As COP27 comes around, construction professionals may be wondering what’s involved in becoming a chartered environmentalist.

The next generation of construction leaders from across the world gathered online last week, alongside employers, academics and industry professionals for the launch of the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Tomorrow’s Leaders community.

The CIOB’s CPD policy is changing, with a new focus on ethical practices to support the ongoing culture change in construction. Caroline Gumble explains.

Highlights of the CIOB Calendar for the coming month

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called for consistency in government after Rishi Sunak became the third Prime Minister this year.

The Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) annual Art of Building photography competition is open for entries.

CIOB has pledged £50k to sponsor teaching facilities at the University of Wolverhampton’s School of Architecture and Built Environment.

Professor Billy Hare and Dr Fred Sherratt, two members of CIOB’s Safety special interest group, have had their contribution to safety, health and wellbeing research acknowledged at an international conference in Melbourne, Australia.

CIOB CEO Caroline Gumble lent her support to the levelling up of the Midlands on a recent visit.

Former CIOB president Sir James Wates CBE is giving a thought-provoking speech on construction industry change in December.

CIOB has made some changes to its annual Global Student Challenge.

CIOB is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified members/fellows for the role of chair of the Professional Standards Committee from July 2023.

Highlights of the CIOB Calendar for the coming month.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has welcomed some of the measures to curb the cost of living crisis in Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini Budget today (23 September). But it also warned that so many were “consumer led and only for the short-term”.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has expressed “deep sorrow” at news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96.

McLaren Construction Group hosted a site visit in July to its recently completed build and fit-out of the new headquarters for Cadent Gas in Coventry.

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).