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Response invites the group's representatives to meet and discuss these important issues in further detail.

Public Affairs Executive Tanisha Dadar shares an update on the regulatory changes expected this year, and the RIBA's work to create a safer built environment.

Architects reveal how upskilling in Passivhaus has made them better designers all round. They explain why energy efficient buildings are architecture's future, whether or not you are passionate about sustainability.

Take your first steps into BIM and radically improve your workflow. David Miller explains why BIM is not just for big projects.

Every month, RIBA East showcases a deserving practice based in the East of England. Our March 2021 practice of the month is John Stebbing Architects (JSA). We spoke to Tom Stebbing, Director, and son of Practice Founder, John Stebbing about their diverse portfolio of social and developer-led housing and community projects, schools, and religious buildings.

Every month, RIBA London showcases a London practice. For March 2021, we spoke to Ben Ridley, Founder of Architecture for London, about Passivhaus and the EnerPHit standard, what are their benefits and challenges, and their upcoming projects.

Since 2020, People, Place, Planet has been the core theme for RIBA South West events and activities. Key to this has been a series of talks held in conjunction with Wessex region, which this year, will include at least one event per month. The virtual world has enabled us to secure many important speakers and reach a much wider audience than we would have considered possible a short time ago. Now part way through the programme, what have we learnt so far?

Following a national design competition, Tigg + Coll Architects were appointed to design a barrier-free home for the Taussig family and their two young boys, Theo and Oskar, who suffer from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  

The Future Homes Standard sets out new energy requirements for buildings, leading to ‘zero carbon ready’ in 2025. What are the ‘uplift’ stages, and when will they come into force?

Growing back better, the latest report from the Environmental Audit Committee, echoes the RIBA’s own recommendations on how the built environment can support a green economic recovery.