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The world of construction is always changing. Our blogs uncover the latest developments in the industry and provide insight into the work CIOB and our members are doing for the built environment.

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What construction can do to drive diversity in the sector

An industry is only as good as its people. Improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace is a challenge for all sectors. As an industry faced with a significant skills shortages, it makes business – as well as ethical – sense to send out a strong message that construction is a viable and attractive career choice for people from all backgrounds. How can we make sure that they will be welcomed, encouraged and supported within the industry?

November 13, 2020

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Who are CIAT?

CIAT is the global membership qualifying body for Architectural Technology. We exist as a not-for-profit organisation and we lead and promote the discipline of architectural technology, setting and maintaining standards for education, practice and professionalism.

October 24, 2020

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Unlocking your mental health and wellbeing

You may have seen that the CIOB launched a new massive open online course (MOOC) entitled ‘Mental Health in Construction’recently. This course actively encourages dialogues from industry professionals across the globe, for those who take part they will learn to understand the signs and symptoms of poor mental health and understand how to manage their own mental wellbeing, as well as how to better support their colleagues too.

October 20, 2020

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Telling construction's story without words

13 milliseconds. According to a team of neuroscientists from MIT that is how long it takes your brain to process an entire image. Perhaps that should be unsurprising, after all we have been hardwired to absorb visual information for much longer than text. But even so, we respond to imagery in a much faster way than words.

October 14, 2020

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CIOB 2030 Visionary Project: Your vision, Our Goal

In June 2020 CIOB President Mark Beard announced the launch of the CIOB 2030 Visionary Project. This exciting new initiative aims to set up a global vision for the CIOB based on industry best practiCe and where the built environment should develop to over the next decade; analysing emerging trends and implementing new technologies.

October 13, 2020

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Understanding the Draft Building Safety Bill

The Government has published the Draft Building Safety Bill designed to take forward fundamental reform of the building safety system and provide urgent review of how quality and safety are managed.

September 29, 2020

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Celebrating 50 years of working in the built environment

In September 2020, Christine Gausden RD FCIOB, Trustee of the CIOB, marked 50 years of working in the built environment. Here she tells us of her career highlights and the breadth of her professional and voluntary activities.

September 25, 2020

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