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Join Baxi Commercial’s Open Day
Baxi Commercial is the UK's single solution market leader for commercial boilers, water heaters & LZC solutions.
To celebrate the re-launch of their stand at the Building Centre, Baxi Commercial will be holding an Open Day on Wednesday 19th June 2013. The event will ...
Built 1:1 - Eurban Works 2003-2013
Timber specialists, Eurban, celebrate 10 years in practice and 100 built works with a series of events throughout September at The Building Centre. Launching on Friday 6 September with Built 1:1 - an exhibition & book drawn from the company's experiences, relationships, stories ...
CIBSE Diversity Panel launched
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineering (CIBSE) has launched a Diversity Panel. Formed to encourage diversity in all its forms, whether race, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability, it is made up of CIBSE members who are keen to increase the routes to ...
Selectaglaze seminar: Secondary Glazing
Selectaglaze is inviting architects, specifiers and designers to experience their new RIBA Approved CPD at The Building Centre.
The purpose of the seminar is to assist designers in specifying secondary glazing that meets required performance levels, looks good, works ...
IBP Communication & PR Awards now open to entries
The Building Centre is proud to support the new communication awards from International Building Press (IBP). They have joined forces with Gorkana and CIPR special interest group Capsig to emulate their annual journalism awards scheme, established in 1973. IBP launched the ...
Ed Davey at The Building Centre for Climate Week
On 6 March the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, joined an audience of over sixty high profile executives to discuss public engagement.
The lively debate, as part of Climate Week, saw the Secretary and his team address burning questions from ...
Winner of our #EighthPlinth competition
Our Mini Product Gallery was very popular at Ecobuild this year. Seven products were selected following an open nomination process, each product was presented with an impartial description on why they were chosen.
We also took inspiration from the Fourth Plinth ...
The #EighthPlinth at Ecobuild.... What's your favourite product?
On our stand at Ecobuild 2013, we will be showcasing products which we feel are particularly noteworthy in a mini eco-product gallery. Selected products from across the industry will be presented with an impartial description on why they were chosen. Many of these products are ...
Ecobuild 2013 - your chance to shine
Have you got, or do you know of, a new energy saving product that is truly exciting for the construction industry? It could be a newly manufactured item, a prototype for a new invention, or a product that has recently proven its effectiveness in reducing a buildings carbon ...
The Building Centre Trust turns 50
On the 14 January 1963 The Building Centre Trust was officially formed with the signing of Trust deeds. Established as an independent charitable organisation, the Trust provides support for educational, research and cultural activities connected with the built environment. ...
Engineering Sketches - winner announced
On 12 December Trevor Flynn of Drawing at Work announced the winner and commendations for the Engineering Sketches Competition 2012, an open exhibition to find the best drawings produced by engineers in the last five years. The first prize went to Alfonso Pezzi of AKT II, who ...
Ecobuild 2013
We are supporting Ecobuild again this year. Ecobuild 2013 is set to be bigger and better than ever, its now the number one event in the world for sustainable design, construction and the built environment.
From building structures and micro-renewables to insulation ...
The Building Centre is supporting the CRASH christmas card appeal
We are supporting the CRASH Christmas Card appeal again this year - are you?
CRASH can provide you with a Christmas e-card which you can send with a clear conscience and minimum effort. Any donations made will be helping homeless people to find warmth and shelter and ...
Prototyping Architecture Conference - CALL FOR PAPERS
The Prototyping Architecture International Conference takes place at The Building Centre, London, 21 – 23 February 2013. It coincides with a major exhibition from The Building Centre Trust and Architecture & Tectonics Research Group of the University of ...
Faces of British Architecture moves to Bristol
The Changing Face of British Architecture is at The Architecture Centre, Bristol until 16 December 2012.
Originally curated by Lorna Soar at The Building Centre, this expanded exhibition sets images of the professionals face to face with a series of specially ...
The Building Centre at Retro Expo 2012
Lower Carbon Drive will be showcased at Retro Expo in Birmingham 30 October - 01 November.
Andrew Scoones, Director of The Building Centre will give an honest account of his own retrofitting experiences in his talk on 30 October. Using examples from his own home, he will ...
Engineering Sketches - call for entries
Engineering Sketches is an open exhibition to find the best drawings produced by engineers in the last five years. The selected entries will form an exhibition in the Cafe Gallery at The Building Centre running from 15 November 2012 to 28 January 2013. The exhibition will ...
Bloomsbury Festival 2012 - we're having a street party!
Store Street will be hosting a party on Sunday 21 October as part of the Bloomsbury Festival. The traffic will be stopped so that music, activities and food stalls can take over!
The Building Centre will be open for the full weekend and will be screening
Blueprint and FX Magazine drawing competition
We have teamed up with Blueprint and FX Magazine to offer a £500 prize in the Drawing at Work Competition for architects and designers.
Over three months top-tips to improve your drawing ...
Store Street Party 2012
On 3 July 2012 over 600 people joined us to celebrate a trio of events: the opening of our summer exhibition - 60 Buildings 60 Years, the grand finale of the Sustainability Lessons Learned series with UKGBC, and the launch of the summer installation 'Oculus'.
It was a ...
Colin Tweedy joins The Building Centre as MD
We are pleased to announce that Colin Tweedy has joined us as Managing Director of The Building Centre.
He brings with him an extensive knowledge of the arts, charity and built environment sectors. Prior to joining The Building Centre, Colin held the role as Chief ...
Michael Rose CBE steps down as Chairman
Michael Rose has stepped down from his role as Chairman of The Building Centre Group Ltd, a position that he has held for the past 16 years.
During this time the Centre has firmly established itself as a leading venue for the Construction Industry and has undergone ...
UK-GBC’s Lessons Learned Guide available for free download
In 2012 The Building Centre partnered with UKGBC to help them deliver the London 2012 Sustainability Lessons Learned series of talks and workshops
As the ODA’s official ‘Learning Legacy Partner’ on sustainability for London 2012, UK Green Building Council has been on ...
The British Woodworking Federation comes home
The British Wood Federation has moved back home to The Building Centre! They were based here in the 1970's and now we welcome them back, their new office is on the second floor.
The Building Centre''s 80th Anniversary
Over 1,400 people joined us on 3 May 2012 to celebrate our 80th anniversary. Over 30 free events took place during the day and an evening party was held to celebrate eight decades as an information hub for the construction industry.
Highlights included an Archigram ...
CIBSE joins The Building Centre
We are pleased to welcome The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) as a new tenant. Their meeting room is located on the ground floor, please ask at reception for further details.
Partnership with bimstore.co.uk
The Building Centre and bimstore.co.uk have joined forces to provide specifiers with a new free way to access the latest BIM content and to offer building product manufacturers the opportunity to have their components modelled and ...
Free tickets to Grand Designs Live!
Would you like free tickets to see Grand Designs Live?
One of the UK’s most innovative and inspirational consumer home shows Grand Designs Live, will make its return to London for the eighth consecutive year, from ...
The Temporary City book launch at The Building Centre
On the 7th of Feb the RIBA bookshop was packed when The Temporary City book launch took place. This new publication by Peter Bishop and Lesley Williams looks at interim, pop-up or other meanwhile uses for land and buildings in our urban areas - drawing on case studies from ...
Win an iPad2
To celebrate the launch of our new app we have teamed up with our app developer, Woobius, to find the most popular mobile apps in the Built Environment and offer you the chance of winning an iPad 2!
Visit our specifinder ...
The Building Centre launches its first app!
The Building Centre's new app is available to download for FREE from the Apple App Store. With information on topical exhibitions, video footage from industry leaders and access to specifinder.com, the product directory for the built environment, The Building Centre App ...
Faces of British Architecture launch party
The Building Centre main gallery was full of famous figures when the Faces of British Architecture private view took place on 12 January. The exhibition of portraits by Timothy Soar was commissioned by Icopal and has received lots of attention so far. The exhibition continues ...
Ecobuild 2012
Ecobuild, the biggest event in the world for sustainable design, construction and the built environment is back on Tuesday 20 – Thursday 22 March at London’s ExCeL exhibition and conference centre.
The Building Centre is proud to be supporting Ecobuild again this ...
The Building Centre 80th Anniversary Celebrations
Save the date!
Come and join us to celebrate 80 years of innovation, information and debate at The Building Centre. Our birthday celebrations on the 3 May 2012 will bring together built environment professionals from throughout the country for live music, seminars, film ...
The Building Centre wins environmental awards
Our refurbishment project has been recognised at the Environmental Excellence in Camden Organisations (EECO) Awards 2011, when The Building Centre won the ‘Greatest Improvement in Environmental Performance’ category and achieved Highly Commended in the ‘Leadership in the ...
Wienerberger now at The Building Centre
New London showroom for world’s biggest brick manufacturer.
Architects, specifiers and contractors are being invited to explore Wienerberger’s new London showroom at The Building Centre in Store Street. Home to some of the construction industry’s biggest names, The ...
Media Partnership with sustain'' Magazine
The Building Centre is pleased to announce it has entered into a Media Partnership with sustain' Magazine. Both parties see the move as a natural match as both share a commitment to providing impartial, need-to-know information for professionals working in the built ...
SBID announces the inaugural International Design Awards
SBID is the official British partner of Maison & Objet and launches the competition to both SBID and non-SBID interior design professionals from around the world. The competition will measure six categories of interior design excellence:
Robin Gibb CBE, singer & song ...
BDA Publishes Sustainability Leaflet
As was one of the first UK industrial sectors to publish its sustainability policy, the brick industry established key performance indicators as early as 2002 to assess its progress in matching the targets and aspirations defined in its own sustainability strategy.
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Sustainable World at Ecobuild Networking Reception
Monday 28 February 20111, 18.30 to 20.30
The Building Centre, Store Street, London
This year UK Trade & Investment is launching a flagship events programme at Ecobuild entitled Sustainable World 2011. This programme will bring together international decision makers, ...
Ecobuild 2011
Ecobuild, the biggest event in the world for sustainable design, construction and the built environment is back on Tuesday 01 – Thursday 03 March at its new home at London’s ExCeL exhibition and conference centre.
Plans are well underway for an even bigger event in ...
Surface Design Show
Surface Design Show focuses exclusively on surfaces for building design. The event is where architects, interior designers and building specifiers go to find materials to compliment their designs from hundreds of innovative interior and exterior surface products.
The show ...
BAU Munich
BAU 2011, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems, takes place from 17 to 22 January 2011 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. Over 1,900 exhibitors from more than 40 countries are expected to take part, and more than 210,000 visitors from around 150 ...
Retirement and Promotion
The Building Centre would like to announce that John Gibson has retired from his role as Commercial Director and would like to thank him for all his dedicated hard work within the industry.
John Bonning, former Head of Commercial and Client Services has been promoted ...
The Building Centre Bookshop
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are delighted to announce that, as from 4th January 2011, The Building Centre Bookshop will be managed by RIBA Enterprises.
The Building Centre Bookshop will benefit from the knowledge and experience that RIBA ...
The Engineering Club
The Building Centre has been hosting The Engineering Club for over 5 years on behalf of a number of local engineering practices. The Engineering Club provides an opportunity for engineers to get together with friends to ...
Book launch and Bird Boxes
A new book 'Sustainable Concrete Architecture' by David Bennett was launched at The Building Centre on 29 September. It provides designers with a tool to help calculate the total embodied CO2 in their building designs. Highly illustrated and detailed in scope, 'Sustainable ...
New Offices at The Building Centre
The Building Centre would like to thank the following companies who supplied green materials and technology for new sustainable offices, for which we have been awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating. The offices house UK Green Building Council and the Construction Products Association ...
UK-GBC launches STEP Programme
UK-GBC’s major new initiative, the Sustainability Training & Education Programme (STEP), will expand knowledge right across the construction and property sector, ‘from mailroom to boardroom’.
The first two STEP courses launch this year.
• An Introduction ...
Construction Products Association Launches Loft Conversion Project Guide
A new Loft Conversion Project Guide is now available as a download from the Construction Products Association, which brings together in one volume all the building regulations and other regulatory requirements for loft conversions.
Aimed at builders, building control ...
Britain’s best selling quality daily newspaper
The British Homes Awards provide the catalyst for innovation in the way we design and construct our homes, creating exemplars of best practice.
With the support of The Daily Telegraph-with a daily readership of approaching 2 million (of which 86% are ABC1)- The ...
Construction Youth Trust moves in to The Building Centre
The Building Centre is pleased to welcome The Construction youth Trust as its newest tenant.
The Construction Youth Trust supports young people whose journey to work can be challenging due to barriers relating to their financial circumstances, lack of awareness of ...