About
Designing Buildings is the construction wiki. An industry-wide, cross-discipline forum for finding and sharing knowledge about the planning, design, construction and operation of built assets.
Write an article
You can write about any subject related to the construction industry, including research, publications, organisations, theories, news, products and practices. All we ask is that articles are factual (not adverts) and are encyclopaedic in style (not blog posts).
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
New President of ECA announced
Ruth Devine MBE becomes the 112th President of the Electrical Contractors Association.
New CIAT Professional Standards Competency Framework
Supercedes the 2019 Professional Standards Framework from 1 May 2025.
Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds
Free exhibition at the RIBA Architecture Gallery until 31 May.
PPN 021: Payment Spot Checks in Public Sub-Contracts
Published following consultation and influence from ECA.
Designing Buildings reaches 20,000 articles
We take a look back at some of the stranger contributions.
Lessons learned from other industries.
The Buildings of the Malting Industry. Book review.
Conserving places with climate resilience in mind.
Combating burnout.
The 5 elements of seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu and shitsuke.
Shading for housing, a design guide
A look back at embedding a new culture of shading.
The Architectural Technology Awards
The AT Awards 2025 are open for entries!
ECA Blueprint for Electrification
The 'mosaic of interconnected challenges' and how to deliver the UK’s Transition to Clean Power.
Grenfell Tower Principal Contractor Award notice
Tower repair and maintenance contractor announced as demolition contractor.
Passivhaus social homes benefit from heat pump service
Sixteen new homes designed and built to achieve Passivhaus constructed in Dumfries & Galloway.
CABE Publishes Results of 2025 Building Control Survey
Concern over lack of understanding of how roles have changed since the introduction of the BSA 2022.
Around the web
April 2025 – A roundup of HSE’s top stories.
Diversitas Launches New Website to Champion Black Professionals in Construction.
Construction Management, 8 May
Digital Construction Awards 2025: Digital Contractor of the Year shortlist.
Updated BS Code of practice for non-domestic fire detection and alarm systems out now.
IHBC President keynote focus at UKREiiF 2025.
Hackitt says we should have reached this point sooner.
Steelmaking needs a ‘dual decarbonisation’ approach.
How British culture was transformed by émigré architects, filmmakers and writers.
Hiring in the US construction industry at lowest level ever.
Construction Manager, 30 April
Podcast - Do we have the skills for a retrofit revolution?
Prices up, confidence down after 100 days of Trump.
Clean energy projects prioritised for grid connections.
CIOB announces new trustees for 2025.
Building Regulations Explained - Facades & Fenestration.
Grenfell fire fridge maker accused of safety test failings in council lawsuit.
BEAMA initiative for heat electrification technology welcomed.
Construction Management, 28 April
Prison sentence for Keltbray managers who took £600k in bribes.
Coke shipment keeps British Steel’s blast furnaces burning.
High Court judge rules contract made over WhatsApp is valid.
Pre order: World Heat Pump Market 2025.
Buildings and Cities, 14 April
Climate Change Risk and Decision-Making.
Construction Management, 24 April
Video | Drone shows one of Europe’s ‘most complicated roof structures’,
CIAT Principal Designer Register reopens on 1 May 2025.
Challenges to thatch supply threaten vital rural industry.