In 1926, The Parthenon was created to amplify the Association’s members’ voices. In this, CABE’s centenary year, Building Engineer has looked back over nearly 100 years of the journal
CABE HQ staff have been logging their miles all year to cover the equivalent distance between Lutyens House in Northampton and the Hong Kong office in Kowloon – approximately 6,000 miles!
Another organisation has successfully joined the CABE Approved CPD Directory – Vital Energi, one of the UK’s most established providers of sustainable energy generation and distribution.
In July, CABE Hong Kong Chair Kyran Sze and Dr Paul Hampton, Head of the School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton, met in Hong Kong to exchange updates on the university’s course development in Hong Kong.
As part of the 2025 centenary celebrations, CABE commissioned a local video production company to develop two brand new animations – a first for the Association.
On 12 September – the 100th anniversary of CABE’s inception to the day – the Association held a very special celebration at Stanbrook Abbey in Worcester.
The past few months have been busy for CABE. The industry is changing rapidly. We are constantly looking at ways to respond promptly and appropriately to this evolution, enabling the Association to keep ahead of the curve.
The CABE Building Inspector Competence Assessment Scheme (CBICAS) revalidation process for certification has been approved by the Building Safety Regulator.
Earlier this year, CABE surveyed members on what they thought about Building Engineer and its online equivalent buildingengineer.org.uk in order to maintain high standards and incorporate members’ views.
Last year, Building Surveying student Liam Nolan achieved the CABE Best Final Year Student Award. This year, he achieved his RICS Assessment of Professional Competence.
CABE Head of Technical Insight Hywel Davies works to inform and influence policy, standards and guidance in the profession – here’s what that means for members
CABE Hong Kong Chapter Chair Kyran Sze visited the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Kwai Chung) and Hong Kong College of Technology in June 2025 and was inspired by the vision demonstrated by the emerging generation of built environment professionals from these two schools.
In 2016, Mark Farmer was tasked with reporting on the state of the UK construction labour market and setting out a roadmap addressing structural issues and demographic challenges to delivering the building work that the UK needs.
BSc Architectural Engineering student Mitchell Heys was one of three from the University of Salford to have been awarded the CABE Best Final Year Student Award in 2024.
