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Building Engineer reports daily on industry news at buildingengineer.org.uk. Here’s a round-up of recent articles.

On 22 March 2025, CABE President Richard Flynn, CEO Richard Harral and Vice President Paul Grinyer alongside family and friends took on a 10km walk in Killarney, Ireland, to the stunning Torc Waterfall in Co Kerry.

CABE turns 100 years old this year. To mark this milestone, Building Engineer takes a look back at the journal through the years.

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.

All good things must come to an end, and as I write this, my final welcome as your President, it is with a sense of great pride and honour that I reflect on the past 12 months as CABE President in our centenary year.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its Seventh Carbon Budget report, which features ambitious home energy targets.

A partnership between West Yorkshire’s Mayor and seven colleges will upskill students into local jobs to support businesses and grow the economy.

Work has started to transform a vacant brownfield site in Greater Manchester into 15 homes for young care leavers.

Are you aware of the Association’s ‘Find a building engineer’ directory?

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

CABE’s 2024 employment survey gives a glimpse into members’ working lives, wages and workload as a microcosm of the wider industry.

CROSS-UK has urged those responsible for fire risk planning and risk assessments in the entertainment and events sectors to improve their management of fire risk after the Pulse nightclub fire in North Macedonia killed 61 people last month.

It’s always nice to see April on the calendar − we have left the doom and gloom of winter behind and outside work becomes enjoyable again.

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

Sharon Spice is the new Membership Director at CABE – here she discusses her plans for the role.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a public consultation on its new ‘Responsible use of AI 1st Edition’ Professional Standard, which aims to provide guidance on the ethical and practical considerations of AI in the natural and built environment sectors. The consultation closes on 29 April.

The Supply Chain Sustainability School has released its ninth annual Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) Culture Impact Report, and its findings are promising.

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.