Hill International (NYSE:HIL) and The Chartered Institute of Building have announced a completely new series of Masterclass events for 2012 encompassing locations around the UK and the globe.
The Chartered Institute of Building has called for smarter regulation in response to the Government’s proposed changes to the Building Regulations.
A weekend of Open Door events inviting members of the public to visit working construction sites is being organised for the autumn by the UK Contractors Group (UKCG), the Industry Training Board and Sector Skills Council, CITB-ConstructionSkills, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
The Chartered Institute of Building’s Facilities Management Group in conjunction with Partnership Sourcing Limited (PSL), is launching a seminar about the new British Standard (BS11000) Collaborative Business Relationship Management
In response to UK Governments ‘Part L – consequential improvements’ consultation the Chartered Institute of Building highlights the need to protect consumers from rogue tradesmen.
The Society for the Environment has renewed the Chartered Institute of Building’s license to award the Chartered Environmentalist qualification for a further five years.
For the second year in a row students from Glasgow Caledonian University have won the Chartered Institute of Building’s Student Challenge Final.
79% of construction professionals responding to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Building believe that up-to-date Continuing Professional Development can alleviate skills gaps in the industry.
The Chartered Institute of Building is today backing a campaign, launched by the UK Green Building Council and Aldersgate Group, to retain the BREEAM requirement in schools construction.
In response to the Governments ‘Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation’ consultation the Chartered Institute of Building questions the lack of incentives for consumers to get involved.
CITB-ConstructionSkills and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) are working together to help the construction industry prepare for – and win work from – the low carbon agenda. The collaboration comes as industry waits for greater clarity on the opportunities to be created by the launch of the Green Deal next year.
Project management and the construction industry have always been close acquaintances. Now they will both benefit from a stronger professional relationship between the Association for Project Management and the Chartered Institute of Building. The two professional bodies have signed a memorandum of understanding following an announcement by APM chairman Mike Nichols at the APM Project Management Awards.
In response to the Government’s consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the Chartered Institute of Building has called on the Government to provide greater clarity for Local Authorities to understand what ‘Green’ credentials they are being measured against.
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The Chartered Institute of Building is set to launch a suite of animated health and safety training videos that work across any language and throughout a range of levels in the industry.
For more than a decade the Chartered Institute of Building has been promoting the importance of new ideas, and technology through its International Innovation and Research Awards.
After just 4 years in the Middle East the Chartered Institute of Building has experienced sustained growth in membership across the region, despite the effect of recent troubles and a global recession.
Where is UK construction in all those Olympic headlines? It’s easy to forget amongst the sports personalities and design critics the actual people who have built one of the UK’s most important and iconic regeneration developments of the 21st Century.
From the mundane to the magnificent, the idyllic to the iconic, buildings have played their part since film making began.
Not many 12 year olds could claim they learned how to build a space station to combat the world’s ever-increasing population; let alone toured the London 2012 Olympic Park as a result of their innovative thinking.
In an ever-growing body of guidance and advice about carbon, understanding what can be done to make a difference right now is one of the biggest challenges facing the construction industry.
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