.
A history of timber construction in the UK
From a timber Stonehenge to half timber houses.
Engineering services still struggle with labour shortages
According to latest quarterly services survey of the sector.
Infrastructure that connect the physical and digital domains.
Harnessing robotics and AI in challenging environments
The key to nuclear decommissioning and fusion engineering.
BSRIA announces Lisa Ashworth as new CEO
Tasked with furthering BSRIA’s impressive growth ambitions.
Public buildings get half a million energy efficiency boost
£557 million to switch to cleaner heating and save on energy.
CIOB launches pre-election manifesto
Outlining potential future policies for the next government.
Grenfell Tower Inquiry announcement
Phase 2 hearings come to a close and the final report due in September.
Progress from Parts L, F and O: A whitepaper, one year on.
A replicated study to understand the opinion of practitioners.
ECA announces new president 2024
Electrical engineer and business leader Stuart Smith.
A distinct type of countryside that should be celebrated.
Around the web
In house guides for clients and developers.
RIBA Building Safety Act, March 14
How one small practice is adapting to the new regime.
Natural England chief urges councils to use ecologists strategically.
Construction Management, June 5
Embodied biodiversity: the next step for sustainability in construction.
Should we just stop building?
Bicycle City: Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future.
The Official Website of Berlin / ADFC, June 2
Berlin's roads close for the largest bicycle rally in the world.
UK Bike Week, cycling awareness event. Be a BikeHero.
World Bicycle Day.
The question of liability in the Building Safety Act
Why heat pumps are the future, explained by professor.
Construction Management, May 30
Inflation is cooling – but pressure on construction prices is not over.
Deadline extended for ECA Apprentice of the Year Award!
Architects now upbeat after 10-months of work gloom.
Construction Management, May 24
Why notices are important for loss and expense claims in JCT.
UKGBC meeting with the Government to champion stronger new build standards.
Augmented reality: recognise the safety risks, reap the rewards.
Heating and Ventilation news, May 16
Leading HVAC brand aligns with BSRIA to call for enforceable air quality legislation.
Construction Management, May 23
McAlpine thinks smart at Museum of London.
3ºC Neighbourhood