Construction Industry

Why is the management of construction projects important and why do construction projects fail? Evaluate the key principles and strategies of construction project management. This course is designed to provide you with a broad overview of the make-up of a project and the fundamental activities that take place in [...]

Learn how climate change, technology and regulation are changing modern building design and professional practice in construction. Climate change, technology and regulation are changing modern building design, and the professional practices of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) [...]

Learn the fundamentals of prestressed concrete design and the mechanics of how prestressed materials work under load. The prestressing mechanism provides strength for tensile forces when the material is in service; a common example of use of prestressed concrete is in parking garages.

Explore procurement strategies and the procurement process in the context of the construction industry. Understanding the procurement process in construction. What is procurement? How does the procurement process work? What procurement strategies are available? Find answers with this course that aims to develop your understanding procurement in the context [...]

Study organisational behaviour within the construction industry. Explore the importance of organisational behaviour in construction. How does being part of an organisation affect an individual’s behaviour? How can you manage behaviour at individual and organisational level? Explore the answers to these questions and more with this [...]

Learn about the value of good mental health and its importance in the construction industry. Discover why mental health matters in the construction industry. Construction has one of the worst rates of mental health issues of any industry. For example, in the UK low-skilled male manual workers are 3.7 [...]

Explore the key issues faced by the construction industry today and discover sustainable approaches to resolving them. Understand the importance of research in the construction industry. A construction manager needs to ensure that projects are completed safely, timely and within budget. For this main reason, effective planning and research [...]

Find out how to stay ethical, compliant and professional in the construction industry, with this free online course from the CIOB. Some of the largest construction firms in the world have faced the prospect of multi-million fines for significant breaches of ethics and compliance recently – from bribery and [...]