What we stand for
The Institute's priorities
Four things the Institute is trying to change about demolition engineering, and what it is actually doing about each of them.
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A professional body earns its standing by what it argues for, not only by whom it admits. These are the positions the Institute takes, set out so that members, clients and government can hold it to them.
Competence you can check
Making assessed competence the norm in demolition rather than the exception — published standards, an open register, and letters that mean something to a client.
What we are doing- The competence framework, published openly
- A searchable public register of members
- The CSCS PQP card, free to eligible members
Learning from what goes wrong
The industry repeats failures because the lessons stay inside the firms that lived them. The Institute is building the place they can be shared safely.
What we are doing- The anonymised lessons learned library
- Technical papers and seminar programme
- The Best Paper Award
The next generation
Demolition engineering is on nobody's careers poster. The Institute is changing where the next cohort comes from, and how they qualify.
What we are doing- The Foundation Degree in Demolition Management
- The bursary scheme
- School visits and the Wonders of Demolition
Demolition as part of the life cycle
Recycling and re-use sit at the core of a sustainable life cycle for the UK's buildings. Demolition is not the end of a structure; it is where the next one starts.
What we are doing- Recycling and re-use in the Institute's guidance
- Sustainability on the seminar programme
- Work with partner organisations
Hold us to it. If you think the Institute is falling short on any of these, say so — to your branch, to Council, or directly.