Now is the time for CIOB and its members to have influence over the conversation around professionalism, says CEO Victoria Hills

Heathrow is one of the world’s most complex infrastructure environments – with a £4.5bn portfolio, including 450 projects, and 412 project managers, along with thousands of staff from delivery partners – so how does it manage its asset information?

CEO Victoria Hills outlines how CIOB’s refreshed CPD framework is raising standards and supporting a more competent, future-ready profession.

A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media.

A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media.

CIOB is introducing a new CPD Policy for members, replacing its points-based system with an hours-based model, designed to meet regulatory expectations and align more closely with other professional bodies

CIOB members in the Midlands can benefit from a double CPD offering at a half-day CPD event in April.

CIOB members are now required to take building safety modules as part of their continuous professional development (CPD) obligations, the institute has announced.

The Information Management Initiative, cost control in volatile times, and kits of parts and productisation are the focus of winter CPD webinars.

Two co-authors of the golden thread have outlined what they would like to see in future iterations of the golden thread guidance, recently published by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). In this second part, Chris Lees, chief executive of Dataclan, offers his thoughts.

Drone pilots at Sellafield have successfully completed two significant test flights to 3D map and test radiation levels during the site’s decommissioning.

From next year CPD must include a specific focus on ethical behaviour. This mandatory policy places ethics to the forefront of members’ lifelong learning activities.

MPs have called for mandatory whole-life carbon assessments for buildings under construction, and crucially have suggested the RICS professional statement on whole-life carbon as the benchmark.