Discover and contribute to our specialist wiki microsites
Designing Buildings includes 5 microsites, these are mini wikis that focus on specialist subjects. They have been created with our partners to provide easy access to curated knowledge about particular aspects of the built environment. Follow the links below to find out more.
Conservation Wiki is the microsite of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the professional body for building conservation practitioners and historic environment experts. With services and practice standards focussed on professionalism and continuing professional development (CPD) the IHBC provides resources for members as well as the wider public.
BIM Wiki is a partnership with Cohesive, and distributes knowledge and spread awareness to BIM newcomers as well as more experienced users. On these pages you will find all you need to know about BIM, including content written and edited by industry experts.
People Wiki is a hub for equity, diversity and inclusion, in partnership with Building People, bringing together fragmented industry resources with a focus on skills and careers and social value.
AONB Wiki is a partnership with Surrey Hills AONB, a centralised library of guidance and best practice created not only by the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Board but also by users and other key stakeholders. There are 34 Areas AONB's in England, covering 15% of the land area, and a further 4 in Wales and 8 in Northern Ireland.
Circular Economy Wiki is a centralised platform containing guidance, definitions and examples for implementing circular economy practices in construction. Key focus areas include data collection, analysis and sharing of resources, reuse and recycling of building materials, transformation and refurbishment, design for disassembly, flexible and circular construction in policy.
About the wiki
Anyone is welcome to use and contribute to the wiki in different ways.
[edit] Engaging with the wiki
You can:
- Contribute to existing articles
- Create articles
- Share articles through social media and other channels
- Contact the CIRCuIT project to let us know what you think and how we can improve
[edit] Add your own content
To contribute to or create an article, you can follow these steps:
- Register as a user
- Read through the editorial policy and guidance on writing and contributing to articles
- See the detailed help page on tips on writing wiki articles
- Try editing a test article
- If editing an article, select 'Edit this article' underneath the article title
- If creating a new article, select 'Create an article'. In the 'Select categories' area, expand the 'Industry context' list and tag 'Circular economy' to add your article to this wiki
[edit] Who is this wiki for?
The articles contain information on implementing circular economy approaches in construction that could be relevant to:
- Architects
- Construction contractors
- Designers
- Developers, owners, investors
- Engineers
- Landowners
- Manufacturers and supplier
- Universities and research
- Urban planners
[edit] About CIRCuIT
The Circular Economy wiki is supported by the Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities (CIRCuIT) project, which is funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. CIRCuIT is a collaborative project involving 31 ambitious partners across the entire built environment chain in Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki Region and Greater London. Through a series of demonstrations, case studies, events and dissemination activities, the project will showcase how circular construction practices can be scaled and replicated across Europe to enable sustainable building in cities and the transition to a circular economy on a wider scale.