On the 26th and 27th of May 2010 CIOB Africa (Charted Institute of Building - Africa) in partnership with the cidb (Construction Industry Development Board) held the 2010 Construction Summit at Gallagher Estate, Midrand.

Members of the Institute are involved in the organisation and delivery of a major international construction research conference to be held in Cape Town from 14th to 18th May 2007.

Brian Bruce, the group chief executive of South African based construction and engineering group Murray and Roberts, has been awarded the Chartered Institute of Building's (CIOB) Presidents Medal for services to the international construction industry.