Newsletter archive 2016
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23/12/2016 - BSRIA Blue Book, new concrete printer, renovation, Rockefeller Center...
20/12/2016 - Top 10 buildings of 2016, social mobility in construction, shell and core, Nautilus House...
16/12/2016 - Interview with BPF, Topmix Permeable, Pantheon, chip carving...
13/12/2016 - Top 15 articles of 2016, Excel and construction, Futuro House, Turning Torso...
9/12/2016 - Prelims, the future of insurance, energy system, Brandenburg Gate...
6/12/2016 - What is modernism?, revised infrastructure pipeline, Fish Building, dissertation guides...
2/12/2016 - Building Live 2016, architecture maps review, El Capitolio, concept design...
29/11/2016 - Cinema architecture, FutuREstorative review, contract administrator...
25/11/2016 - Long Lines Building, Autumn statement, adjudicators and bias, extension of time...
22/11/2016 - Chernobyl, London Design Museum, Redfern housing review and more...
18/11/2016 - Chicago River Cruise, generalist vs specialist learning, Lincoln Memorial, defects liability period...
15/11/2016 - BSRIA Briefing 2016, HS2 northern route, Hyperloop One, Mahabat Maqbara, lump sum contract...
11/11/2016 - ZHA timber stadium, brownfield land, wellbeing...
8/11/2016 - CIOB Academy, construction pay index, Brexit worries…
4/11/2016 - Future flood protection, CFD, 100,000 modular homes, Sears Tower...
1/11/2016 - Carbon reduction, Sharp Centre, UK BIM Alliance, design team meetings...
28/10/2016 - Off-site materials, BS 8536, nudge theory, YADA...
25/10/2016 - Digital Built Britain, The Great British Housing Disaster, Transport design and health...
21/10/2016 - Bridge Engineering exhibition, tender process, National Needs Assessment, The Kremlin...
18/10/2016 - Farmer Review, devolution and development, floating Parliament, Manchester Civil Justice Centre...
14/10/2016 - Spomeniks, National Infrastructure Commission, u-values, One World Trade Center...
11/10/2016 - RIBA Stirling Prize, security glazing, data and waste, Blur Building...
7/10/2016 - Short term lets, Schuppen house, conservation services, El Castillo...
4/10/2016 - Bromley Hall, Student resources, fire standards, project plans, Office Center 1000...
30/9/2016 - Project bank accounts, Ljubljana Castle, Chancel repair liability...
27/9/2016 - Programme management code, Cancer Centre at Guy's, Albert Hall Mansions...
23/9/2016 - Student resources, smart homes in Germany, Villa Savoye, value engineering...
20/9/2016 - Landscapes of human exploitation, Mayfield regeneration project, the future of electricity...
16/9/2016 - Use of railway carriages as housing, Hinkley Point C, algae, Sagrada Familia...
13/9/2016 - Richard Rogers in conversation, green building envelope, Spire London, Upside Down House, stairs...
9/9/2016 - Risk in construction, Carbuncle Cup 2016, neighbourhood planning, Beijing's Giant Egg...
6/9/2016 - Adaptive structures, Plug-in to Housing event, restoring Singapore shophouses, A House for Essex...
2/9/2016 - Types of design drawing, assessing environmental impacts, Crossrail update, Dubai's Atlantis...
30/8/2016 - Design and construction fees, RSHP at Open House 2016, London by Design review, MahaNakhon tower...
26/8/2016 - Open House London 2016, indoor air quality, Birmingham Central Library demolition, Taipei 101...
23/8/2016 - Constructing Excellence merger, twisting buildings, augmented reality, Scottish Parliament building...
19/8/2016 - Defects in brickwork, Edinburgh Castle, post-Brexit vision, fire and security market study...
16/8/2016 - BIM project plan, Construction Planning, apprentices levy, Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum...
12/8/2016 - Self-build house: Project plan, Building Revolutions review, Deptford Yard, St. Paul's Cathedral...
9/8/2016 - Method statement, smart motorways, Robin Hood Gardens redevelopment, Rose Museum...
29/7/2016 - Engineering the World exhibition, paper sizes, London City Airport expansion, Space Needle...
26/7/2016 - Big data, air conditioning, Waldspirale, architect's fees...
22/7/2016 - Alternative Garden Bridge, interview with Graduate Design Engineer, project brief, Royal Albert Hall...
19/7/2016 - Interview with Anthony Weller, overcoming the challenges of Brexit, Prenuptial Housing, Fuji TV Building...
15/7/2016 - Edge debate 74, Studio SWINE, Ark Encounter, modern slavery, Fallingwater...
8/7/2016 - Preventing overheating, aquatecture, Minecraft, US Capitol..
1/7/2016 - Kew's Temperate House, Referendum news, 3 WTC, The Louvre.
24/6/2016 - Conservation Wiki, Competition winners, Shale gas, The Dunmore Pineapple, The buildings of the EU.
16/06/2016 - Launch of Tate Modern extension, EU Referendum debate, Design for Climate Change review, Neuschwanstein Castle...
09/06/2016 - London Serpentine Pavilion, wind and tall buildings, oil - a global perspective, Roman Colosseum...
02/06/2016 - Our interview with The BIM Hub, natural gas guide, Venice Biennale innovation, Burj al Arab...
19/05/2016 - Roof void fires, road development process guide, Queen's Speech, Wembley Stadium...
12/05/2016 - Bin blight, Crossrail station designs, marine energy & hydropower, Parthenon...
05/05/2016 - Step-by-step BIM guide launched, Pier 55 in New York, recyclable building materials, City Hall...
28/04/2016 - BIM is big business, Tratoppen, zero carbon homes, sustainable water, Taj Mahal...
21/04/2016 - Competition launch, Britain's greatest maverick building, architectural photographer interview, CN Tower...
14/04/2016 - London Mayoral election 2016, Green Deal slammed, groundwater control, Flatiron Building...
07/04/2016 - Zaha Hadid, BIM mandate, must cities grow to compete?, virtual reality, Wembley Arena...
31/03/2016 - John McDonnell speech, New York Horizon 'sidescraper', starter homes announcement, Chrysler Building...
17/03/2016 - Construction dissertation guides, Budget 2016, UK Air Pollution Report, supply chain collaboration, Dublin's GPO...
10/03/2016 - HS2, what makes good housing?, retrofit investment, The Oculus, Trump Tower New York...
02/03/2016 - The invisible city, Hertsmere House project, Britain-China trade investment, Leaning Tower of Pisa...
25/02/2016 - Nexus project, Pavegen, St. Basil's Cathedral, Venice Biennale, the White House...
18/02/2016 - State of the trades infographic, the Dancing House, fast track planning proposals, Sydney Opera House...
11/02/2016 - Interview with Labour's Shadow Housing & Planning Minister, a new capital for the UK, Petronas Twin Towers...
04/02/2016 - Bridges of the world, housebuilding register, Frank Gehry profile, Empire State Building...
28/01/2016 - Favela, lighting and energy efficiency, Architect @ Work exhibition, Guggenheim Museum...
21/01/2016 - Pendulum arbitration, immigration skills charge, BT Tower...
15/01/2016 - Last planner system, Brutalist London Map review, Shanghai Tower...
08/01/2016 - Design for deconstruction, new NHBC standards, RICS Rural Policy Paper, Habitat 67...
Featured articles and news
The Architectural Technology Awards
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ECA Blueprint for Electrification
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Grenfell Tower Principal Contractor Award notice
Tower repair and maintenance contractor announced as demolition contractor.
Passivhaus social homes benefit from heat pump service
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British Architectural Sculpture 1851-1951
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A programme to tackle the lack of diversity.
Independent Building Control review panel
Five members of the newly established, Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommended, panel appointed.
Welsh Recharging Electrical Skills Charter progresses
ECA progressing on the ‘asks’ of the Recharging Electrical Skills Charter at the Senedd in Wales.
A brief history from 1890s to 2020s.
CIOB and CORBON combine forces
To elevate professional standards in Nigeria’s construction industry.
Amendment to the GB Energy Bill welcomed by ECA
Move prevents nationally-owned energy company from investing in solar panels produced by modern slavery.
Gregor Harvie argues that AI is state-sanctioned theft of IP.
Heat pumps, vehicle chargers and heating appliances must be sold with smart functionality.
Experimental AI housing target help for councils
Experimental AI could help councils meet housing targets by digitising records.
New-style degrees set for reformed ARB accreditation
Following the ARB Tomorrow's Architects competency outcomes for Architects.
BSRIA Occupant Wellbeing survey BOW
Occupant satisfaction and wellbeing tool inc. physical environment, indoor facilities, functionality and accessibility.