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The Building Engineer journal is published for CABE members and construction professionals. The editorial team works hard to ensure that the content includes technical articles, news items and in-depth thought pieces relevant to those throughout the industry.

Maintaining your professional competency is key to your membership and keeping up to date with a rapidly changing industry.

On 28 April 2023, the CABE Malaysia Chapter hosted its annual international conference in Kuala Lumpur with the theme Embedding Sustainability. The event was jointly organised by the Lighthouse Club Kuala Lumpur, a charity that provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families.

CIBSE’s Build2Perform Live and CABE’s new Built Environment LIVE will take place together at London’s ExCeL in December 2023. It will feature free-to-attend discussions and presentations on key issues impacting building services and the wider performance of the built environment.

CABE was honoured to be invited to exhibit at the inaugural BSR Conference as the only professional body present.

CABE is pleased to announce that the recently appointed Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) Deputy Chief Inspector of Buildings, Chris Griffin-McTiernan, will give the opening keynote address at the upcoming debut Built Environment England conference.

Zoe Cox, FCABE FHEA Grad IOSH MSc PGCE BSc BA, Head of Training and Development Quadrant Building Control and newly-elected CABE Vice President

Hong Kong-based Chartered Engineer Betty K Y Lo CEng C Build E MCABE on the challenges in her profession

It saddens me to pass on the news that Michael Mann, CABE’s former Engineering Council Liaison Officer and last year’s recipient of the Peter Stone Award, has recently passed away.

Due to the continuous shift in the industry and emerging demands following the Covid-19 pandemic, the requirements for face-to-face events have changed. There is now a need to modernise and adapt our events to meet the needs of both industry and our members.

Wates Group’s Projects Manager Glyn Williams has won Site Manager of the Year at the annual Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Excellence Awards.

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has new Management Committee members: Jen Vickers (pictured), Ron Purcell and Jason Harper.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has welcomed Bola Abisogun OBE as Chair and Rebecca Lovelace as Deputy Chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Chris Tunningley has been appointed as Leeds College of Building Assistant Principal for Adult Learning and Higher Education.

Former member of CABE’s MPSC Committee

CABE is expanding its media presence and is pleased to announce the launch of an official Instagram account for the Chartered Association of Building Engineers.

Carlos Melgar, CABE’s new Professional Development Director, talks his career so far and plans for the future

In November 2022, the BSR published a consultation on the competence framework for Registered Building Control Inspectors.