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Designing Buildings has 25 knowledge hubs where you can find introductions to our main subject areas and links to key articles that will help you learn more
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
Welsh and Scottish 2026 elections
Manifestos for the built environment for upcoming same May day elections.
Advancing BIM education with a competency framework
“We don’t need people who can just draw in 3D. We need people who can think in data.”
Guidance notes to prepare for April ERA changes
From the Electrical Contractors' Association Employee Relations team.
Significant changes to be seen from the new ERA in 2026 and 2027, starting on 6 April 2026.
First aid in the modern workplace with St John Ambulance.
Ireland's National Residential Retrofit Plan
Staged initiatives introduced step by step.
Solar panels, pitched roofs and risk of fire spread
60% increase in solar panel fires prompts tests and installation warnings.
Modernising heat networks with Heat interface unit
Why HIUs hold the key to efficiency upgrades.
Reflecting on the work of the CIOB Academy
Looking back on 2025 and where it's going next.
Procurement in construction: Knowledge hub
Brief, overview, key articles and over 1000 more covering procurement.
Sir John Betjeman’s love of Victorian church architecture.
Exchange for Change for UK deposit return scheme
The UK Deposit Management Organisation established to deliver Deposit Return Scheme unveils trading name.
A guide to integrating heat pumps
As the Future Homes Standard approaches Future Homes Hub publishes hints and tips for Architects and Architectural Technologists.
BSR as a standalone body; statements, key roles, context
Statements from key figures in key and changing roles.
Resident engagement as the key to successful retrofits
Retrofit is about people, not just buildings, from early starts to beyond handover.
Around the web
Graduate Apprenticeship opportunities available in Edinburgh Napier University.
PAS 2000 Launch Event: Bringing Safer Construction Products to Market.
Construction challenge for East Midlands students showcases future talent.
Act now: 864,000 sole traders and landlords face new tax rules in two months.
Sizewell C Consortium job opportunities
Open consultation: Improving proportionality and safety outcomes in building control: telecommunications work.
Nominate for the IHBC MARSH Awards to celebrate Successful Learning… and/or Community Contribution.
Updated Contract Administration Forms now available for England and Wales.
Roadmap for Section 106 delivery in England.
Regulator of Social Housing publishes the Rent Standard 2026.
Construction Management, 29 Jan
How to build social value on construction sites: three industry exemplars.
Warm Homes Plan risks undermining UK’s energy transition due to lack of electrotechnical industry representation, says ECA.
CIAT analysis of the government's Warm Homes Plan.
Welcome to the ASBP Interactive House!
BSI consultation on new standard for audio systems for emergency communication.
ICE Northern Ireland roundtable explores infrastructure priorities.
Council on Training in Architectural Conservation (COTAC) publishes Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia.