Chartered Institute of Building
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Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is a construction management organisation created in 1834 as the Builder Society. The CIOB represents, on behalf of the public, a diverse set of professionals in the construction industry and has over 42,000 members worldwide.
The corporate members — Member of The Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB) and Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB) — are building professionals who ensure high standards in the construction industry.
In 1834 a small group of London's master builders formed The Builders’ Society ‘to uphold and promote reputable standards of building through friendly intercourse, the useful exchange of information and greater uniformity and respectability in business’.
In 1884 the society was incorporated under the Companies Act as The Institute of Builders, the principal objective being ‘to promote excellence in the construction of buildings and just and honourable practice in the conduct of business’.
Following substantial development, particularly in the years following the Second World War, a change of name in 1965 to The Institute of Building, the adoption in 1970 of new objects of a broader and more professional character, and registration as an educational charity completed its evolution as the professional institution of all construction.
Incorporation by Royal Charter was one of the objectives in the 1975-1980 Five Year Plan and, following extensive consultation with the membership, a petition was submitted to the Privy Council in January 1979. The Institute was granted a Royal Charter on 25 September 1980.
The CIOB’s role is to:
- Promote the importance of the built environment.
- Lead the industry to create a sustainable future worldwide.
- Encourage leadership potential.
- Set the highest standards in quality, safety and qualification.
- Create an industry where excellence prospers.
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