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Features and news
CIOB Art of Building 2024 judges choice winner
Once Upon a Pass by Liam Man.
CIOB Art of Building 2024 public choice winner
Fresco School by Roman Robroek.
HE expands finance alliance to boost SME house building
Project follows on from Habiko public-private place making pension partnership for affordable housing delivery.
Licensing construction; looking back to look forward
Voluntary to required contractors (licensing) schemes.
A contractor discusses the Building Safety Act
A brief to the point look at changes that have occurred.
How orchards can influence planning and development.
CIOB Construction Manager of the Year award
Shortlist set to go head-to-head for prestigious industry title.
HSE simplified advice for installers of stone worktops
After company fined for repeatedly failing to protect workers.
Co-located with 10th year of UK Construction Week.
Time for knapping, no time for napping
Decorative split stone square patterns in facades.
A practical guide to the use of flint in design and architecture.
Designing for neurodiversity: driving change for the better
Accessible inclusive design translated into reality.
RIBA detailed response to Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report
Briefing notes following its initial 4 September response.
Approved Document B: Fire Safety from March
Current and future changes with historical documentation.
A New Year, a new look for BSRIA
As phase 1 of the BSRIA Living Laboratory is completed.
Around the web
National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Electrical Installation and Electrotechnical.
100% member funding for CITB retrofit and passivhouse courses until April 1st 2025.
A research resource on the far-reaching impact of design governance on new subsidised housing.
The Building Centre, until Jan 30
Exhibition on Housing Standardisation.
The Building Centre, 12-13 Feb
Two-day summit and CPD at the Buidlng Centre in London.
Fire Safety Management course.
Shaping safer buildings: New era of compliance under the BSA post Grenfell.
NRH / Futuebuild - EPC Consultation Webinar.
The boring building index.
Streets Ahead: The race to build 1.5m homes.
BS 9991:2024 - Fire Safety in the Design, Management and use of Residential Buildings.
Construction Management, 16 Jan
Grenfell report: RIBA calls for principal contractors licencing scheme.
New threshold changes: what the new rules mean for businesses.
BSI to explore COVID-19's impact on construction's 'hybrid generation'.
FuturHist’s ‘Policy Framework’ on European Policies for Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings.
Building Controls: An Introduction, online course.
Open consultation energy performance reform ends soon.
Consultation outcome: Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations.