In December 2021 CIB full member the Chartered Institute of Building brought together construction professionals and UK parliamentarians for CIOB’s first parliamentary reception since March 2020. The event was an opportunity to review the current state of the industry and its ambitions for the future, and particularly the resilience of the industry since the onset of COVID-19 and how it can build back better.
During her keynote speech, Chief Executive Officer of CIOB, Caroline Gumble, said that “the pandemic not only changed the way we lived and worked on a short-term basis but will change the way many of us work for years to come…”.
The event followed the COP26 conference, which put the need to tackle climate change at the forefront of public consciousness. Gumble in her speech outlined the essential role that the industry must play to tackle net zero by helping to upgrade the UK’s existing housing stock through “repair, maintenance and improvement”, alongside a commitment to “a greener, more carbon neutral economy”. On this, Gumble said: “we do need to scale up our commitment to the net zero agenda, to innovate, to embrace digital construction. We have an important part to play in supporting the economy and society. It’s a big task – we are more than up to the challenge”.
For a full report of the event see The House magazine’s article here.
