Highlights from the CIOB calendar for the coming month.

The Building Safety Act: What You Need to Know Now

10 June, 9am-12.15pm, Ipswich
Legal, Design & CDM experts share practical insights, compliance essentials and real-world collaboration strategies. Colin Jones from HCR Law will deliver the legal presentation, outlining the key framework, duties and compliance responsibilities under the act. This will be complemented by a joint presentation from LSI Architects and Pentaco, exploring the importance of collaboration between consultant and contractor.

Charles Cowling, a CDM specialist from Concertus, will provide further practical insight into how these regulations are applied on projects.

Together, the speakers will offer valuable perspectives on current updates, regulatory expectations and practical approaches to compliance. The event is aimed at professionals involved in the design, construction and management of buildings.

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Passive Design, Construction and Cooling for a Hotter Planet

Led by Toby Pear of Article 25, this CPD webinar will explore the role of passive design in addressing the challenges of a hotter planet. Pear will draw on professional experience to share valuable insights into the principles of passive design, sustainable construction practices and innovative cooling approaches suited to diverse environments. Attendees will gain an understanding of how thoughtful design can significantly enhance building performance, resilience, and occupant wellbeing.

The key themes will include: principles of passive design and their application in contemporary projects; climate-responsive construction techniques; low-energy and sustainable cooling strategies; and designing for comfort, efficiency, and long-term resilience.

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16 June, 9am-12pm, Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

This joint event between YTKO, CIOB and RICS will bring together experts on policy and legal changes, which will impact the construction sector and wider built environment in 2026.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to find out about funding, supply chain and training support across the West of England.

In particular, this event will include details on low-carbon construction and will promote the Retrofit West initiative, a funded scheme to help homeowners reduce their energy costs and build the supply chain for environmental technology installations.

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Wellbeing in Construction

18 June, 12pm-1pm, DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow
A session with Reiki teacher Chia-Yen Ohwho specialises in transforming high-pressure construction environments into less stressed, focused and productive workplaces, reducing absenteeism whilst boosting morale and performance.

Chia-Yen, an international sought-after wellbeing speaker and expert who is passionate about the construction industry, delivers bespoke programmes and seminars that empower your teams to manage stress more effectively – both at work and in their personal lives – whilst connecting your staff to each other, on a human level.

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Business Resilience for Construction Companies

18 June, 5.30pm-7.30pm, Manchester

This session will explore how businesses can anticipate risk, adapt to change and build resilience in a complex and uncertain environment.

This session will be led by Dr Tim Whitehill Hon. Research Fellow at LJMU, Faculty of Society & Culture, BSc MBA DBA MIO & Co-CEO Save Construction Initiative.

Dr Whitehill co-authored the report The Organisational Resilience of the UK Construction Industry, published by Constructing Excellence in 2018; the issues highlighted remain relevant today.

As a Research Fellow at LJMU, Dr Whitehill is recognised for his work on organisational resilience within construction sector firms. Dr Whitehill will consider how firms can address these challenges through effective business management.

This event is joint with CIOB and Save Construction Intitiave and open to all, but a great opportunity for Chartered Company Members to come together, network and find out how to maintain success in a volatile market and future-proof your business.

We shall be in the Winter Gardens room at WSP, 8 First St, Manchester M15 4RP.

This event is FREE. Places are limited and booking is required.
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RIS:ES Coombe Valley Hospital – site visit

25 June, 2pm-4pm, Bexhill-on-Sea

Kier has been appointed by the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a new £60m 54-bed acute inpatient mental health hospital in Bexhill as part of its Re-designing Inpatient Services in East Sussex (RIS:ES) Programme. This is the first step in the RIS:ES Programme, which is aimed at providing all mental health inpatient services across East Sussex on a single site.

The 57,393 sq ft facility will provide high-quality inpatient services for adults and will replace out-dated services currently provided in the Department of Psychiatry at Eastbourne District General Hospital.

There will be three 18-bed wards, all with individual bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms, surrounded by attractive and therapeutic landscaped green space. The new building will also provide outpatient services as well as training facilities for medical and other related professions.

The building will be fully electric and highly insulated, with energy efficient systems being implemented to reduce energy usage and optimise environmental performance. The majority of the roof will include solar panels and a range of electric vehicle charging points will be installed for maintenance teams, staff and visitors.

In addition, the car park has “rain gardens” that collect the surface water run-off, filtering it into a storm water attenuation tank before it is discharged directly into the ordinary watercourse. This prevents flooding and minimises impact on buildings and the environment.