C IOOur Seven Guiding Principles:

1 Creating extraordinary peoplethrough professional learning and continuous professionaldevelopment.

2 Promoting the built environment as central to thequality of life everywhere.

3 Achieving a sustainable future, worldwide.

4 Advocating exemplary ethical practice and behaviour,integrity and transparency.

5 Pursuing excellence in management practice, andtechnological innovation rooted in evidence based science.

6 Being socially responsible and working responsibly.

7 Enabling our members to find anemotional resonance with Institute– their success is our success.

Our mission is to contribute to the creation of amodern, progressive and responsible constructionindustry; able to meet the economic, environmental and social challenges faced in the 21st Century.

Be a partof it…

Don’t be leftbehind, visitwww.ciob.orgor call ourmembershipteam on +44 (0)1344 630 700

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Front cover:Downtown LosAngeles, Los Angelesby James Roderick

This page:A Taste of Summer,London Southbank by Paul Stephenson

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is theinternational voice of theconstruction industry. CIOB members are globalconstruction professionalswith a common commitment to achieving and maintainingthe highest possible standards.

Our membership of over 46,000 is drawn from a diverse range of roles throughout the global construction industry and related professions. This unique breadth ofmembership allows the CIOB to be at the cutting-edge of thinking,policy and practice relating to all aspects of the built environment.

Our inclusive membershipbase includes constructionmanagers, project managers,architects, quantity surveyors,estimators, buildinginspectors, lecturers,engineers, environmentalists and many more.

We nurture and supportextraordinary constructionprofessionals through learning and continuousprofessional development.

Chartered Member status, and the designationsMCIOB and FCIOB, are recognised globally as the mark of a trueconstruction professional.

The Chartered BuildingCompany and Consultancyschemes (CBCs) and TrainingPartnerships are a vital part of the CIOB, providing theInstitute’s members with afurther business perspectiveand the common aim ofhaving trained workforcesthroughout the industry.

With such a diverse range of members across all areas and levels of the building process, we are able to provideinclusive developmentopportunities that are the right fit for you.

Find out why you should be part of the CIOB…

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Be...CIOB membershipdemonstrates to employersand clients alike that you’re serious about your career, the industry,your professional status and commitment tocontinuous development.

The Burj Khalifa inDowntown Dubai,UAE, the world’stallest building (as of August 2010), by Joel Olonan

C IOOur range of membershipopportunities ensures that there is a progression routethat’s right for you. Following a tailored programme you can achieve the ultimate goal of Chartered Membership.

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C IOAs an international organisationour qualifications arerecognised and respectedglobally. Our network reachesout across the world in over 100 countries and continues to expand. We are affiliatedwith other national institutes, so our members withinternational ambitions are never short of contacts or opportunities. The CIOBalso has an internationalconstruction news servicethrough the InternationalConstruction Review (iCON) journal and website,www.iconreview.org.

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C IOBy providing a pool ofspecialist knowledge anddedicated industry workinggroups, the CIOB makes ahugely influential contribution to the industry throughregulation, research andeducation. As a member, you have the opportunity to shape the future of theindustry by influencinggovernment policy,education, practice and the sustainability agenda. We have dedicated groupsfor all members, includingNovus, our group for young professionals.

30 St Mary Axe, better known as ‘The Gherkin’,London, by Kevin Beech

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C IOOur regional branchnetworks across the worldgive you the opportunity toconnect with your peers and meet valuable contacts.Our local branches holdregular seminars, site visits,Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) coursesand informal networkingevents – meaning you’renever short of the latestindustry thinking and accessto those in the know.

‘The Twins’ – ThePetronas Towers,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, by Francesco Cardarelli

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C IOOur annual programme ofregional events, seminars andCPD events around the worldallow you to keep up-to-datewith the latest in industrynews and best-practice. Theseevents help you stay ahead ofthe pack with access to thelatest knowledge and thoughtleadership. Members are also invited to the industry’smost prestigious events, the CIOB Annual Dinner and Construction Manager of the Year Awards.

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CIOB memberscan always be assured they receive the very latest news andinformation about theconstruction industry – allaccessible online 24 hoursa day, 365 days a year.

CM magazine, the official magazine of theCIOB is available online to all members and inmagazine format to UKmembers. CM featuresContact, the CIOB UK regional monthlynewsletter giving details onbranch news and events.www.construction-manager.co.uk

InternationalConstruction Reviewis available online to all members and is the magazine for CIOBinternational members.www.iconreview.org

Construction Research & Innovation(CRI), is the Institute’sknowledge digest, givingmembers the latest cuttingedge knowledge oninnovation and progressivemanagement thinking inthe built environment.www.ciob.org/resources/cri

Members have instant access via theweb from our Library and Information Services, to over 30,000 researchpapers, publications, audio and digital materials. www.ciob.org/resources/lis

Members can purchasethe very latest booksdirect from the officialbookshop of the CIOB, ConstructionBooks Direct.www.constructionbooksdirect.com

C IOA professional qualificationoffers much more than lettersafter your name. In the latestManagement Skills research by the CIOB, respondents felt their professionalqualification benefited them in the following ways:

felt their professionalqualification gavethem more jobopportunities

of the respondents felt it got them abetter job

of the respondents felt it gave them abetter understandingof their job

CIOB members feltit prevented themfrom losing their jobduring the recession

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C IOOur membership is dedicatedto achieving a sustainable future,worldwide. As a member you will have the opportunity to studyfor a CIOB-accredited CharteredEnvironmentalist qualification.

Roman Wall,Northumberland, by Sheila Hitchcock

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C IOOur Chartered BuildingCompany and ConsultancySchemes bring membershipinto the corporate arena.CBC membership and theCIOB’s Training Partnershipprogramme allow yourorganisation to stand head and shoulders above the competition.

Jardine House, Hong Kong, by Declan Prendiville

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C IOBy achieving a professionalqualification members can earn an extra £152,000 over the course of their career*.

With our commitment toproviding professionaldevelopment opportunities for those wishing to enhancetheir career in the constructionindustry, we equip our memberswith the right qualifications andknowledge to be recognised asvaluable employees enablingthem to potentially earn more.

We also offer our memberscareer support through specialist recruitmentconsultants Hays Construction,and our own dedicated CIOB jobs recruitment site,www.ciobjobs.com

Lloyds of London, by Martin Hughes

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* Source: Labour Force Survey 2009

For more information on how to become a member of the Chartered Institute of Building visit www.ciob.org or call our membership team on +44 (0)1344 630 700 or email memenquiry@ciob.org.uk

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For CIOB membership enquiries in Africavisit www.ciob.co.zacall on +27 11 234 7877or email naomi@ciob.co.za

C IOOur Seven Guiding Principles:

1 Creating extraordinary peoplethrough professional learning and continuous professionaldevelopment.

2 Promoting the built environment as central to thequality of life everywhere.

3 Achieving a sustainable future, worldwide.

4 Advocating exemplary ethical practice and behaviour,integrity and transparency.

5 Pursuing excellence in management practice, andtechnological innovation rooted in evidence based science.

6 Being socially responsible and working responsibly.

7 Enabling our members to find anemotional resonance with Institute– their success is our success.

Our mission is to contribute to the creation of amodern, progressive and responsible constructionindustry; able to meet the economic, environmental and social challenges faced in the 21st Century.

Be a partof it…

Don’t be leftbehind, visitwww.ciob.orgor call ourmembershipteam on +44 (0)1344 630 700

All credited imagery in this document are entries in the CIOB’s 2010 Art of Buildingphotography competition.For more details visitwww.artofbuilding.orgDocument ref: AboutCIOB2010

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