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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
Tools and processes supporting a robust golden thread
BSRIA Handover Information and O&M Manuals guidance.
Industry survey highlights persistent skills gap
Building engineering business survey by ECA in partnership with BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF.
IHBC Conservation Professional Practice Principles
Spotlighted in HEF Historic Environment Overview.
CIAT collaborates with CIOB, CIfA, Icon to launch The Arc
Helping clients find specialist historic environment professionals.
Government building safety remediation data releases
Show some progress, but a 50% gap not yet started.
Testing For A Safer Future; an initial industry response
A response to the Independent Review of the Construction Product Testing Regime.
Requirements for UK buildings in certain circumstances.
CLC guidance for dutyholders and accountable persons.
Types of contractor in the construction industry
A long list, but are any missing ?
The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill 2023
Unanimously approved to legislation on May 14, 2024.
Asset information requirements AIR
In detail, with links to further resources.
Where it's AT Building Safety podcasts from CIAT
Unravelling the Golden Thread and CIAT’s Principal Designer Register for non-HRBs and HRBs.
What happened to Hadrian's Wall?
Its former stones can be found in buildings near its route.
Strategic ventilation in modern building design
Download your free guide.
Four new types of prior approval for solar developments
Online Planning Portal application types from 5 September.
Around the web
Locally-led September open heritage resources and projects.
The O&M and handover process is broken: let’s fix it.
Buildings and Cities, until 28 Oct
Net-Zero Retrofit of the Building Stock, abstracts sought.
Fire at Spectrum House, Dagenham.
Construction Management, 28 Aug
Product testing: industry ready to act, but Morrell highlights the challenges.
Balancing the built and natural environments Conference.
Investigation launched into fire at tower block with 'non-compliant' cladding.
Help ECA's President raise money for the Electrical Industries Charity.
London Borough of Merton, 13 Aug
Council takes control of rented homes to protect residents at risk.
Construction Management, 27 Aug
Construction’s ageing workforce: where are the next generation?
Fire guts tower block during cladding removal work.
Clients: there’s more to UK BIM Framework than just EIRs and BEPs.
Acoustic Implications of Low Carbon Housing at Acoustics 2024
2024 Student Award new closing date, 30 September.
Construction Management, 22 Aug
Construction deaths are on the rise again: where are we failing?
Grenfell: Building a Disaster.
Climate Change Adaptation category added to practice areas.