New CIOB president vows to champion climate resilience

The Chartered Institute of Building’s President for the 26/27 term has been revealed as Saul Humphrey FCIOB.

Humphrey intends to promote climate literacy, resilience and sustainability within the built environment profession so that construction professionals can place these areas of focus at the core of their decision making.

A professor at Anglia Ruskin University and an expert of sustainable construction, Humphrey believes construction professionals hold a significant role in tackling the industry’s increasing climate pressures.

Humphrey said: “If we are serious about responding to the challenges facing society, then professionalism is how we do it.

“We need to understand carbon, resilience, materials and impact, not as abstract ideas, but as part of everyday decision making. In short, climate literacy needs to become a core part of what it means to be a professional in the built environment.”

Humphrey’s sustainable development focus is brought into projects led by Saul D Humphrey LLP (B Corp). Outside this work, Humphrey has a variety of trustee, ambassador, chair and non-executive positions, where environmental and social impact form a key area of focus.

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