Tag: CIOB
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Take part in CIOB’s mental health survey
CIOB is seeking insights from construction professionals on mental health and how organisations are addressing it. The survey is anonymous and only takes a few minutes to complete: https://brnw.ch/21wP7FB This research updates the Institute’s 2020 report on mental health in construction, available at: https://brnw.ch/21wP7FA The post Take part in CIOB’s mental health survey appeared first…
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Consultancy celebrates five-year milestone with software launch
Cube, which celebrated its fifth anniversary as it launched the software, became a CIOB chartered construction management consultancy in 2021. Over the past five years founders Nicola Slater and Mark Johnston MCIOB have worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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CIOB member in New Year Honours list
Simbo, pictured, set up the built environment membership network for ethnic minority representation, and is a working group member at CIOB’s external affairs advisory board. He was a finalist at the 2022 CIOB Awards in the EDI individual award category. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Bremner to make an impression at Kent’s construction dinner and awards
The Maidstone Hub is hosting its popular annual dinner and awards on 6 March. Held at the Tudor Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Bearsted, the black-tie dinner gives an opportunity to network with leaders of the southeast’s building environment sector in a social setting. This year’s guest speaker is Rory Bremner, the impressionist, comedian,…
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‘EDI means different things to different people’
Do one-size-fits-all EDI approaches work in a global construction context? Dr Florence Phua FCIOB talks about her research on this issue. Tell us about the research you have been working on The new research questions the way we understand and implement EDI frameworks in an international construction industry context, and argues that the conventional approach…
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Caroline Gumble appointed CEO of professional engineering institution
Caroline Gumble has been appointed CEO of the Welding Institute. She will join the professional engineering body on 7 July after she steps down as CEO of the Chartered Institute of Building, which she led since 2019. Before her tenure at CIOB, Gumble had an extensive business transformation career within the engineering industry, both in…
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Diary dates – what’s on in February
Highlights of the CIOB calendar for the coming month. Image: Dreamstime Building from the Ground Up 3 February, 12-1pm, online Jonathan Atkinson, technical director, Claire, explains why the ground we build on matters. The session will be introduced by Amanda Williams, CIOB head of environmental sustainability, who will give a brief overview of CIOB’s involvement…
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Combining old and new brings out the best in our heritage
The 2025 CIOB Conservation Conference will focus on the people behind the projects preserving UK historic buildings, says Caroline Gumble. I am very much looking forward to this event and I am grateful to our Heritage Advisory Panel, particularly Rebecca Thompson FCIOB, director of property at St Paul’s Cathedral, and Stewart Wright MCIOB, head of…
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CIOB has ‘much to gain’ from government’s AI strategy
CIOB says any AI deployment must be ethical and have ahuman-centric approach. Justin Stanton reports. Image: Blackboard373 | Dreamstime.com The CIOB Innovation Advisory Panel has welcomed the government’s artificial intelligence (AI) plans, announced in January. The 50-point AI Opportunities Action Plan seeks to make the UK a global leader in AI and includes recommendations for a national data…
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CIOB Art of Building winners announced
Saul Townsend, head of communications at CIOB, said: “This year, we are delighted to recognise two outstanding winners. Roman Robroek’s evocative image of an abandoned school in Italy, which earned him the Public Choice Award, beautifully highlights the quiet elegance and historical significance of old buildings. View the original article and our Inspiration here