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CIC Cascade11 October 2007
1. Fifth Happold Medal Lecture - Sir Peter Hall on “House Building – A Lost English Art?” The CIC and the Happold Trust are to host the fifth Happold Medal Lecture, an annual event in memory of the first Chairman of CIC, Professor Sir Edmund (Ted) Happold. Sir Peter Hall will receive the fifth Happold Medal award after delivering the lecture on ‘’House Building – A Lost English Art?’’ on Tuesday 27th November 2007 at 7.00pm at the Royal Aeronautical Society, No 4 Hamilton Place, London, W1J 7BQ. Sir Peter Hall is Professor of Planning at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London and President of the Town and Country Planning Association. He is also an internationally renowned authority on the economic, demographic, cultural and management issues that face cities around the globe. All Construction professionals are welcome to attend; applications from young professionals will be particularly welcomed. Attendance to the lecture is free of charge, however places are limited therefore early booking is advisable. For further details and to register for a place please visit www.cic.org.uk/Happold/ or contact the CIC Marketing department on 020 7399 7400. 2. CIC talks UK Construction with Russian Delegates Richard Biggs, Operations Director and Registrar at CIC, was one of a number of construction professionals who responded to a request to meet a party of 14 Russian constructors and officials from the Krasnodar region, near the Black Sea. Richard, with the help of slides and an interpreter, attempted to convey something of the way construction operates in the UK, including our professional institutions and our various umbrella bodies. He was rewarded with a bottle of vodka for his pains! CIC has also been approached to host parties of constructors from both Japan and China. Details of these visits are being finalised. For more information contact Richard Biggs, rbiggs@cic.org.uk 3. Mott MacDonald is latest large consultancy to join ACE In a move hailed by chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin as a massive boost to ACE’s growing representation of its sector, leading international consultancy Mott MacDonald were announced this week as a new member of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE). Mott MacDonald employs over 12,000 staff working in 140 countries worldwide. Their turnover is in excess of $1.4 billion from the provision of global management, engineering and development consultancy. Ranked 11th in the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For Survey, Mott MacDonald is widely regarded as a world leader in its field. ACE chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin said: “We are delighted to have Mott MacDonald as a member of ACE. Their joining ACE is a massive boost to our growing representation of our sector. We are proud to be representing such a global leader in the marketplace and I look forward to them playing an active role in ACE in the months and years ahead”. Commenting on their membership of ACE, Mott MacDonald managing director, Keith Howells, said: “In our view, ACE has become a much more effective organisation in the last few years. We feel that the time is right to put our weight behind them in support of their efforts with government and other major clients to effect change in the consulting industry. In particular we welcome their initiatives on seeking fairer terms and conditions of engagement for consultants, which currently often put disproportionate levels of risk onto consulting firms. We look forward to working with ACE over the coming years to represent the interests of the consulting business." 4. Carbon Monoxide – The Silent Killer As part of the Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering’s (IPHE) Carbon Monoxide Awareness campaign, the IPHE, in association with the Nottingham & Derbyshire Branch, will be hosting a free National Seminar and Exhibition. Specialist speakers will raise the awareness of deaths and incidents related to CO poisoning from fuel burning appliances. 5. CIOB Joins Building Control Alliance The Building Control Alliance (BCA) has appointed the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) to formally sit alongside the four organisations that represent and deliver the current building control system. The CIOB joins the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Association of Building Engineers (ABE), the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (ACAI) and Local Authority Building Control (LABC). Kevin Dawson Chair of the CIOB’s Building Control and Standards Faculty said, “We are delighted to have been asked to join the BCA and to have the opportunity to work alongside the Government to strengthen and develop the Building Control system, which is integral to the construction industry.” The BCA has recently published a report, A Building Control System for the 21st Century, which contains key recommendations on what the Government needs to do to improve the building control system. The report, a response to the Department of Communities and Local Government’s (CLG) discussion paper, highlights areas where change should be a priority and includes – self certification, prior approval and the building notice system. 6. Events The events page of the CIC website is frequently updated visit the events page for details. |
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