David Barnes

Highlighting the scale of opportunities for the built environment

CIOB at the 2024 Labour and Conservative party conferences

The King’s Speech 2023: Three Headlines for the Built Environment

What was in the King's Speech for the built environment, check our overview below.

CIOB’s Party Conference Plans

Queen’s Speech 2022: What Bills are set to have an impact on the built environment?

CIOB on COP26

CIOB's Policy & Public Affairs Manager David Barnes looks at what COP26 means for the built environment.

Improving the quality and wellbeing of the built environment high on the CIOB’s agenda during party conference season

The CIOB Policy and Public Affairs team attended Labour’s Party conference in Brighton and the Conservative’s Party conference in Manchester to discuss key issues affecting construction and the wider built environment.

CIOB submits its response to "Building a Safer Future" consultation

The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) published proposals last month for a “radically new building and fire safety system”. Their consultation on the proposals has now closed and the Chartered Institute of Building has submitted a response.

Be the voice of the CIOB for the BRAC

This month, the UK government announced that they will be seeking seven new members for the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) and it would be great to see CIOB members take up the opportunity.

Equipping construction with the skills for the future

In June 2018, the UK government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to carry out a full review of the composition of the shortage occupation list (SOL), to explore what skills are most in demand as the UK prepares to exit the European Union.

CIOB at this year’s party conferences

The CIOB will be at the Conservative and Labour party conferences to talk to about how diversity and skills development in construction should be higher up the agenda.

Members sought for CIOB Policy Board

This is an opportunity for those who want to get involved in formulating policy at the CIOB and supporting work to engage and influence policymakers.

CIOB responds to Chancellor’s 2017 Budget

As the Chancellor Philip Hammond delivers his 2017 Autumn Budget, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) provides its reaction to today’s headline commitments and announcements affecting the built environment.

CIOB builds the case for construction ahead of General Election

Institute launches manifesto outlining five key policy proposals to support construction sector

100+ organisations publish first International Ethics Standards (IES)

The IES Coalition believes that creating a universally applicable set of ethics values will help assert the role of ethics and help ensure greater professionalism

Arming the construction Industry for the future

The British Armed Forces consist of over 150,000 regular personnel and over 80,000 employed as reservists.

CIOB report kick-starts the debate into productivity

Looking not just narrowly at construction’s own productivity, but how the built environment supports productivity growth in the UK as a whole. 

CIOB joins coalition of more than 60 professional bodies to create the sector's first global ethics standard

Worldwide consultation opens to create the sector's first global ethics standard