Business & Management

Dr Mark Key, author of Building Regulations, Codes and Standards: A guide for safe, sustainable and healthy development, explains why and how global building standards need to find common ground

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.

What impact have recessions had on the construction industry in the past, and how will that play out this year as the IMF predicts a contraction of the UK economy, asks Matt Lamy

While Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show 49,000 unfilled positions in construction, a survey of 2,000 18-29-year-olds in the UK by construction data platform NBS revealed that 56% consider construction an attractive career. So why are more not choosing it as a profession?

Throughout January and February, the Association has been busy with regional and national AGMs.

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.

If you are reading this, you are most likely a member of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) – be it Student, Associate, Chartered Member or Fellow, depending on the stage you are at in your career. With this professional membership brings a range of benefits, none more important than the professional recognition and assurance it provides your employer or clients that you have been assessed and deemed to be capable of providing professional services commensurate with your level of membership.

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

Amy Chatfield, CABE Membership Services Manager, discusses the new competency frameworks and how it will impact members

Nominations for EqualEngineers’ Engineering Talent Awards 2023 close on 17 February.

Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has died at the age of 91. Isozaki was seen as a postmodern giant who combined influences from Asian and western culture and history in his designs, at a time when US and European styles dominated global architecture.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched its new Engineering Kids’ Futures report, which follows a year of work and roundtables with experts from industry, academia, education, government and STEM providers from across the UK.