About

• Networks of built environment professionals engaging in specialist subjects across the construction industry and the world (“it’s 5 o’clock somewhere” Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffet)

• Discussions enriched by engagement from a variety of industry professionals

• Enabling collaboration• Pan-industry engagement with policy

Statistics

• Live since: October 2008• Current members: 1655• Open Communities: 12• Total Activities: 2610

(discussions, files, events, messages)• Countries visiting website: 75

Communities such as:

• Development & Disaster Relief• Education Building Design• Integrated Project Working• International• Regulations & Standards• Sustainability• Traditional Architecture

Integrated Project Working

International

Education Building Design

Development and Disaster

Relief

Regulations and

Standards

RIBA Knowledge

Communities

Sustainability

Knowledge Champion

Expert Peer Group

Community membership

RIBA R&D

Facilitators

ContentSustainability – Floating Ideas for extreme flooding risks

Development & Disaster Relief – The rise of urban agriculture

Regulations and Standards – Future changes to the Building Regulations (live web consultation)

Why?

• Building on expertise• Networking• Applying specialisation• Influencing through collaboration• Better informed policy decisions

www.riba-knowledgecommunities.com