Electronic Design

Extend Building Automation and Control with LoRaWAN

Historically, building management systems were hardwired, making it challenging to update or modify these systems. The advent of LPWANs has changed the equation to simplify and extend existing systems ...
Inside Housing

Building control panel flags ‘unreasonable circumstances’ under which commercial bodies return work to councils

The Building Control Independent Panel (BCIP) has made its first public statement, which highlighted that commercial bodies are returning building control work to councils in “unreasonable ...
Architects' Journal

The Regs: Building control is broken – here’s how you can help fix it

The Building Control Independent Panel’s call for evidence is the most significant opportunity in a generation to reshape how we regulate building safety in England. The panel’s ‘problem statement’ ...
Los Angeles Times

Building an ADU? What you need to know about rent control

Hoping to boost the supply of housing, California has made it far easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units, better known as granny flats or ADUs. But an ADU could bring an unexpected ...