Industry news

CABE Members who are also registered building surveyors in Ireland will note that the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) Statutory Boards and Committees is to hold its elections on 19 May 2025.

Ian McKinnon, Chief Product Officer at Veriforce CHAS, asks what the Procurement Act 2023 means for social value.

Registration for the Big Bang Fair, the UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people, is open.

CITB’s Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards for 2025 will highlight the significant contributions of women from across the construction industry and make roles more visible and accessible.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has launched a call for evidence on statutory guidance supporting Part A of the Building Regulations on structural safety (Approved Document A).

Seven companies that played a role in the Grenfell Tower fire may be debarred from public contracts, Westminster Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has announced.

Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (or PEEPs) have had far less attention when it comes to lessons learned from the Grenfell Tower fire – but that is about to change, says Peter Crush

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has supported more than 24,000 learners and nearly 9,000 employers with apprenticeship grants between April and December 2024.

Tilia Homes is part of an initiative encouraging women to apply for site management experience as part of the Women into Home Building programme.

Construction Industry Council and the Edge, a built environment think tank, have published the Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment to underpin the development of discipline-specific, sustainability competence requirements across the built environment and the natural sector.

CABE Past President Joseph Birt has been appointed as Chair of the Historic Buildings Council.

House by house, building by building, retrofit is still being approached as a piecemeal solution to the climate crisis. Denise Chevin asks, how can it be scaled up?

Nominations are now open for the SocEnv Awards 2025.

Last year, the Environmental Audit Committee sought views on how the UK government’s proposed reforms to planning policy and housebuilding targets might affect environmental protections and current approaches to sustainability.

CITB has announced its consensus procedure will start on 17 March 2025 and continue until 9 May.

The government in Westminster has suspended 39 businesses from fitting new solid-wall insulation in homes after it was alerted to reports of poor-quality work.

Seán Canney Hon FCABE has been appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Transport by Ireland’s Taoiseach.

The Scottish government has opened a consultation seeking the views of stakeholders on a review of building standards relating to the fire safety of historic buildings converted for hotel use.

A mutual recognition agreement between the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying in the US and the Engineering Council in the UK has now fully operationalised.

Local building regulations in Northern Ireland are being updated to improve fire safety standards, particularly for residential buildings and houses.