Earth Building UK and Ireland has produced a learning module on earth building for School of Specification. CEO Rowland Keable explains why we need a change of mindset to unlock the many benefits it brings.
HLW has produced a learning module on specifying healthy materials for School of Specification. Senior designer Alison Grant explains the dangers of unhealthy materials and the role that architects can play in improving the supply chain.
Steve Webb of Webb Yates Engineers has produced a learning module on stone for School of Specification. Here, he explains how the potato/tomato line provides a clue as to how stone construction might be developed in the UK.
Construction lawyers from Beale & Co, Forsters, Mayer Brown, and the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London have produced a course on legal responsibilities and liabilities for School of Specification. Tamsin Travers from Mayer Brown explains how architects can limit liability and obtain sound advice.
Engineer Dave Rayment from Morph Structures presents a learning module on specification for low embodied carbon for School of Specification. He explains why it’s important that the battle to reduce embodied carbon cuts across the full palette of materials.
The Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London has produced a learning module on CCPC for School of Specification. Professor David Mosey explains why this is essential knowledge for architects.
Neil Thomas of Atelier One has produced a learning module for School of Specification to share the lessons learnt from more than a decade spent researching and building with bamboo. Here, he explains why it’s a material the construction industry can’t afford to ignore.
Leading construction lawyers Fenwick Elliott have produced a learning module for School of Specification on the Building Safety Act and its 2023 updates. Lucinda Robinson explains how architects can prepare for the new regime.
Isabel Allen highlights the exorbitant cost of education for architects and how AT has developed the ‘School of Specification’ (SOS), an e-learning platform to provide students and practitioners with technical, regulatory and contractual information at every stage of their career.
Experts from Kings College London's Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution have produced a course on CCPC for  School of Specification. Tutor Darya Bahram asks why adversarial models of procurement and contracting persist.
