Midlands Half Day CPD - Build Safe. Build Smart. Build Sustainable

Summary

Join industry leaders as they unpack two major challenges in construction: delivering real building safety competence and achieving sustainability without sacrificing safety. This energised event offers expert insight, practical guidance and fresh thinking to help you drive safer, smarter, low-carbon construction across your organisation.

Further Details

Agenda

• 08:00 - 08:30 | Arrival and Breakfast
• 08:35 - 10:10 | Building Safety Competence and Capability
• 10:10-10:40 | Coffee and Networking
• 10:40 - 11:45 | Sustainability without Compromising Safety
• 11:45 - 12:00 | Closing Remarks

Speakers

Session 1: Building Safety Competence and Capability - what's the difference?

Join us for an in-depth session exploring how current regulations define competence and capability, what the recognised frameworks require, and who these obligations affect. We will examine how organisations and individuals can interpret their duties, assess and maintain their competence, and confidently demonstrate capability in practice. The session will also consider the wider benefits for both organisations and individuals, alongside reflections on current guidance and emerging best practice.

Chair: Mark Johnston FCIOB, NECReg, Director of Cube Construction Consultants. CIOB Nottingham Hub Vice Chair.

Panel:

Pete Dawber BSc PG Cert. MBA FBuildE FCABE Chartered Building Engineer, Consultant

Alasdair Mealey Technical Leader Building Safety, Laing O'Rourke

Session 2: Sustainability without Compromising Safety

Safety is non-negotiable in building design. As the UK construction industry pushes to decarbonise and adopt more sustainable methods, including innovative bio-based materials like timber, there is growing pressure to balance carbon reduction with uncompromised safety.

This panel will explore how the industry can embrace new materials and techniques while maintaining the highest safety standards.

Chair: Amanda Williams FISEP CEnv, Head of Environmental Sustainability, CIOB

Panel:

Charlie Law FCIOB, MISEP, CEnv, Founder & Managing Director at Sustainable Construction Solutions Ltd, Sustainability Director at Timber Development UK

Mark Harris FloR, Head of Sustainability at Sika Roofing UK

Dr Monica Mateo-Garcia, PhD. Architect, Associate Professor in Sustainable Built Environment at BCU

Martin Milner, Milner Associates, (an RSK Environment Company), Visiting Professor at Edinburgh Napier University, Technical Consultant at Structural Timber Association

Location:

4-Star Business Hotel: Crowne Plaza Birmingham NEC

Refreshments:

Breakfast rolls will be provided on arrival.

Ticket Price:

This event is free for CIOB members and £50 for non-members.

CPD Points:

CIOB members gain 3 CIOB CPD points per session when reflecting on the ethical aspects of learning from this activity.

This event is for over 18's only.

Please note that all CIOB members are required to undertake CPD in Building Safety, to remain up to date with the latest developments and regional regulations. This must represent a minimum of three CPD points, out of the 10 CPD points members are required to accrue each year.

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Contact

Georgina Floyd

Member Services and Events Coordinator - Midlands

[email protected]

How can we help you get the most out of this event? We want to ensure accessibility for all of our members. Please contact us in confidence prior to attendance and we will do our best to answer any questions and support any additional needs you may have.

This event has been kindly sponsored by Careys.