Australian Institute of Building
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The Australian Institute of Building is a professional society founded in 1951, incorporated in 1955 and granted a Royal Charter
in 1969. It has chapter offices in Hong Kong and Singapore and had a chapter office in New Zealand until the formation of the New Zealand Institute of Building in 1984.
Serving building professionals, it has helped create standards for professional competency and regulation of education standards for the various educational programs related to its mission. It has played the lead role in the establishment of all building and construction management undergraduate programs offered by Australian universities.
AIB manages the National Building Professionals Register (NBPR), a competency-based registration scheme for construction professionals. AIB is also the conventor og the Australian Building and Construction Higher Education Round Table, the peak body to bring together the construction industry and Australian universities.
HRH Prince Philip is an Honorary Fellow.
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
in 1969. It has chapter offices in Hong Kong and Singapore and had a chapter office in New Zealand until the formation of the New Zealand Institute of Building in 1984.
Serving building professionals, it has helped create standards for professional competency and regulation of education standards for the various educational programs related to its mission. It has played the lead role in the establishment of all building and construction management undergraduate programs offered by Australian universities.
AIB manages the National Building Professionals Register (NBPR), a competency-based registration scheme for construction professionals. AIB is also the conventor og the Australian Building and Construction Higher Education Round Table, the peak body to bring together the construction industry and Australian universities.
HRH Prince Philip is an Honorary Fellow.