{"id":31112,"date":"2021-09-07T17:15:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T16:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31112"},"modified":"2021-09-07T17:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T16:15:35","slug":"ihbcs-cpd-signpost-why-not-add-to-dbws-list-of-construction-industry-traditions-superstitions-pseudoscience-obsolete-scientific-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31112","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s CPD signpost: Why not add to DBW\u2019s list of construction industry \u2018traditions, superstitions, pseudoscience &#038; obsolete scientific theories\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-30257\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DBW_logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"202\" \/>Members can add to the Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) \u2013 host platform for the IHBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designingbuildings.co.uk\/wiki\/Conservation_wiki\">Conservation Wiki<\/a> and the \u2018construction industry knowledge base\u2019 \u2013list of construction industry traditions, superstitions, pseudoscience and obsolete scientific theories that members are encouraged to review, supplement and critique!<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 Some of the concepts have been superseded by modern research. Others have been discredited\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>DBW writes:<\/p>\n<p>Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) article presents a list of construction industry traditions, superstitions, pseudoscience and obsolete scientific theories. Some of the concepts have been superseded by modern research. Others have been discredited based on further investigation, lack of repeatable scientific evidence or inability to provide logical proof. Despite this, some of these methods continue to be used by practitioners who believe in their effectiveness or embrace their theories.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Broken ceramic statues (in Ancient Rome).<\/li>\n<li>Calling of an engineer ritual.<\/li>\n<li>Coins in mortar (dated the year construction began).<\/li>\n<li>Concealed shoes.<\/li>\n<li>Cornerstone rites.<\/li>\n<li>Crop circles.<\/li>\n<li>Dowsing.<\/li>\n<li>Feng shui.<\/li>\n<li>Foundation sacrifices (or ritual offerings).<\/li>\n<li>Ley lines.<\/li>\n<li>Mandala.<\/li>\n<li>Miasma theory.<\/li>\n<li>Religious building orientation.<\/li>\n<li>Rule of thumb.<\/li>\n<li>Pannenbier<\/li>\n<li>Tetraphobia<\/li>\n<li>Topping off or topping out.<\/li>\n<li>Triskaidekaphobia.<\/li>\n<li>Vastu Shastra.<\/li>\n<li>Walking under ladders.<\/li>\n<li>Witchmarks in timber (or witch posts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See more IHBC and IHBC\u2019s HESPR on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designingbuildings.co.uk\/wiki\/Conservation_wiki\">IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/learning\/cpd\/index.html\">IHBC CPD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designingbuildings.co.uk\/wiki\/Engineering_hoaxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members can add to the Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) \u2013 host platform for the IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki and the \u2018construction industry knowledge base\u2019 \u2013list of construction industry traditions, superstitions, pseudoscience and obsolete scientific theories that members are encouraged to review, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31112\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31113,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31112\/revisions\/31113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}