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Designing Buildings includes 6 microsites - mini wikis about specialist subjects. Created with our partners, they provide easy access to curated knowledge about particular aspects of the built environment:
Features and news
Homes England goes to TOWN for co-housing project
Marmalade Lane developer selected for Northstowe neighbourhood.
Cohousing and related approaches to solve housing issues
Different forms of community housing explained with examples.
Alternative and off-grid housing communities in the UK
From Hockerton Housing Project to Tinkers Bubble.
Key proposed changes in Amendment 4 to BS 7671:2018
Draft for Public Consultation from now to 3 November 2024.
World Green Building Week 9-13 September
Join in the 16th annual event led by the World GBC.
Specifying XPS in masonry cavity walls below DPC level
Moisture requirements, DPCs and third party certification.
Types of rigid foam insulation
A brief description and some of the main construction types.
Metal composite material panel systems MCM and MCP
Sandwich finishes, forms, details, core and their impacts.
Cumbria's vernacular architecture
A history of building impeded by unsettled times.
CIOB and MMC Ireland announce strategic partnership
For better working conditions, and a more productive construction sector.
More than just glass.
Grenfell Phase 2 final report for construction, at a glance
Twenty-three key issues raised and their recommendations.
Industry responds to the final Grenfell inquiry phase 2 report
Construction body responses to the long-awaited 7 volumes.
Chief construction advisers in brief
From July 2008 to November 2015.
The Grenfell phase 2 final report key summary points
And recommendations for the construction industry.
Approved Document B: Fire Safety upcoming updates
Including sprinklers in care homes, National classes and Fire resistance.
CIOB Podcast: 21st Century Construction
Catch up on the many previous episodes.
Tools and processes supporting a robust golden thread
BSRIA Handover Information and O&M Manuals guidance.
IHBC Conservation Professional Practice Principles
Spotlighted in HEF Historic Environment Overview.
Around the web
Germany will have to invest €120bn to make public buildings carbon neutral by 2045.
IHBC London Branch Day Conference 1 October.
Untouched parts of England’s green belt at risk amid housing target pressure.
Community Land Trust Network, 10 Sept
Autumn budget proposals after four years of zero funds for community led housing.
Codesign and Cohousing: Creating Better Places Together.
We cannot rely on paper-based certification post-Grenfell, says CARES.
New report; Cultural Heritage, Creativity and the Creative Economy.
A construction library is needed post-Grenfell for product data.
Ensuring Fire Safety in Battery Energy Storage Systems.
Construction Management, 9 Sept
‘Limited’ pool of candidates for chief construction adviser role.
Cladding: thousands living in unsafe buildings.
International Retrofit Conference.
Online tickets still available.
Retrofit Reimagined: The Future Is Already Here.
"The shadow of Grenfell Tower's burnt-out husk will follow the refurbishment architect forever".
Registration data reflects Building Control Profession’s commitment to high standards.
WE ESTABLISH- WE DELIVER- WE MAXIMISE with the BESA Group
Construction Management, 4 Sept
The companies blamed for the Grenfell disaster.
University of Queensland, September
Cladding materials library.
Extension to recognition of CE marking
RBKC & the Grenfell Report: What to Expect.
Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report tommorow.
Locally-led September open heritage resources and projects.
The O&M and handover process is broken: let’s fix it.