• SME Problems

    The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) House Builders’ Survey 2020, has tracked the experience of SME house builders in England.
  • CABE gold service awards

    The CABE Gold Service Award is presented to members who have supported and advanced the Association through their ideas and values. Every year the CABE Awards Panel convenes to decide on the recipients of the Gold Service Award, and this year the panel have chosen two recipients – Joe Twomey and Carol Langham – for their dedication to the Association and their
    desire to help its members.
  • Welcome

    How many times have we heard it said that we are living in very strange times?
  • Couting the cost

    CIC’s Graham Watts discusses a summary of the July Constructionline survey on contractual issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Academic Partnerships

    John Barfoot, Learning, Education and Academic Director at CABE, extolls the virtues of academic partnerships.
  • The Butterfly Effect

    Elaine Knutt tries to unpick the dynamics of knowledge transfer in the construction industry and asks where it leaves the idea of the golden thread.
  • Welcome

    September marks the start of the new financial year for the Association, and the start of the new membership year for most of our members.
  • Welcome

    It has been a month of firsts for me. My first outing since the Coronavirus lockdown to a safe and discrete inauguration at HQ; donning the presidential chain for the first time; chairing my first CABE virtual board; my first attempt at crowd control through digital means; and my first welcome page in Building Engineer as your new President. 
  • New CEO at CCW

    CCW has appointed Emma Clancy as its Chief Executive. Emma joins from global building products manufacturer BMI.
  • Science of the future

    Ben Venktash, independent Building Environment Services Engineer in the US, discusses the fantastic possibilities of state-of-the-art ventilation systems.
  • Mental health champion

    Managing Director of Faithful+Gould, Jon Sealy is the newest board member of the Pagabo Foundation.
  • New President of BCIA

    The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced Terry Sharp as its new President.
  • In memory of

    The University of Northampton, in association with LECS (UK), has created the Alex MacDonald Award for Lift Engineering in memory of Alex MacDonald who died in February.