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The site also 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
Change of use legislation breaths new life into buildings
A run down on Class MA of the General Permitted Development Order.
Solar generation in the historic environment
Success requires understanding each site in detail.
Level 6 Design, Construction and Management BSc
CIOB launches first-ever degree programme to develop the next generation of construction leaders.
Open for business as of April, with its 2026 prospectus and new pipeline of housing schemes.
The operational value of workforce health
Keeping projects moving. Incorporating unplanned absence and the importance of health, in operations.
A carbon case for indigenous slate
UK slate can offer clear embodied carbon advantages.
Costs and insolvencies mount for SMEs, despite growth
Construction sector under insolvency and wage bill pressure in part linked to National Insurance, says report.
The place for vitrified clay pipes in modern infrastructure
Why vitrified clay pipes are reclaiming their role in built projects.
Research by construction PR consultancy LMC published.
Roles and responsibilities of domestic clients
ACA Safety in Construction guide for domestic clients.
Fire door compliance in UK commercial buildings
Architect and manufacturer gives their low down.
The new towns and strategic environmental assessments
12 locations of the New Towns Taskforce reduced to 7 within the new towns draft programme and open consultation.
Buildings that changed the future of architecture. Book review.
Around the web
The UK Stained Glass Repository… finding stained glass windows new homes.
New CPD Catalogue addition: Future Homes Standard.
New electrical Standard amendment set to modernise UK installations for a sustainable and digital era.
Government cuts electricity bill for 10,000 manufacturers in boost for UK competitiveness.
Survey on CDM Regulations launched by CIOB.
A brief run down of updates from last month with the Building Safety Wiki.
SPAB: Emerging Building Craftsperson of the Year Award… to 21 August.
Marketing strategies to grow your construction business.
CIC raises concerns to government over new school sprinkler policy.
Stress Awareness Month.
Electrifying the Future: ECA Business Day.
From student to CIOB Fellow.
Latest issue of Archetech now available.
Construction Management, 26 Mar
No more energy bills’: Housebuilder adopts Finnish timber system touted as better than Passivhaus.
Grenfell Tower community update: March 2026.