Highlights from the CIOB calendar for the coming months.
Site visit to the URS building, University of Reading
3 November 2.30-4pm
CIOB Reading Hub, the APM Built Environment Interest Network and Francis Construction are hosting a site tour of the Grade II listed URS building at the University of Reading. Designed by Howell, Killick, Partridge and Amis in the 1970s, the building is due to undergo refurbishment and upgrading, with completion scheduled for 2028. The visit will explore the challenges of retrofit, refurbishment, heritage and sustainability.
Contact: [email protected]
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Tomorrow’s Leaders: Building Futures – Careers in Construction
3 November 5- 7.30pm, XR Extended Reality Lab, West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
CIOB Cambridge’s Eastern Region Tomorrow’s Leaders event will explore career routes across the built environment. Speakers from areas including offshore construction, architectural technology, construction and the industry’s young talent will share their career experiences, followed by an interactive Q&A. Representatives from local construction firms and organisations will also be available to discuss apprenticeships, recruitment and career opportunities.
Contact: [email protected] and [email protected]
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Brabazon CPD and site visit
4 November 8.30-11.30am
CIOB Bristol is offering a visit to Brabazon, one of the UK’s largest mixed-use regeneration projects. The 450-acre development is bringing forward new residential and office accommodation, retail, amenities, transport connections and the 20,000-capacity Aviva Arena. YTL Developments’ planning and development director Seb Loyn and YTL Construction divisional director Ben Yates will discuss the project and its delivery.
Contact: [email protected]
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Welborne Garden Village site visit
10 November 2.30-4.30pm
CIOB members can visit Welborne Garden Village, a major new community being developed north of Fareham, Hampshire. The visit, led by build director Stewart Jones and commercial director Paul Self, will cover the masterplan, planning and delivery challenges, infrastructure, sustainability, community creation and future development phases. The development will ultimately provide homes, employment space, schools, community facilities and green infrastructure.
Contact: [email protected]
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The Docking Station, Chatham site visit
10 November 4-5.30pm
This site visit, offered by Baxall, will explore the Docking Station, a new creative industries facility being developed in Chatham. The project includes restoration of the historic Section House, construction of a new Digital Studio and works to listed historic overhead-gantry piers at Chatham Historic Dockyard. The visit is the second of two, with attendees able to see how the project is being delivered across its historic and new-build elements.
Contact: [email protected]
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A Guide to Carbon Reporting: Data Requests to Credible Disclosure
16 November 6-8.30pm
CIOB and IOSH are joining forces for a practical session on carbon reporting and Net Zero planning. The event will look at why construction businesses are increasingly being asked for emissions data, key reporting frameworks and standards, common mistakes, and how to turn carbon data into meaningful reduction plans. A construction case study will demonstrate how Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions can be measured and used to develop a Net Zero roadmap.
Contact: [email protected]
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Laing O’Rourke Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction site visit
2 December 9am-12pm, Explore Industrial Park, Worksop
CIOB’s West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire Hub Committees are organising a visit to Laing O’Rourke’s Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction. The visit will provide an insight into offsite manufacturing, modern methods of construction, digital engineering and Design for Manufacture and Assembly, and their role in changing how construction projects are designed and delivered.
Contact: [email protected]
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Amberley & Harrogate Street site visit, Sunderland
2 December 2-3.30pm
CIOB North East, in partnership with Northumbria University, is continuing its ‘Constructing the North East’ programme with a visit to Esh’s £23m Amberley & Harrogate development. The scheme comprises 96 affordable homes, and visitors will see different stages of construction, from timber-frame installation and solar-panel fitting through to kitchen installation and internal decoration. The visit is aimed at students and anyone interested in learning more about construction careers.
Contact: [email protected]
See CIOB Events for a full listing.
