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Building Safety: Looking to the Future UK Chapter | Planning and Regulation Focus Group On 11 September, the CTBUH UK Chapter hosted a roundtable discussion to explore the implications of the Building Safety Act (BSA) and associated legislation on the built environment. Held at Charles Russell Speechlys’ Head Office in London, the session convened leading voices from across the industry to share candid perspectives, highlight challenges, and explore potential solutions. “We don’t expect to solve all the problems facing our industry in one session, but if we can generate valuable insights, spark debate, and come up with some practical solutions, ...
Thanks to all who joined us as CTBUH Texas went inside one of Houston’s most advanced new towers - the Norton Rose Fulbright Building. Designed by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group and developed by Skanska USA Commercial Development, this LEED Platinum, WELL Platinum, and Fitwel 3-Star landmark is setting a new standard for sustainable, high-performance workplace design. With its side-core layout, panoramic views of Discovery Green Park, and biophilic integration of park and workspace, the NRF Tower showcases the next evolution of healthy, human-centered office environments - offering 30% more fresh air, 100% hourly air exchange, ...
The CTBUH India Chapter hosted a curtain raiser event for the CTBUH Asia Regional Conference 2025, inviting sponsors and select elite members of the CTBUH India Chapter community. The event's highlight was the presence of the CTBUH CEO, Javier Quintana de Uña making it a valuable opportunity for networking and discussing upcoming global conferences. The gathering took place at the Orchid International Hotel Mumbai. #India #Event

Rebranding Initiative

CTBUH wants your feedback Please watch this 30-minute video about our rebranding initiative led by CTBUH CEO Javier Quintana de Uña . If you can't see the video below due to firewall limitations or government restrictions, you may view the video directly here . A link to a short survey will appear at the end of the video for you to share your feedback. If a survey button doesn't appear, use this link to access it. #Connect
Working with Collaborative Library Entries The Libraries for our committee communities can be set up for Collaborative Editing. How does this work? Make sure that you ask CTBUH staff to turn it on for your community Person A can upload a file to the community's library (make sure you follow best-practices and fill out the descriptions, etc. ). Person B can download the file, make edits, save it, then upload the file to the same library folder with the same name . Then in the future, when someone accesses the file in the library, they will see a window pop-up with sequential versions of the file and can access the most recent one. ...
Today, we are excited to launch ENGAGE the online member community of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)! More than 13,000 of your peers and professionals now have access to knowledge sharing and networking--two of the things that CTBUH members have told us they want more of. ENGAGE is open to all CTBUH Individual members and also to staff at any of our organization members. We are thrilled to have you join our vibrant network of professionals, enthusiasts, and visionaries in the realm of tall buildings and urban development. As a member of CTBUH, you now have access to this exclusive online platform, designed to foster ...
What if you had access to industry leaders in building design, place making, and urbanism? What questions would you ask? What discussions would you want to have? Now you can! Starting a discussion on ENGAGE is easy. Steps to create a discussion Use the Create button at the top right to start a new discussion thread Select the Community you want to post to Tip: Member Connect is the open-forum community for ENGAGE and connects you to the broadest audience of members. Type an short subject so people know what your thread is about. Pick the topic areas that best fit your question or discussion Tip: Pick several, it's ok! ...
Using the Library Each community has a Library that the members of the community can upload Files to for collaboration and sharing. What you decide to put there will depend on what your community does. Committees may want to store working documents related to a publication or research Chapter groups could store meeting minutes or files that manage logistics for a chapter event An Assembly might use the library to collaborate on their conference workshop Folder organization Each different community type (Chapter Leaders, Future Leaders, Assembly Leaders, Committees) have a basic folder structure in their Library. New folders can ...
How to change your profile picture on ENGAGE People enjoy seeing who they are interacting with. Learn how to upload a new photo to your ENGAGE Account. Log into ENGAGE using your my.ctbuh.org credentials Click on your avatar and go to your profile page Use the Actions drop down below the circle with your current image/initials, then select Change Picture Find the image you want to use for your profile avatar Crop and frame your image to your liking Then select Upload to save your new picture #Help
Use ENGAGE to optimize your committee Each committee and leadership group has a home on ENGAGE that is designed to allow easy collaboration among the group members. Who can access it? Each committee is an invite-only group that is managed by staff in Salesforce, our membership database. If someone needs to be added or removed, reach out to your staff liaison who can edit the members associated with your community group. What is it good for? Your community page provides a one-stop place for the things that help your committee or leadership group operate. File storage Use your community library to store documents in one place that everyone on ...
How to change your email notifications on ENGAGE Steps Log into ENGAGE using your my.ctbuh.org credentials Click on your avatar and go to your profile page Select My Account and then Community Notifications Scroll down to Notification Settings Select the frequency you want email notifications from for each of your communities. Tip ENGAGE messages will come from mail@connectedcommunities.org . Add it to all your allow-lists to receive updates on activity in your ENGAGE communities. Learn about your email provider's allow list #Help

How to access ENGAGE

How to access ENGAGE ENGAGE is the member-only online community for CTBUH. Current members can access the ENGAGE community several ways: Use the URL ctbuh.org/engage , then log in with your my.ctbuh.org credentials or Log into my.ctbuh.org and select My Communities from the very top navigation Both of these will take you to your personal ENGAGE news feed. Video Tutorial