Guest editor articles
Introducing the Guest Editor Programme. Interview with current editor Dan Rigamonti. September 7, 2023.
Seán O'Reilly Director of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation. September 18, 2023.
Phil Henry Genuit Group and Chair of CIBSE Resilient Cities Group. October 4, 2023.
Aaron Gillich Professor of Building Decarbonisation and Director of the BSRIA LSBU Net Zero Building Centre. October 17, 2023.
Dr. Natasha Watson; UK lead for embodied carbon at Buro Happold. October 31, 2023.
Jon Clayton MCIAT, Chartered Architectural Technologist and founder of Architecture Business Club. November 14, 2023.
Ankita Dwivedi CEO & Co-founder Firstplanit. November 28, 2023.
Rebecca Lovelace of Building People and CIOB EDI Individual Award Winner 2022. December 12, 2023.
Ian Wray. Planner, writer and musician. (IHBC Vox pop). December 26, 2023.
Robin Nicholson, convenor of the Edge and fellow of Cullinan studio. January 10 2024
Rosie Thirlwell AT emerging talent award winner and senior architectural technologist. January 20 2024
Guest editor Gregor Harvie. Co-founder and director of Designing Buildings. February 9 2024
Stephen Trench, third generation project manager and Managing Partner at Onyx Partnership. February 20 2024
Norman Fellows; Anticipatory Designer and prolific archi-blogger. March 10 2024
Ashley Wheaton HonRICS, UCEM Vice Chancellor. March 22 2024
Guest Editor Programme in the first six months
Arun Baybars, practising architect and design review panel member. April 16 2024
Christine Peever, Architect and Director of Sheldon Peever Studio. June 2024.
Featured articles and news
Retrofit 25 – What's Stopping Us?
Exhibition Opens at The Building Centre.
Types of work to existing buildings
A simple circular economy wiki breakdown with further links.
A threat to the creativity that makes London special.
How can digital twins boost profitability within construction?
The smart construction dashboard, as-built data and site changes forming an accurate digital twin.
Unlocking surplus public defence land and more to speed up the delivery of housing.
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill
An outline of the bill with a mix of reactions on potential impacts from IHBC, CIEEM, CIC, ACE and EIC.
Farnborough College Unveils its Half-house for Sustainable Construction Training.
Spring Statement 2025 with reactions from industry
Confirming previously announced funding, and welfare changes amid adjusted growth forecast.
Scottish Government responds to Grenfell report
As fund for unsafe cladding assessments is launched.
CLC and BSR process map for HRB approvals
One of the initial outputs of their weekly BSR meetings.
Architects Academy at an insulation manufacturing facility
Programme of technical engagement for aspiring designers.
Building Safety Levy technical consultation response
Details of the planned levy now due in 2026.
Great British Energy install solar on school and NHS sites
200 schools and 200 NHS sites to get solar systems, as first project of the newly formed government initiative.
600 million for 60,000 more skilled construction workers
Announced by Treasury ahead of the Spring Statement.
The restoration of the novelist’s birthplace in Eastwood.
Life Critical Fire Safety External Wall System LCFS EWS
Breaking down what is meant by this now often used term.
PAC report on the Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
Recommendations on workforce, transparency, support, insurance, funding, fraud and mismanagement.
New towns, expanded settlements and housing delivery
Modular inquiry asks if new towns and expanded settlements are an effective means of delivering housing.