Professional standards

SocEnv defines the standards for professional competence in environmental practice, ensuring key decisions are made by verified professionals.

CABE member Colin Blatchford-Brown has seen plenty of change in building control over his 35 years, but never as much as since the introduction of the Building Safety Act.

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.

The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has opened entries for this year’s CPA Stars of the Future Awards for the most promising apprentices and trainees in the construction plant industry who, in the eyes of their employers and colleagues, are likely to become tomorrow’s leaders of the sector.

Much has been made of the building safety changes in England – notably the establishing of the BSR and the BSA and the regulation of building control – but what about the devolved nations, asks Peter Crush?

The Construction Products Regulation (CPR 2024) updates the existing EU rules in this area, providing an opportunity to adapt standardisation to new technical developments.

How CABE and the Malaysia Board of Technologists are blazing a trail for success.

CIC Chair Dr Wei Yang, an internationally renowned town planner and urban designer, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours’ List.