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Where it's AT has taken its next step, with full video episodes now available alongside the podcast. In our first video edition, new host Jon Clayton MCIAT sits down with Harry Pangli FCIAT to explore the fascinating role of an Expert Witness, showcasing the diverse career opportunities within architectural technology.

This insightful presentation explores the critical role of Passive Fire Protection in modern construction, with a focused deep dive into the design and specification of MEP services penetration seals—one of the most challenging and frequently misunderstood aspects of fire safety.

The Designing LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Spaces toolkit has been developed through a year of engagement and research with LGBTQIA+ communities and built environment professionals.

CIAT has responded to the publication of the UK Climate Change Committee's 2026 progress report on reducing UK greenhouse gas emissions.

The implementation of BS EN ISO 14001 can be required by customers, supply chains, or public tenders where environmental performance is part of the selection criteria – and the standard has just been updated

CIAT has prepared a short briefing on the government's interim response to 2019 and 2021 consultations on strengthening minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for privately rented (non-domestic) properties in England and Wales.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published its Mental Health Joint Code of Practice (JCOP).

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Pvotal Consultancy, who recently hosted a CPD for members and affiliates in the Scotland East Region, are looking to develop flexible silica dust CPD courses designed for professionals.

The Institute has updated its MCIAT Professional Assessment (PA) Top Tips guidance document for 2026.

Contribute to CIAT's response to the UK government's call for evidence.

A note on membership certificates.

Next year will be a decade since the horrific Grenfell Tower fire, an avoidable incident in which 72 lives were needlessly lost, and communities changed forever. The fire and its aftermath exposed serious flaws in almost every aspect of the design, construction and management of housing, from councils to contractors, professions to products, and testing regimes to tenancies.

If you have recently completed your studies, take your involvement and engagement with CIAT to the next level and upgrade to either Associate or affiliate with our supportive two-year subscription package.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published two new guidance notes on the Fire and Emergency File and the Building Regulations Compliance Statement for Building Control approval applications for new Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs).

The Passive Fire Knowledge Group (PFKG) has published three new Knowledge Shares to address misunderstanding in the specification of passive fire protection systems across the built environment.

The Supply Chain School's annual Diversity Data Benchmarking Survey is open.

A new exemplar cross referenced against the 2025 Chartered Architectural Technologists Professional Standards Competency Framework (PSCF) is available to review on the website.