Newsletter archive 2022
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23/12/2022 - Emotional architecture, SF6 phase out, women in project management.
20/12/2022 - Insulating shutters, biomass boilers, residential heating.
16/12/2022 - Saunas, engineer timber, timber species.
13/12/2022 - Snow and ice buildings, power cuts, diversity in heritage.
9/12/2022 - Flying factories, ChatGPT, change management.
6/12/2022 - Conflict zones, queer spaces, cultural suppression.
2/12/2022 - Infrared heating, thermal comfort, surface heating.
29/11/2022 - The history of oconservation areas, shop signs, types of structural load.
25/11/2022 - Sustainability standards, The Burrell Collection, net zero buildings guide.
22/11/2022 - Copper roofing, iron frames, Autumn statement.
18/11/2022 - Free webinar, Bedzed, Gregor Harvie profile.
15/11/2022 - Hydrogen colours, wrought iron, black inclusion.
11/11/2022 - COP 27, timber gridshells, loss and damage.
8/11/2022 - Party conferences, CIAT film series, COP 27.
4/11/2022 - Webinar poll, cracking in buildings, waste traps.
1/11/2022 - Floating communities, hop kilns, net zero terminology.
28/10/2022 - Upskilling, build for life webinars, where its AT films.
25/10/2022 - Another new PM, Britain's best stations, heritage competence.
21/10/2022 - Art of photography, Net zero guide, accelerating diversity.
18/10/2022 - Economic Advisory Council, mould in historic buildings, World Menopause Day.
14/10/2022 - Battersea Power Station photos, designing with daylight, Social Value Act.
11/10/2022 - Shipton Sollars St Mary, railway buildings, green wood structures.
7/9/2022 - Which is the most common procurement route, new wiring regs, apprenticeships for prisoners.
4/9/2022 - A tour of Kyiv, modular housing, appurtenance.
30/9/2022 - Extra-contractual recoveries, women in project management, holistically designed homes.
27/9/2022 - Mini budget, weathervanes, Housing minister.
23/9/2022 - Ecotourism, biosolar, net zero buildings standard.
20/9/2022 - Airflow, design codes, construction historian.
16/9/2022 - State events, Spon's 2023, Future Homes Standard.
13/9/2022 - Pattern books, timber conservation, metallurgy.
9/9/2022 - Half mast flags, Construction Playbook, traditional buildings and moisture.
6/9/2022 - History of the building regulations, EPD's, calcination.
2/9/2022 - Fast track planning, architectural technology films, tool theft.
30/8/2022 - The history of timber, Harrogate in 1988, densification.
26/8/2022 - Carbon cycle, off-site manufacturing, visualising daylight.
23/8/2022 - Phone box listing, ego-state negotiation, coal houses.
19/8/2022 - Dry soil, refurbishment, political instability.
16/8/2022 - Unequal pay, rooflights, temperature.
12/8/2022 - Overheating, bricks, smoke detectors.
9/8/2022 - Theipval, landownership in 1909, occupant wellbeing.
5/8/2022 - Deep geothermal, insulation, building services revolution.
2/8/2022 - Cemetourism, design chill, Glasgow 2030.
29/7/2022 - Building safety fund, approved documents digitalisation, RIBA law survey.
26/7/2022 - Sizewell C, neighbourhood plans, solar shading.
22/7/2022 - Solar irradiance, curved intersections, indoor air quality.
19/7/2022 - High street histories, British bridges, climate adaptation.
15/7/2022 - Chimney cowls, ecosystem services, Fire Safety Act.
12/7/2022 - Seaside from above, Nottingham Broadmarsh, indoor air contaminants.
8/7/2022 - APM associate membership offer, AI and project management, adoptive architecture.
5/7/2022 - CIAT chief exec stands down, heritage funding, building safety changes.
1/7/2022 - Building Safety Act, BSRIA conference, CIOB president.
28/6/2022 - Women in engineering, the high street, PAS 2080.
24/6/2022 - 10 years anniversary, temperature, alterations to existing buildings.
21/6/2022 - Climate change and heritage, Bristol Joint Station, air quality.
17/6/2022 - Approved documents, cabman shelters, air quality hub.
14/6/2022 - CSCS cards, hydroponics, heritage on the edge.
10/6/2022 - Curtains, Approved Document 0, PSTN and lifts.
7/6/2022 - Heritage, levelling up, code of practice for project management.
3/6/2022 - Platinum, fire regulation changes, city networks.
31/5/2022 - Zinc roofing, electrotechnical contractors, public consultation.
27/5/2022 - Water treatment, boilers, coping or capping.
24/5/2022 - Bee buildings, heritage Australia, fire door inspection.
20/5/2022 - Heat pumps, limestone, public transport funding.
17/5/2022 - Inspection and test plan, dynamic conditions, PAS 128.
13/5/2022 - Agile project management, infrastructure maintenance, Queen's speech.
10/5/2022 - Delisting Liverpool, repairing the Iron Bridge, air conditioning inflation.
6/5/2022 - Modern slavery, product survey, Building Safety Act.
3/5/2022 - Building Safety Act, PPE Regulations, Bath stone.
29/4/2022 - Types of roof, resilient infrastructure, BSRIA conference.
26/4/2022 - Heat pumps, aquatic tourism, brutalism.
22/4/2022 - APM sponsorship, SAID, BS 8356.
19/4/2022 - Wonder Egg, refrigerants, Powis Castle.
15/4/2022 - Cladding agreement, space architecture, wiring regulations.
12/4/2022 - Lock islands, building safety bill, green belt.
8/4/2022 - BIM survey, BSRIA Blue Book, social value.
5/4/2022 - Mid-rise buildings, the river Severn, zero carbon guidance.
1/4/2022 - Products, flooding and resilience, Gemini principles.
29/3/2022 - ICE knowledge networks, wrought iron, church maintenance.
25/3/2022 - Urban tress, product regulations, bungaroosh.
22/3/2022 - Kurt Schwitters, Magdeburg Cathedral, electric panel heaters.
18/3/2022 - Overheating, heritage on the edge, acoustic insulation.
15/3/2022 - Statutory compliance inspection, Mates in Mind, exedra.
11/3/2022 - Manx architecture, Building Safety Bill, designing for dementia.
8/3/2022 - Audits, architectural regeneration, types of city.
4/3/2022 - Designing Buildings Anywhere, Building Safety Bill, Safer Buildings Conference.
1/3/2022 - Planned obsolescence, roller blinds, Wentworth Woodhouse.
25/2/2022 - English perpendicular, climate resilience, Hong Kong shophouse.
22/2/2022 - Building preservation, The Co-Op, Dan Rigamonti.
18/2/2022 - Value mapping, electrification, rail priorities.
15/2/2022 - Town partnerships, soft power, eaves insulators.
11/2/2022 - Burrell reopening, Approved documents, Pimlico Plumbers.
8/2/2022 - Purbeck stone, voluntary conservation, types of building.
4/2/2022 - Cyber security, Highway Code, cost of living.
1/2/2022 - Working from height, SAVE campaign, safe rooms.
28/1/2022 - Building Safety Bill, wiring regulations, tin.
25/1/2022 - Statutory listing, safe isolation, mimetic architecture.
21/1/2022 - Drawing types, electric vehicle connection, silicosis consultation.
18/1/2022 - Dick Nunn's bridge, Islamic architecture, construction product regulations.
14/1/2022 - Energy prices, hatching, MEAT to MAT.
11/1/2022 - Community heritage, bronze, building better schools.
7/1/2022 - Dispute avoidance, indoor air quality, smart motorways.
4/1/2022 - Top 20 of 2021, types of buildings, Editor wanted.
Featured articles and news
Twas the site before Christmas...
A rhyme for the industry and a thankyou to our supporters.
Plumbing and heating systems in schools
New apprentice pay rates coming into effect in the new year
Addressing the impact of recent national minimum wage changes.
EBSSA support for the new industry competence structure
The Engineering and Building Services Skills Authority, in working group 2.
Notes from BSRIA Sustainable Futures briefing
From carbon down to the all important customer: Redefining Retrofit for Net Zero Living.
Principal Designer: A New Opportunity for Architects
ACA launches a Principal Designer Register for architects.
A new government plan for housing and nature recovery
Exploring a new housing and infrastructure nature recovery framework.
Leveraging technology to enhance prospects for students
A case study on the significance of the Autodesk Revit certification.
Fundamental Review of Building Regulations Guidance
Announced during commons debate on the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report.
CIAT responds to the updated National Planning Policy Framework
With key changes in the revised NPPF outlined.
Councils and communities highlighted for delivery of common-sense housing in planning overhaul
As government follows up with mandatory housing targets.
CIOB photographic competition final images revealed
Art of Building produces stunning images for another year.
HSE prosecutes company for putting workers at risk
Roofing company fined and its director sentenced.
Strategic restructure to transform industry competence
EBSSA becomes part of a new industry competence structure.
Major overhaul of planning committees proposed by government
Planning decisions set to be fast-tracked to tackle the housing crisis.
Industry Competence Steering Group restructure
ICSG transitions to the Industry Competence Committee (ICC) under the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Principal Contractor Competency Certification Scheme
CIOB PCCCS competence framework for Principal Contractors.
The CIAT Principal Designer register
Issues explained via a series of FAQs.