CIRIA

With more than 500 corporate members CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association) is the independent voice of construction and environment in the UK. Working hand in hand with the government, key trade bodies and the Industry's leading organisations. CIRIA's mission is to improve the performance of all those involved in construction and environment through greater understanding of the issues it faces.

The largest part of CIRIA's work consists of collaborative research programmes which addresses all kinds of issues topical to construction, such as legislation and regulation, training, management and economics. CIRIA also strives to help organisations achieve best practice through a combination of training events, seminars and conferences, in-house consultancy and discussion groups such as the Construction Industry Environmental Forum (CIEF) and Construction Productivity Network (CPN).