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5 articles published, newest first.
2026
- PlatformHow the Build Design Hub knowledge base is organisedA map of the five content types in the Build Design Hub knowledge base, what question each one answers, and how to move between them.
- ResearchHow to read a technical claim about a building productA practical method for reading performance claims, test conditions and research findings about construction products, and the six questions that separate a usable number from a decorative one.
- SystemsMaterials, systems and the interfaces between themWhy building performance is decided at junctions rather than in materials, what an interface actually has to do, and how to think about assemblies rather than product lists.
- PlatformWelcome to the Build Design Hub JournalWhy Build Design Hub is launching a Journal, what it will and will not publish, and how it relates to the reference knowledge base it sits beside.
- ResearchWhere construction facts come fromThe source hierarchy Build Design Hub uses for construction and building information, what does not count as a source, and why paywalled standards are a genuine problem rather than an excuse.