Tag: CIOB
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CIOB offers free online mentoring service
The CIOB Mentoring Service is a free service available to members on a suitable pathway. Using an online mentoring platform, it connects chartered members and fellows who have volunteered to be mentors with members looking for support in becoming chartered members or chartered environmentalists. A third mentor programme is available for mentees on the CIOB…
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CIOB members to get first look at Oxford station expansion
Kier is hosting a site visit and Q&A for CIOB members about its work on Oxford station. The project, to complete in August 2026, will see a new platform and western entrance, including replacement of Botley Road bridge, the current focus. Other plans include a new ticket office, waiting room, toilets, cafe and shops, plus…
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CIOB publishes updated Client Guide
CIOB has published a new edition of its Construction Client Guide: Leading Projects in the Built Environment. This second edition explains how projects are structured and managed, and what to look out for along the way, empowering clients with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. It is aimed primarily at clients tasked with…
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Diary dates – what’s on in April
Highlights of the CIOB Calendar for the coming month. Image: Dreamstime Midlands Half-Day CPD: JCT 24 & Building Safety Act One Year On 3 April, 8am-12pm, Marston Green, Birmingham Join us for this Midlands half-day CPD event, exploring JCT 2024 and the Building Safety Act. Industry leaders and experts will discuss two pivotal topics shaping…
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It’s that time of the year again: CIOB Awards
The prestigious ceremony in May will feature the presence of a popular presenter and architectural designer as the evening’s MC, Caroline Gumble reveals. The CIOB Awards ceremony last year inspired me to write in CM that “there are amazing people in our industry, doing extraordinary things… Those people deserve recognition and the best among them…
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CIOB apprentice of the month: ‘You can’t be what you can’t see’
Darcy Russell Darcy Russell is a Level 4 construction design & build technician at BDW Trading. What do you think is the most important issue facing the construction industry at the moment? I think it’s actually mental health. When you look at the statistics, it’s devastating, especially in the north-east where I live – it’s…
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CIOB apprentice of the month: Darcy Russell
Darcy Russell Darcy Russell is a Level 4 construction design & build technician at BDW Trading. What do you think is the most important issue facing the construction industry at the moment? I think it’s actually mental health. When you look at the statistics, it’s devastating, especially in the north-east where I live – it’s…
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Tomorrow’s Leaders hosts site visit to Derby’s historic Friar Gate
Young construction professionals will be combining a site visit with socialising this month in a Tomorrow’s Leaders event in Derby. The CIOB event, on 20 March, includes a tour of Friar Gate, a historic goods yard built in the 1870s on the edge of Derby city centre, now being redeveloped by Wavensmere Homes. Derelict for…
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New releases from the CIOB Academy
The CIOB Academy has issued a new technical information sheet, Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment, as well as an updated code of practice. The sheet outlines what embodied carbon is and why is it important, detailing the regulatory context with models and standards. It explains approaches to calculating embodied carbon and highlights the importance…
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Northern Ireland event inspires next generation
The next generation of construction workers in Northern Ireland were given a glimpse into the future at a Meet the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) event in January. More than 70 young people, from both schools and colleges, attended and the event at Europa Hotel in Belfast, which provided a unique platform for professionals and…