Business & Management

Entries are now open for the 2022 Building Controls Industry Association Awards. The closing date is 14 January.

CICAIR has announced two sanctions on Approved Inspections, leading to a removal of both their licences.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has revised its rules highlighting transparency, ethical behaviour and sustainability following a nine-week consultation with members, clients and the public.

The Oglesby Centre, a £4.3m three-storey extension to the historic recording and rehearsal venue in Manchester, won three gongs from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in its 2021 awards: a National Award, a North West Award, and a North West Sustainability Award.

The Welsh Government has launched a call for expressions of interest in Building Remediation Passports.

This consultation (stage 2B) is the final stage of a three-part consultation about proposed changes to the Building Regulations.

To understand the value of being a chartered environmentalist (CEnv), look no further than the experiences of those who are currently registered as one.

This month I’m going to update you on the progress CABE is making towards its strategic plan and outline the progress we have continued to make over the past year.

Winner: Ann Bentley, Global Board Director at Rider Levett Bucknall. A 35-year career supporting cross-industry initiatives makes for a worthy winner of CABE’s most prestigious award

The Institution of Structural Engineers has revealed the 2021 Structural Awards shortlist, showcasing work such as soaring modern skyscrapers, expansive stadia and highly detailed restoration work

Engineers Without Borders UK, which is leading a movement to put global responsibility at the heart of engineering, has launched the 2020/21 cycle of the award-winning Engineering for People Design Challenge in partnership with Engineers Without Borders South Africa and Australia’s Centre for Appropriate Technology (CfAT).

The Scottish government has announced a consultation on Building Regulations Energy Standards, which closes on 29 October. This follows the draft Heat in Buildings Strategy, which sets out the country’s vision for decarbonising heating and reducing energy demand.

We are quickly approaching the end of the year and to some extent it feels like we have bypassed the summer.

New Chief Inspector of Buildings for England Peter Baker to take part in CABE’s Annual Conference and Exhibition 2021.

Andrew Pearson takes a long, hard look at the progress of the Future Homes Standard to date and weighs up the different options

Luke Birkett MCABE Chartered Building Engineer is Managing Director of Future Homes Design and Build

James Simpson, past Chair of the Building Limes Forum, suggests that switching from cement mortars to lime mortars and binders will reduce the carbon footprint of construction

The delayed National Building & Construction Awards 2020 took place in July 2021, two days after most Covid-19 restrictions were lifted across England.

Richard Smith, FCABE, CABE Vice-President and Head of Standards, Innovation & Research at NHBC

The Heat Pump Association has launched a new training course to help the industry meet its low-carbon heat targets.