Sourcing Scottish slate in the 21st century Sourcing Scottish slate in the 21st century - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. Slate quarrying in Scotland did not cease due to a lack of available material: there are...

Slate quarrying in Scotland did not stop due to a lack of available material. There are plenty of suitable sources with the potential to be redeveloped today. @ihbc.bsky.social article. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Sourcin...

Successful solar generation in the historic environment Successful solar generation in the historic environment - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. With listed buildings and historic sites needing to adapt for positive clima...

Successful solar generation in the historic environment. Achieving consent and managing risk depends on understanding each site in detail. @ihbc.bsky.social article www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Success...

A carbon case for indigenous slate A carbon case for indigenous slate - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. The fact that UK slate can offer clear embodied carbon advantages, primarily due to lower transpo...

The case for indigenous slate. UK slate can offer clear embodied carbon advantages, primarily due to lower transport emissions. @ihbc.bsky.social article. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/A_carbo...

New MCIAT Professional Assessment exemplar published An exemplar cross referenced against the 2025 Chartered Architectural Technologists Professional Standards Competency Framework (PSCF) is available to review on the website.

CIAT, 18 Mar
New MCIAT Professional Assessment exemplar published. architecturaltechnology.com/resource/new...

Upgrading the UKs Housing Stock Parliament Event CIOB hosts its first drop-in event in parliament

CIOB. 10 Mar
Upgrading the UK’s housing stock.
www.ciob.org/blog/upgradi...

JCT 2016 Edition of Contracts withdrawn from circulation The latest industry news in the electrotechnical sector.

ECA, 25 Mar
JCT 2016 Edition of Contracts withdrawn from circulation. www.eca.co.uk/news/2026/ma...

Time to pay up
Government outcome to the late payment consultation, ECA reacts. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Late_pa...

IHBC 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners IHBC 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. The winner of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards for 2025 has been selected by guest judg...

IHBC 2025 Gus Astley Student Award winners
Work on the role of hewing in UK historic conservation a win for Jack Parker of Oxford Brookes University. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/IHBC_20...

Future Homes Building Standards and plug-in solar availability Future Homes Building Standards and plug-in solar availability - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. On 24 March, 2025 the Government The Future Homes and Buildings Stand...

Future Homes Building Standards and plug-in solar.
Parts F and L amendments, the availability of solar panels and industry responses. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Future_...

Unlocking homes, unlocking lives: how Later Living housing can help solve the UK’s housing crisis Unlocking homes, unlocking lives: how Later Living housing can help solve the UK’s housing crisis - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. In 2022, I made a bold career shif...

Unlocking homes, unlocking lives. How later living housing can help solve the housing crisis. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/How_lat...

The manifesto house. Buildings that changed the future of architecture. @ihbc.bsky.social book review. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/The_Man...

Preparing safety case reports for HRBs under the BSA
A new practical guide to preparing structural inputs for safety cases and safety case reports published by IStructE. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Prepari...

FPA, 22 Mar
Systemic fire safety failures exposed at Hong Kong blaze inquiry. www.thefpa.co.uk/fire-and-ris...

IHBC, 20 Mar
Heritage from the doorstep: Demolition of fire-hit facade begins as Glasgow Central station partly reopens. newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk?p=46049

Construction industry one of most vulnerable to prostate cancer due to high proportion of male workers Construction industry one of most vulnerable to prostate cancer due to high proportion of male workers - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. The Chartered Institute of Bu...

Male construction workers and prostate cancer
CIOB and Prostate Cancer UK encourage awareness of prostate cancer risks, and what to do about it. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Constru...

The changed R&D tax landscape for Architects The changed R&D tax landscape for Architects - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. If your practice has under 500 employees, you’ll have historically been classed as an S...

The changed R&D tax landscape for Architects
Specialist gives a recap on tax changes for Research and Development, via the ACA newsletter. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/The_cha...

Two Higher-Risk Buildings (HRB) Principal Designer project case studies through the Gateways A webinar providing insights on two HRB projects, hosted by CIAT, is now available to watch.

CIAT, 17 Mar
Two Higher-Risk Buildings (HRB) Principal Designer project case studies through the Gateways.
architecturaltechnology.com/resource/two...

Why structured product data is construction’s competitive advantage Why structured product data is construction’s competitive advantage - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. Construction has a data problem. It’s not so much a data shortag...

Structured product data as a competitive advantage
NBS explain why accessible product data that works across digital systems is key. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Structu...

Welsh retrofit workforce assessment
Welsh Government report confirms Wales faces major electrical skills shortage, warns ECA. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Welsh_r...

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Government report and back track on copyright opt out for AI training but no clear preferred alternative as yet. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Copyrig...

Embedding AI tools into architectural education
Beyond the render: LMU share how student led research is shaping the future of visualisation workflows.
www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Beyond_...

IHBC, 13 Mar
The new Context, No. 186, does more heavy lifting for members: on ‘Infrastructure and Industry’.
newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk?p=45982

Greater Manchester Alliance launches major drive to power up the region’s electrical workforce The latest industry news in the electrotechnical sector.

ECA, 19 Mar
Greater Manchester Alliance launches major drive to power up the region’s electrical workforce. www.eca.co.uk/news/2026/ma...

IHBC, until 31 Mar
IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate for Successful Learning and or Community Contribution. newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk?p=45976

Why document control still fails UK construction projects. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor explains what needs to change and how. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Why_doc...

CIOB student challenge inspires a new 2026 wave of Irish construction professionals CIOB student challenge inspires a new 2026 wave of Irish construction professionals - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. Eager built environment students from across Ire...

CIOB student challenge
Inspiration for a new 2026 wave of Irish construction professionals. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/CIOB_st...

New planning reforms and Warm Homes Bill to take centre stage at UK Construction Week London New planning reforms and Warm Homes Bill to take centre stage at UK Construction Week London - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. The construction industry is facing one...

New planning reforms and Warm Homes Bill
Take centre stage at UK Construction Week London. www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/New_pla...

Areas for producing spatial development strategies We are seeking views on the proposed geographical areas that will prepare spatial development strategies.

Gov UK, until 26 Mar
Open consultation: Areas for producing spatial development strategies. www.gov.uk/government/c...

The new plan-making system The new plan-making system - Designing Buildings - Share your construction industry knowledge. The new plan-making system is a reformed framework launched by the UK government in November 2025, design...

The new plan-making system
A brief run down of changes intentions from April in an onwards.
www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/The_new...

The Plastic Detox | Official Trailer | Netflix YouTube video by Netflix

Netflix, 16 Mar
The Plastic Detox.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esd8...