Category: Featured
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How to make a dark landing lighter
Every home has its shadows, and the landing is often one of them. Tucked between rooms and often cut off from daylight, it’s a space that’s all too easy to overlook. But with a little thought – the right lighting, a fresh palette and a few smart design choices – even the darkest landing can…
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The Link Up: Em’s Important Message, Mal’s First Holiday Decor Purchase, And Cute Pull-On Pants
Happy Sunday, everyone. First and foremost, we want to say how grateful we are that there are judges who are fighting against taking away necessary programs from people in real need. However, that doesn’t mean people and organizations serving those communities still don’t need a lot of help, especially since SNAP benefits may be heavily…
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Sources for Keepsake Table Linens
I look forward to it every year, planning a dining room tablescape in anticipation of Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. For the holidays, I prefer classic patterns like tartans or leaf motifs, or something with a little metallic sparkle, but there are no rules as you can scatter festive decor over just about any pattern and…
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Is cultural safety the missing ingredient in building safety? Meet the CIOB Paul Dockerill Award 2025
“Let’s continue to engage, collaborate and listen. Let’s continue to do the right thing, keep people safe, and embed continuous improvement with respect at every level,” he said. “Most of all, let’s put people first and work to inspire future generations to see building safety management and fire engineering as noble duties, not just technical…
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Mark Farmer awarded honorary CIOB fellowship
Farmer, the author of the landmark 2016 Modernise or Die report and founder of Cast Consultancy, in his lecture urged construction leaders to face the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence (AI) on the sector’s white-collar workforce, warning that the industry is “missing a trick” by focusing too narrowly on trade skills shortages. View the original…
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Determination, commitment and overcoming challenges: construction students’ achievements recognised in CIOB Maidstone awards
Bell was studying for Level 4 – Quantity Surveying Technician – HNC Construction at MidKent College. Transitioning from a background in supply chain materials management, he was praised for “embracing a steep learning curve, mastering construction-specific techniques, terminology and technologies that are outside his current professional scope”. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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CIOB Ireland Awards celebrate the people and projects shaping the built environment
The event was kick-started with a speech from James Lawless, Ireland’s Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, who said: “The CIOB Ireland Awards are a reminder that construction is as much about people as it is about materials. It’s about collaboration, vision, and leadership, just as much as bricks and mortar. View the…
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Congratulations to new CIOB members and fellows
More than 90 construction professionals were welcomed into the CIOB Community in September as new chartered members (MCIOBs), Fellows, TechCIOBs and a new Chartered Building Company in a ceremony at Drapers Hall in London. Morning graduation NEW FELLOWS Adam ChrichtonNicola CollasPaloma HermosoWilliam Smith NEW MEMBERS Roqaya Abou KlaibAdebusola AteloyeBen BennettJose Antonio Berrio Fernandez-CaballeroDavid CallawayMarc CobbyLouis…
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‘It’s proof you can build a career around your values and still be taken seriously’
Construction professionals celebrate achieving fellowship status “There is, of course, a sense of responsibility in using my influence to contribute to the industry and wider society but that, in turn, is a source of huge motivation for me,” she told CM. “I am at the stage in my working life where I want to encourage…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: Henry Allen
Henry Allen, management trainee with Borras Construction and L4 construction quantity surveying technician The economy. Over the past few years since Covid and between changing governments, there is a lot of uncertainty. Finding work now for main contractors is probably the hardest it’s been. Clients don’t have the money to afford big works at the…