Top twenty articles May 2021
Most viewers arrive on an article in Designing Building Wiki from a Google search. The popularity of an article can give a good indication of what the construction community wants to read about, and therefore some pointers for subjects authors might want to consider for their articles.
If you would like to know more about articles already on the site for your own subject area then please email Simon Baxter.
Below is a list of the top 20 articles for the 4 weeks to the 9th May 2021:
| Article | Views (4weeks to 9th May) |
| Megacity | 12,044 |
| Types of drawings for building design | 9,372 |
| Bill of quantities BOQ | 9,030 |
| Tender documentation for construction projects | 8,709 |
| Types of brick bonding | 7,852 |
| Preliminaries in construction | 7,064 |
| Strip foundation | 7,040 |
| Brutalism | 6,535 |
| Procurement route | 6,152 |
| Types of flooring | 6,106 |
| Design and build procurement route | 5,925 |
| Variations in construction contracts | 5,844 |
| Typical tender process for construction projects | 5,824 |
| Pile foundations | 5,380 |
| U-values | 4,891 |
| Raft foundation | 4,842 |
| Road construction | 4,648 |
| Liquidated damages in construction contracts | 4,558 |
| Construction contract | 4,529 |
| Tender processes for construction contracts | 4,370 |
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--Simon Baxter 16:14, 10 May 2021 (BST)
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