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Helping policy play its part

In 2020 Mark Beard, Chairman of construction group Beard, will become the 117th President of the CIOB. His Presidency will follow from Charles Egbu, Dean of School of the Built Environment and Architecture at London Southbank University, who will become CIOB President in 2019, and Chris Soffe, CEO of Gleeds America, who became CIOB President in July. In our guest blog, we ask him to share his visions for the future of the Policy Board.

CIOB’s CEO honoured with a degree from University of Wolverhampton

Chris Blythe has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Wolverhampton and is now an Honorary Doctor of Professional Practice.

Debating a sustainable industry as young professionals

At the CIOB Members’ Forum in Toronto in July 2018, we held a debate on the sustainable future of the construction industry chaired by Senior Vice President Charles Egbu. The world is changing and the area of sustainability is a big one, not just the environmental strand to that topic but also social dimensions, the issue of culture, equity and parity as well as the moral compass of our industry. It also encapsulates the economic footprint and life cycle of the built environment.

CIOB at this year’s party conferences

The CIOB will be at the Conservative and Labour party conferences to talk to about how diversity and skills development in construction should be higher up the agenda.

CIOB launches new course in construction quality management

The CIOB Academy is launching a new two-day course focussed on managing and delivering quality in construction.

What it’s like to be winners of the Global Student Challenge

It was a long shot but it was a hole in one. On July 12, three graduating students from the Honours Bachelor in Technology at the Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management, George Brown College, won the 2018 Global Student Challenge, organized by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Here, Professor Blago Blagoev interviews the team to find out what it’s been like since.

Higher Apprenticeships launched in Wales to meet construction growth

University of Wales Trinity Saint David has announced two new Higher Apprenticeship programmes in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying. The University worked with industry partners, inlcuding the CIOB, the Construction Wales Innovation Centre and the Construction Industry Training Board to develop these programmes, which are on offer from October 2018.

CIOB launches new open online course on Sustainable Construction and Development

The CIOB Academy is launching a new massive open online course (MOOC) on sustainable development. 

Could CIOB help members build solutions for global disaster relief programmes?

Members' Forum Toronto 2018 - Executive Summary

This year’s Members’ Forum was held in Toronto, Canada; the first time Members’ Forum has been held in the Americas. Members’ Forum is an annual event, bringing together leading construction professionals from across the globe with a number of activities to take part in, including site visits, workshops and strategy development meetings.

CIOB reveals winners of Global Student Challenge

A team from Toronto has won the fifth annual Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Global Student Challenge competition, facing a fiercely competitive international field. The Stalwart Construction Group, as they named themselves, from George Brown College, are the first Canadian team to make the finals. They collected their award from CIOB President Chris Soffe at his Inaugural Dinner, in one of his first official acts as President earlier this month.

Members sought for CIOB Policy Board

This is an opportunity for those who want to get involved in formulating policy at the CIOB and supporting work to engage and influence policymakers.