Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) is a

professional body A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that professio ...

for

building engineer A building engineer is recognised as being expert in the use of technology for the design, construction, assessment and maintenance of the built environment. Commercial Building Engineers are concerned with the planning, design, construction, op ...

s in the

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and overseas.

History

Chartered Association of Building Engineers was founded as the Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors (IAAS) in 1925 in London. The Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors became the Association of Building Engineers in 1993 and then the Chartered Association of Building Engineers in 2014, its current name, when it received

Royal Charter A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but s ...

. The IAAS was among the bodies which opposed a draft bill which was presented to Parliament in 1927 by the

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three supp ...

' (RIBA) Registration Committee in the course of events which resulted in the passing of the Architects (Registration) Act 1931. Under the 1931 Act, the Architects' Registration Council of the United Kingdom (ARCUK) was established with the duty of setting up, maintaining and publishing the

Register of Architects From 1932 there has been a statutory Register of Architects under legislation of the United Kingdom Parliament originally enacted in 1931. The originating Act contained ancillary provisions for entering an architect’s name in the register and re ...

. The IAAS was among the bodies named, together with the RIBA, in the First Schedule of the Act as being entitled to appoint one member in respect of every five hundred of their own members. The Register of Architects is now maintained and published under the

Architects Act 1997 The Architects Act 1997 (c. 22) is the consolidating Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the keeping and publishing of the statutory Register of Architects by the Architects Registration Board. It has the long title: ''An Act to cons ...

, which reconstituted ARCUK. In consequence, the IAAS was no longer an appointing body, nor any of the other bodies named in the 1931 Act, which has been repealed. In 2020, Chartered Association of Building Engineers opened a second office in Hong Kong, chaired by Kyran Sze. CABE is registered with the

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and can accredit members with CEng, IEng, and EngTech. CABE is also a member of the Society of the Environment and can accredit its members with SocEnv.

Structure

CABE is a membership organisation and is governed by a board of directors that sets the objectives of the organisation – the executive team deliver these objectives. Entry to membership of CABE is via several routes and members must undertake

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throughout the lifetime of their membership of the association in order to maintain their professional standards. CABE has several designations for members, these are: * Chartered Fellow (post-nominal "FCABE") is the highest level of CABE membership and reflects the knowledge, expertise, and experience of the industry's most experienced professionals and a commitment to furthering the profession of building engineering. * Chartered Member Building Engineers (post-nominal "MCABE Chartered Building Engineer" sometimes seen as "MCABE CBuildE") have a clear commitment to high ethical standards, professionalism, and technical competence recognised by the award of the additional title of Chartered Building Engineer, which is a regulated title under the Association's Royal Charter. * Corporate Members (post-nominal"MCABE") demonstrate a clear commitment to high ethical standards, to cross sector collaboration, and to continuous professional development. * Graduate Members (post-nominal "Grad CABE") focus on converting the theoretical knowledge gained as a student into practical experience. * Associate Members (post-nominal "ACABE") demonstrates a member's level of expertise and professional competence. Considered to be one of the preparatory routes to full chartered memberships. * Technician Members (post-nominal "Tech CABE") a sign of professional commitment to working towards the highest level of competency at the start of a career. * Student Membership is free and available to part and full-time students studying in a field relevant to the built environment and shows enthusiasm and commitment to a career within the industry. In addition the membership grades for individuals
CABE Company Partners
an
CABE Academic Partners
work with CABE to implement change in each respective area of the industry.

Impact

CABE holds an annual conference and awards ceremony in the latter half of the year which bring together members of the construction community from throughout the UK as well as international chapters. The awards honour innovative projects from around the world in five different categories: New Build Award, Preservation and Conservation Award, Sustainability Award, Maintenance and Refurbishment Award, and Building Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Award. CABE holds a smaller scale of conference called "buildeng" regularly throughout the year and is attended based on region. The "buildeng" conferences offer continual professional development opportunities. It also provides accreditation for academic courses which confirms that academic programmes are aligned with a competency framework and that the academic partners meet high standards of education, welfare, and good practice.

Regions

CABE has regions in the United Kingdom and Ireland each with elected Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Committee, these are: * Eastern * East Midlands * Northern * Northern Ireland * North West * Republic of Ireland * Scotland * Southern * South West * Wales * West Midlands * Yorkshire & Humber In addition, CABE operates in the following countries: * Australia * Malaysia * Hong Kong * Singapore * Middle East * Macau * USA * China

Arms

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External links

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