CIB has the legal form of an Association (in Dutch: a Vereniging) under Dutch Law.

General Assembly

The General Assembly takes place annually has the final approval on CIB’s policies. Every third year during the CIB World Building Congress the General Assembly elects the Board, for which all appointed representatives from CIB member organisations are entitled to stand.

Standing Committees of the Board

The Board has the following Standing Committees:

  • OC – Officers’ Committee
  • PC – Programme Committee
  • AC – Administration Committee
  • MCC – Membership and Communications Committee
  • FLC – Future Leaders Committee.

Officers’ Committee

The members of the OC are as follows:

  • President of the Board;
  • immediate Past-President;
  • two Vice-Presidents;
  • Treasurer;
  • Chair of the Programme Committee.

The CIB President chairs the OC. The MCC and FLC chairs attend OC meetings as permanent guests.

Programme Committee

The PC is responsible for all activities related to CIB research and innovation. Its Chair is appointed by the General Assembly. Among the principal tasks of the Programme Committee are:

  • establishment of new CIB Task Groups or Working Commissions ;
  • appointment of CIB Coordinators;
  • oversight of the activities of Task Groups and Working Commissions;
  • termination of Working Commissions or Task Groups if they have fulfilled their tasks or if they do not function according to the best interests of the membership;
  • proposals for CIB-endorsed journals.

The PC comprises no more than twelve members from whom at least eight, including the CIB President, are Board members and a minimum of one-third of its total membership must be current or past Coordinators.

Administrative Committee

The Treasurer of the Board serves as Chair of the AC. The committee assists the Board with general, administrative and financial matters such as:

  • matters related to annual budgets of income and expenditure, annual auditor’s reports, and other financial documents;
  • optimal investment policies;
  • recommendations on applications for, and terminations of, CIB membership.

The AC is comprised of no more than eight members. It includes the CIB President, the CIB Treasurer, and at least three other Board Members.

Membership and Communications Committee

The MCC deals with CIB’s internal and external communications. It assists the Board with membership strategy and development, as well as internal and external marketing and communication matters such as branding, website, publications, newsletters. The MCC Chair is appointed by the Board.

Future Leaders Committee

The FLC establishes and monitors the CIB Student Chapters and oversees CIB’s awards. The Chair of the FLC is appointed by the Board.

AIBC operating company

CIB has a Service Level Agreement with AIBC (Association for Innovation in Buildings and Construction), which was set up by CIB with the sole purpose to provide services to CIB. It is incorporated in Canada as a not-for-profit company, and its Members are appointed by the CIB Board from amongst the Officers of CIB.

The CIB Board recommends candidates for the Directors of AIBC, the majority of whom must be current CIB Board members.

AIBC employs the Chief Executive and either employs other staff as necessary for the secretariat team and support services, or retains them as consultants.

Secretariat

Details of the CIB Secretariat team which supports the Board and its standing committees are available here.