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NBS have published their first 'Best Practice Guide to Specification Writing' to help built environment professionals develop a standardised approach to specification.

The National Retrofit Hub (NRH) has launched the Archetypes Best Practice Guide and the NRH Archetypes Library, to help designers, local authorities, property owners, and the wider sector more easily identify and apply archetype-based retrofit solutions.

Construction Industry Council (CIC) have written a new Risk Management Briefing, "Personal Liability of Employees".

New guidance from IStructE examines approaches to damage and loss in the UK caused by subsidence, heave and landslip and the repair of affected buildings.

New Guide to Building Materials and the Environment has been published by architectural practice Stephen George + Partners in collaboration with the GreenSpec website.

Workers are urged to renew their industry accreditation (IA) cards before 31 December 2024.

CLC has published FAQs on the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and energy saving advice resources.

BSRIA and London South Bank University have partnered to publish a comprehensive free guide to define the terminology of net zero and its implications for the built environment.

Technical guidance on thermal bypass risks by Passivhaus Trust.

New guidance, issued by the NCSC and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), is designed to help small and medium-sized construction businesses.

Guidance for CIAT's two Specialist Registers have been updated.

Building Standards Division has published new national guidance intended to help improve the quality of building warrant applications.

The guidance represents international best practice for land measurement.

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published new guidance, Unlocking the Delivery of Net Zero Carbon Buildings, which examines how current barriers to the delivery of net zero carbon buildings can be overcome.

International wayfinding experts Applied have launched the Covid-19 Design Toolkit, a free resource designed to tackle social distancing design.

Trustmark and the Construction Leadership Council have launched an online guide to help people safely engage the services of tradespeople in/around their homes.

The UK Government has offered its support to the construction industry, by outlining its expectations from businesses as they manage and enforce B2B contracts during the COVID-19 emergency.

Guidance relating to changes to IR35 taking place in April 2020.

A new guide to the design and construction of precast concrete in buildings published.

A revised version is now available from robustdetails.com.