Four students from Tongji University in Shanghai, China, have taken the top place in this year’s hard-fought annual CIOB Global Student Challenge.

The CIOB is one of six leading membership bodies from across the built environment sector to launch a 45-point action plan to jointly improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

The CIOB runs many events and activities to inspire and support individuals in the early stages of their career.

New members and chartered building companies (CBCs) were among those celebrated at two CIOB graduation ceremonies in London on 27 May.

Highlights of the CIOB events calendar for September.

CIOB has called for a reduction in workplace stress to reduce poor mental health in construction and cut the industry’s high suicide rate.

Construction Management has the highest circulation of any magazine in the UK construction sector, according to auditor ABC.

Some of Scotland’s oldest buildings could be at risk of being knocked down instead of restored due to a quirk in the UK’s Westminster-controlled VAT laws.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a new survey examining the way in which covid-19 has impacted business practices in construction.

A CIOB fellow and Willmott Dixon manager is to take on the newly created role of chair of CIOB trustees.

On a recent visit to HS2’s Birmingham Curzon Street site, CIOB Birmingham Hub members heard from the project team about the work under way, future plans and the challenges they face.

Hartlepool College was the winner of this year’s Newcastle Hub 2022 Student Challenge, which saw three teams compete on a task based on building specialist accommodation.

CIOB has been accepted on the register of end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs) for apprenticeships and is officially approved to deliver end-point assessments for the following standards:

Sixth edition of one of CIOB’s most popular guides is published, with greater emphasis on insight into a whole-life approach to asset delivery.

CM explores how the institute works with the heritage sector and how members can become involved.

A free technical information sheet (TIS) on logistics is available to CIOB members to download.

CIOB fellow Matthew McCarrick of McCarrick Construction spoke to parliament’s Education Committee Session on Post-16 Education at Westminster.

Thirty new CIOB members from across Mace and the supply chain came together at Clothworkers Hall in London recently to graduate at the Mace Business School CIOB graduation ceremony.