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CIRIA
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CIRIA
is a member-based research and information organisation dedicated to improvement
in the construction industry.
Our members include representatives from all parts of the supply chains of the modern built environment, covering building and civil engineering as well as transport and utilities infrastructure.
CIRIA’s work is recognised as being independent, objective and authoritative.
CIRIA
provides a means through which the many different stakeholders in the modern
built environment can work together to identify, codify, publish and promote
the emerging best practice in the industry. In this way, CIRIA continually
seeks to raise the standard of excellence in the broad construction sector
beyond the “lowest admissible acceptability” for designers and
constructors set by the framework of legislation, statutory regulations and
codes of practice.
CIRIA’s
primary aims are to improve the quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and
safety in both the provision and operation of the modern built environment.
In pursuit of these aims, we seek to be the leading provider of performance improvement products and services to organisations involved in procuring, delivering, owning and maintaining the fabric of the modern built environment.
We recognise that this requires us to provide pragmatic, useable guidance that has:
CIRIA is a not for profit company, with all membership subscriptions, earnings and external funding being used to pursue these aims.
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CIRIA produces a wide range of new publications each year and has a back catalogue of 600 publications, many of which are still in print and are valid to today’s industry needs.
Many
of the industry’s forward thinking organisations are actively engaged
with CIRIA, and at any one time around 400 senior industry professionals are
personally involved in one or more advisory panels or project groups.
Membership of CIRIA’s Executive Board includes:
CIRIA has five main areas of activity, namely:
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Research – projects focused on industry needs,
as identified and prioritised by CIRIA’s members Publications – pragmatic guidance documents,
based on CIRIA’s research projects, and produced in a consistent
format and to a uniformly high quality Training – short-courses to aid industry implementation
of selected CIRIA guidance documents Networks – a series of learning networks to
spread awareness and encourage the sharing and adoption of new ideas,
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Particular networks cover aspects of:
Industry partnerships – aimed at championing particular facets of the industry. Examples include:
CEEQUAL – Civil Engineering Environmental Quality
Assessment and Award Scheme
Visit the CEEQUAL website
Buildoffsite – promoting construction offsite
Visit the Buildoffsite
website
Scottish Construction Centre
Visit the SCC
website
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Further information about CIRIA |
CIRIA Annual Review 2008
(Adobe Acrobat PDF)