The Built Review

The Built Review

An independent publication on how the built environment affects the people who use it. It is written for architects, developers, employers and public bodies who work from scientific evidence.

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What it is

An evidence base compiled from published research

Our co-founder Christian Huser publishes The Built Review. Its archive contains more than 15,000 scientific studies. It publishes reports on current topics and evidence sheets, each on a single factor.

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How it works

Every finding with its source

Each finding is published with its study, its authors and its source. Where studies disagree, The Built Review reports both positions and treats the disagreement as a finding in its own right. An evidence sheet is only published once at least five studies examine the same factor.

See the evidence sheets on this site →
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Independence

Kept separate from our advisory work

The Built Review is published independently of our advisory work. Its findings therefore do not depend on any project or client.

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What we use it for

The basis of our requirements

In every project, we use The Built Review to identify the findings relevant to the building type and the people who will use it. The evidence sheets on this website are a selection from it.

The evidence sheets on this site →
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Reports and evidence sheets are published at thebuiltreview.com.