CABE CEO Richard Harral hosted a webinar in October explaining the current status and process for CBICAS revalidation and scope extensions for registered building inspectors.
With AI so topical, CABE’s Hong Kong Chapter organised a technical visit to the Centre for Future Construction (CFC) alongside the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council in October.
Soon CABE will publish its consultation paper on the future direction of the Association, developed over the past year in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report.
CABE congratulates the latest graduates awarded the CABE Best Final Year Student award 2025:
Leanne Li – BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology, De Montfort University
Isaac Carter – BSc (Hons) Construction Management, Nottingham Trent University
Todd Beckett graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Architectural Technology in 2024 and received the CABE Best Final Year Student award – his next step was with AECOM Engineering.
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.
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.
