Construction Industry Council (CIC) is the representative forum for professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations in the United Kingdomconstruction industry.[1]
CIC provides a single voice for professionals across the built environment through its collective membership of 500,000 individual professionals and more than 25,000 firms of construction consultants.[1] The breadth and depth of its membership means that CIC (like a small number of other bodies, including Constructing Excellence) can speak with authority on issues connected with construction without being constrained by the self-interest of any particular sector of the industry.
As representative of the views of professionals, it has a seat on the government/industry body, the Strategic Forum for Construction.
Construction Industry Council developed and operates the Design Quality Indicator (DQI) tool to measure the design quality of buildings.
From 2014, CICAIR Limited, a specially created wholly owned subsidiary of CIC, was the sole body authorised to approve Approved Inspectors to undertake building control work in England and Wales.[4] In 2024, responsibility for Approved Inspectors (and Registered Building Control Approvers) was transferred to the Health and Safety Executive; CIC staff working for CICAIR transferred to the HSE.[5]
Organisation
Construction Industry Council's work is managed on a day-to day basis by a small secretariat which works under the direction of the Chief Executive who is responsible to the Council. The Board acts as the main policy and strategy vehicle of the Council.
Chair
Chairs of the Building or Construction Industry Council and their terms of office:
