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Green space, clean air and community lead the wish list for new homes, with the surrounding landscape valued above how buildings look
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Home /News
Posted 16th June 2007
DQI was rated as one of the best toolkits in terms of content, accessibility and practicality.
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Posted 1st June 2007
CIC hosted a 14 strong delegation from Jiangsu Province in China, on 31st May 2007.
Posted 15th May 2007
CIC ConstructionSkills are delighted to announce the success of the first annual ‘Think Next Generation’ events…
Posted 15th March 2007
On 14 March the CIC South East Committee hosted a Regional Forum to raise awareness of the importance of the…
Posted 15th January 2007
The DQI for Schools was launched in partnership with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in December 2005.
Posted 14th January 2007
The DQI is being applied to US$320 million worth of public building projects in New York City.
Thedesign for the British Library Centre for Conservation been tested using the DQI.
Posted 12th January 2007
The National Assembly for Wales was completed in early 2006 and in May 2006 the building was tested with the in-use…
Following feedback CIC is currently refining the training process for facilitators to provide an even more…
Posted 10th January 2007
DQI is now available online at www.dqi.org.uk.
Posted 18th December 2006
CIC hosted a morning meeting for a group of 43 Russian engineers who were in the UK last week.
Posted 17th December 2006
CIC Operations Director and Registrar, Richard Biggs, has passed the new Higher Managerial Health and Safety test.
