News & Blogs

CIOB on COP26

CIOB's Policy & Public Affairs Manager David Barnes looks at what COP26 means for the built environment.

Autumn Budget Deep Dive

Conservative Party Conference 2021

Over the past week CIOB’s policy and public affairs team attended the Conservative Party Annual Conference in Manchester.

Ireland’s new National Development Plan

The CIOB’s response to the publication of Ireland’s new National Development Plan

Meeting the UK's Housing Demand

This blog post summarises the policy team's recent response to the Built Environment Select Committee's inquiry into the demand for new housing in the UK

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: The Case for Change

Northern Ireland Construction Careers Bootcamp

Quality Implementation Group 2020/2021 Review – Summary on Standards and Training

In June 2017, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) responded to a number of high-profile failures of quality in the construction industry by establishing a Commission of Past Presidents to investigate the issue of quality and what needed to be done to improve it.

CIOB Standards, Qualifications & the Building Safety Bill

With the Building Safety bill passing through parliament, the CIOB education department is busier than ever working on qualifications, standards and competencies.

Tackling modern slavery needs to remain a priority

The construction sector employs both skilled and unskilled workers, and migrants working on site and on short-term contarcts can be a target for modern slavery.