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Welcome to the Build Design Hub Journal
A dated publication alongside an undated knowledge base — and why keeping the two apart matters more than it sounds.
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Build Design Hub
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Architecture, construction, materials and the built environment. Reporting and analysis that links back to the reference knowledge base rather than repeating it.
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How the Build Design Hub knowledge base is organised
Materials, building systems, guides, ideas and checklists are five different kinds of thing. Knowing which one you need is most of the work.
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How to read a technical claim about a building product
Most misleading performance figures are not false. They are true measurements of a question you were not asking.
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Materials, systems and the interfaces between them
Almost nothing in a building fails in the middle of a material. It fails where two of them meet.
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Where construction facts come from
A source hierarchy is not bureaucracy. In construction it is the difference between a number you can build on and a number somebody made up.
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ArchitectureArchitectural concepts, building typologies, planning principles and adaptive reuse.No articles yetConstructionConstruction methods, sequencing, site practice and building envelopes.No articles yetMaterialsMaterial developments, comparisons, circularity and low-carbon materials.No articles yetBuilding SystemsWall, roof, floor and facade systems, insulation, prefabrication and interfaces.1 articleRenovationRenovation planning, retrofit, energy upgrades and refurbishment.No articles yetInterior DesignInterior architecture, finishes, layout, lighting and spatial planning.No articles yetTechnologyBIM, digital twins, reality capture, construction automation and visualisation.No articles yetResearchPeer-reviewed studies, institutional reports, building science and material science.2 articlesIndustryStandards, manufacturing and construction-sector developments.No articles yetBuild Design HubPlatform updates, new datasets, methodology changes and roadmap notes.2 articles