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Features and news
The 2024 update of the Common Assessment Standard
Demonstrating organisational capability’ to fulfil roles under the Building Safety Act.
The story behind the award-winning knowledge quarter building,
SkillELECTRIC Top 8 Competitors Named
in annual search for the UK’s best student electrician.
CIOB Diversity and Inclusion technical Information sheet
Step-by-step guide on implementing D and I practices.
Conservation and the Indian City. Book review.
Reversibility in conservation ethics
Learning from painting conservation.
Where It's AT Podcast launched!
New CIAT Architectural Technology Podcast goes live.
The holistic approach to understanding buildings, their defects and associated remedial action.
Housing Ombudsman raises urgent concerns
About window-related complaints in social housing.
Maintaining and refurbishing PVCu windows
Getting more from old windows that can't be replaced.
The global market for Air Conditioning
Potential growth in Latin America despite challenges ahead.
The Welded Masonry Support (WMS) IG Masonry Support
The first masonry support manufacturer to receive Passive House certification.
Anonymous and safe reporting service to stop meter tampering.
Planning approvals increased by twenty percent in June
Ahead of new housebuilding drive by Labour government.
Tech advances, regulatory standards, but a global demand.
Refrigeration market updates on condensing units.
The National Retrofit Hub at a one year milestone
Four key NRH resources now available.
New built environment degree apprenticeships for Wales
Supporting the need for an extra 11,000 workers by 2028.
Around the web
ECA Members: Help us research neutral current diversion.
Journal of Salutogenic Architecture, January 24
Vol. 2 No. 1. 2023
Construction Management, July 15
White paint could be more effective than green roofs at cooling cities.
£20bn investment for UK Build-to-Rent over next ten years predicted.
Construction Management, July 9
‘Poor diagnosis, excessive delays’ from housing watchdog.
IEMA: As plans to ‘slash red tape’, YouGov finds 3/5 want increased public planing involvement.
Construction management, July 11
Supreme Court: Collateral warranties are not construction contracts.
ECA and CWP transformative electrification digital series.
Will power-hungry AI overwhelm the National Grid? Can electrical apprentices save the day?
21 homebuilders sign up voluntary Homes for Nature..
Construction Management, July 8
Construction output forecasts look bright – but what about tender prices?
Providing support to local leaders in town centres and high streets.
'Politics is not an exact science’… so what does the political future hold for heritage?
Construction Management, July 5
Construction needs clarity, stability, and vision from Labour, says sector.
Chris Williamson elected RIBA President for 2025-2027.
New CIC Climate Change Committee chair, Mina Hasman.
Swap ‘BIM’ for ‘digital’ and earn a better salary.