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Welcome to our February newsletter! January is all wrapped up and over in a flash. How has your start to the year been? Did you keep up with those New Year Resolutions?

We've had a busy start to the year, jumping straight back into the Extension Book as we pull everything together and finish off all the drawings and content for the book.

We have also taken some time during January to plan for the year ahead and see how First In Architecture can continue to be helpful to you. We have some exciting ideas.

If there is anything you think we can help with, whether that's in your studies or work, just reply to this email and let us know.

Onward.

Just in case you missed our recent articles on the blog during January, you can have a little catch up below.

Latest Blog Posts

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Designing for Dementia

We explore the key principles that can be utilised to create dementia-friendly environments.

Natural Materials - Sheep's Wool

Join us to learn about the use of sheep's wool as an insulation material.

Winter Flash Sale!

We are having a brief Winter Sale - hurry to the shop now to get 25% off all books and downloads.

Use the code WINTER25

Discount available for a limited time only.

Building Fabric - Thermal Performance

Understanding thermal performance of a building's fabric.

New Details - January 2025

First set of details on the Detail Library this year - drainage and external works.

Detail Library Article

Over on the Detail Library our latest article explores the next iteration of the UK government's retrofit standard which comes into force at the end of March 2025.

There are plenty of changes to be aware of. This article explores how these changes impacts key roles and much more.

That wraps up our news for January. Hope you are having a great start to the year and we will be in touch again soon with more news.

Thank you for being here, for reading our emails and for spending some time on our websites.

Your support, comments and feedback mean a lot 🙂

All our best,

Emma and the First In Architecture Team

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