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01 Industry Bodies Flashcards

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What is the purpose of professional institutions?

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Help develop and promote a career or service and the people who practice within it

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What is the CIC and what is its role?

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Construction Industry Council

  • Representative forum for the professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations in the construction industry
  • Aims to provide a single voice for professionals in all sectors of the built environment in the UK
  • Aims to serve society by promoting quality and sustainability, gives leadership, encourages collaboration and continuous improvement and adds value and emphasis to the work of members
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What is the CITB and what is its role?

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Construction Industry Training Board

  • Work with construction companies to help them improve skills, increase their competitive edge and respond to challenges employers face (e.g. low carbon agenda)
  • Govern the CSCS card tests
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What is the BRE and what is its role?

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Building Research Establishment

  • Private organisation (previously government owned) that carries out research, consultancy and testing for the construction and built environment sectors
  • Participates in the preparation of national and international standards and building codes, such as the Building Regulations
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What is the BSI and what is its role?

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British Standards Institution

  • UK national standards body, not for profit
  • Publishes standards and provides a range of business management systems assessment, certification, books, conferences and training
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What is the CIB and what is its role?

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Construction Industry Board (now ‘Strategic Forum for Construction’)

  • Set up in 1995 following the Latham Report (‘Constructing the Team’ 1994) to oversee the recommendations within the report
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What is the CBI and what is its role?

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Confederation of British Industry

  • Promotes business interests by lobbying and advising governments, providing a voice for employers to compete and prosper in the different business sectors
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What is the CIRIA and what is its role?

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Construction Industry Research and Information Association

  • Member-based research, training and information organisation dedicated to improve all aspects of the construction industry
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What is the BPF and what is its role?

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British Property Federation

  • Not-for-profit organisation representing companies involved in property ownership and investment
  • Aims to create the conditions in which the real estate industry can grow and thrive for the benefit of its members and the economy as a whole
  • Helps the government deliver its property policies, aims to improve legislation, promotes best practise for its members and raise the profile of the real estate industry
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What is the NHBC and what is its role?

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National House Building Council

  • Independently regulates the new homes industry
  • Primary purpose is to raise construction standards of new homes in the UK and provide consumer protection for homebuyers
  • Roles and responsibilities:
    • Registers house builders
    • Sets and raises standards for construction
    • Inspects homes during construction and after completion
    • Promotes best practice
    • Provides insurance cover for new and newly-converted homes
    • Provides research, analysis, feedback and practical guidance
    • Protects consumers through the Buildmark warranty
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What is the CIS and what is its role?

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Construction Industry Scheme

  • Sets out a series of rules for how contractors should make payments to sub-contractors
  • Introduced in order to prevent loss of revenue to HMRC arising from payments between contractors not being properly accounted for (for tax purposes)
  • Contractors and sub-contractors must register under the CIS with HMRC and inform them of changes to their business (e.g. submitting monthly statements detailing payments made)
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What is the CPIC and what is its role?

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Construction Project Information Committee

  • Responsible for providing best practice guidance on the content, form and preparation of construction production information (CPI)
  • Promotes the quality of design information and collaboration in the design process
  • Author of Uniclass2 classification system, which can be used for organising information throughout all aspects of the design and construction process
  • Involved in preparing guidance for the roll-out of BIM
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What is the CIOB and what is its role?

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Chartered Institute of Building

  • Professional body that represents construction management professionals
  • Full member of the CIC
  • Offers professional accreditation to mark competence and professionalism and to provide assurance to clients and other professionals procuring built assets
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What is the RIBA and what is its role?

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Royal Institute of British Architects

  • Professional body for architects founded for the advancement of architecture
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What is the CIBSE and what is its role?

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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

  • Professional body for building services engineers that offers accreditation and best practice guidance and codes within the profession
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What is the ICE and what is its role?

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Institution of Civil Engineers

  • Professional body for civil engineers providing recognition, knowledge and promotion of civil engineering
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What is the IStructE and what is its role?

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Institution of Structural Engineers

  • Professional body for structural engineers providing professional accreditation for its members
  • Protects the profession of structural engineering by upholding professional standards and acting as an international voice on behalf of structural engineers
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What is the IChemE and what is its role?

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Institution of Chemical Engineers

  • Professional body for chemical engineers providing professional accreditation for its members
  • Aims to build and support a community and network of professionals involved in all facets of chemical engineering
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What is Constructing Excellence and what is its role?

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  • Not-for-profit, cross-sector, cross-supply chain organisation charged with improving construction industry performance in order to produce a better built environment
  • One of a number of cross-industry bodies established to drive change in response to the Latham Report (Constructing the Team 1994) and the Egan Report (Rethinking Construction 1998), which concluded the industry as a whole was underachieving
  • In 2003, the other industries bodies created as a result of the reports were merged and united as Constructing Excellence
  • Activities include:
    • Lobbying to try to influence change
    • Publishing construction industry KPIs
    • Benchmarking and demonstrating projects
    • Industry awards
    • Promoting best practice and industry improvements
    • Offering accredited qualifications
  • JCT has a Constructing Excellence Contract specifically tailored for use in partnering, where participants adopt collaborative and integrated working practices
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What is the Considerate Constructors Scheme and what is its role?

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  • Not-for-profit, independent organisation tasked to improve the image of the construction industry
  • Companies register with the scheme and commit to its Code of Considerate Practice, which aims to show they care about appearance, respect the community, protect the environment, secure everyone’s safety and value their workforce
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What is the DCLG and what is its role?

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Department for Communities and Local Government

  • DCLG’s job is to ‘create great places to live and work, and give more power to local people to shape what happens in their area’
  • Responsible for UK government policy in several areas, including building regulations, housing and planning
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What is the BWPDA and what is its role?

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British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association

  • Aim to provide specialist knowledge in wood preservation and damp-proofing with a view to prevent wastage and to standardise specifications for treatments
  • Instrumental in the formation of insurance-backed guarantees for remedial works
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What is the FIDIC and what is its role?

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International Federation of Consulting Engineers

  • Promotes and implements the consulting engineering industry’s goals on behalf of its member associations
  • Publishes international standard forms of engineering and construction contracts
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What is the ACA and what is its role?

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Association of Consultant Architects

  • Professional body representing architects in professional practice in the UK
  • Produce standard forms of contract, including project partnering contracts (e.g. PPC2000)
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What is the NRAC and what is its role?

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National Register of Access Consultants:

  • An independent register of accredited Access Auditors and Access Consultants who meet professional standards and criteria established by a peer review system
  • UK-wide accredited service for individuals who undertake access auditing and access consultancy

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