On April 16th, 2025, the Trump administration conducted a targeted attack on offshore wind in the US. The Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOEM) issued a formal and meticulously worded…

Generative AI is the tech buzzword of the decade; American Big Tech firms alone announced an investment of $300bn in AI infrastructure. A year earlier, global venture capital investment into…

Buro Happold experts join the 21CC podcast to delve into the role the built environment can play in supporting positive metal health and wellbeing The built environment can have a…

Construction manager Tobias Vokuhl MCIOB is helping to manage the construction of schools and safe houses for young survivors of human trafficking in Kathmandu, Nepal. Last year saw the opening…

Dawn Lowers-Davis is President and CEO of Lowers Welding & Fabrication, a family firm founded in 1973 in Santa Fe Springs, California. Construction is part of who I am. My…

Saudi Arabia’s new Civil Transactions Law entered into force on 16 December 2023. It’s a cornerstone of the Kingdom’s broader Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to invigorate the economy by…

Academics at Michigan University argue that China’s property-sector woes may have causes beyond the overambition of developers and the government’s actions to limit the ballooning debt in the sector. Led…

When you hear the term “artificial intelligence” (AI), what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the rise of ChatGPT, or the thought of robots taking over from…

With revenues of $7.2bn last year, Taylor Morrison has been named ‘America’s Most Trusted Home Builder’ for nine years running. Women in Construction Week just passed, but it’s business as…

The global construction industry stands at a crossroads. As outlined by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, if trends persist, global carbon emissions from construction are projected to increase 13%…

As the call for inclusive PPE gains momentum globally, Nyaisha Sullivan delves into the lessons the UK can take from the United States on ensuring PPE inclusivity. Personal protective equipment…

We tend to think the business challenges we face are unique and unprecedented. But my own business Gleeds has been around since 1885 and if I look back through the…

Contrary to common belief, it’s a big oversimplification to say “material X is more sustainable than material Y”, our research suggests. It was conducted using a state-of-the-art, AI-powered conceptual design…

CIOB’s corporate plan for 2023-2028 has been developed through extensive consultation with CIOB members worldwide, building on the foundation of the previous 2020-2023 plan, which serves as our moral guide.…

John Pagano is CEO of Red Sea Global, developer of The Red Sea and Amaala tourism complexes in Saudi Arabia. Ancient Greeks believed that the god Helios brought light to…

It has been a turbulent couple of years to say the least. Covid-19, the Suez Canal blockages, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have all served to reshape the global stage…