Cargo bike deliveries trial

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Sustainability Member gears up for cargo-bike study

Structure Tone’s Ryan Healey takes part in south London alternative deliveries trial

One CIOB member has been part of

an exemplar trial in sustainability involving delivery.

Ryan Healey, a senior project manager at Structure Tone, took part in a collaboration involving TfL, Southwark Council, Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine to set up strategies to raise construction standards at the Bankside development cluster area.

One initiative investigated alternative deliveries. A two-week trial took place where all three constructors shared a loaned cargo bike for a variety of activities, such as collections from Dulux.

The bike was supplied by Raleigh and rider training by Pedal Me.

A full case study is planned once the trial has been completed. ●

NEW VICE CHAIR FOR LONDON NOVUS

Anjali Pindoria, project surveyor at Avi Contracts, has become the vice-chair of the CIOB London Novus Committee.

A renowned public speaker on EDI issues, Pindoria (pictured) was one of three guest editors of the special Women in Construction March issue of Construction Manager.

Left: A cargo bike crosses Southwark Bridge

E-learning CIOB Academy partners up for asset training

Specialist e-learning

The CIOB Academy and Asset Wisdom have come together to form a partnership to spread asset management knowledge throughout the building and housing sectors.

Asset Wisdom offers specialist e-learning to build corporate and individual asset management knowledge. For the individual, this offers a professionally recognised career path in asset management. For corporates, it enables significant and sustainable business performance improvement by developing and embedding asset management competency and confidence to across the organisation.

The academy offers two courses in asset management: the Asset Management Foundation Award and the Asset Management Certificate. The Foundation Award is an introduction to asset management, providing learners with understanding of basic theories and languages of asset management. The certificate is a 14-module course providing full coverage into the fast developing discipline of asset management.

Both courses are suitable for construction professionals looking to gain extensive knowledge of asset management to progress their career.

Adrian Montague, associate director of the CIOB Academy, said: “We believe there is a growing demand for asset management (AM) knowledge across the building and housing sectors. This is being driven, in part, to meet the major challenges post Grenfell, the government’s netzero decarbonisation targets and application of new technologies as well as the need for whole life, whole systems investment decisions.

“We are delighted to partner Asset Wisdom so that we can offer our membership proven AM e-learning that will offer individuals a new career pathway, add value to our corporate members’ staff and business alike and start to address the challenges we face today and in the future.”

For more information, email: amontague@ciob.org.uk.