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The CIOB Policy Team Newsletter - December 2020

Welcome to the second edition of the CIOB policy team’s monthly newsletter. Looking back at December, we examine Brexit and what the changes mean for construction, the CIOB’s campaign to install fire sprinklers in schools and the role of the construction industry in supporting a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. We also reflect on the policy team’s work in 2020, and we have a new section for you covering construction news in the devolved regions.  

Happy New Year – looking back at what we achieved in 2020 and looking forward to 2021

Caroline Gumble looks back on the milestones and achievements of last year and looks ahead to some of the things the CIOB has in store for 2021.

With the Green Homes Grant folding, can the UK Government look to defer stamp duty for fixer-uppers to retrofit our way to a greener, post-covid economic recovery?

How we’re Supporting the Academics of our Industry

The academic community is very important to us at the CIOB. Academics are responsible for educating the next generation of construction management professionals, and since 1834, developing professionals who can challenge the industry has been at the very centre of what we do.

A Reflection on Construction Management Education in Lockdown

On Thursday 12 March 2020, the Irish government imposed the first national COVID-19 lockdown, closing all Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in the process. Since that day, I have made three fleeting visits to the ghost campus of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). Otherwise, I have been engaged in the remote delivery of lectures from the attic room in my house in rural Tipperary.

The Wolverhampton Project: In the Limelight

The University of Wolverhampton (pilot) project was initiated earlier this year. We want to pave the way for the workforce of the future and build the talent pipeline for leadership in the Construction and Built Environment sector.

Accreditations: Adapting during COVID

No matter how much we all want to put 2020 behind us, it will be impossible to forget the impact COVID-19 has had on the education sector.

CIOB responds to today's construction output figures from the ONS

The Chartered Institute of Building responds to today’s construction output figures published by the Office for National Statistics.

CIOB responds to Climate Change Committee's Sixth Carbon Budget

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Sixth Carbon Budget.

CIOB invites the public to choose their favourite photograph of the built environment

The public have been asked to choose their favourite photograph from the biggest international photography competition that celebrates the built world. Run by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), 15 photos have been selected by a panel of judges from thousands entered this year.

What made us choose the Chartered Building Scheme

Having first heard about companies becoming Chartered back in 2010, we have always aspired to be a company that had achieved this amazing accolade...

The CIOB Policy Team Newsletter - November 2020