Membership

Membership Categories

Within the CIB system different categories of membership can be distinguished.

The basic distinction is between:
    • Institutional Membership for organisations, which entitles the organisation to appoint an unlimited number of individual experts who are employed by the organisation to participate in CIB Commissions. This can be either a Full or an Associate Membership
    • Individual Membership for individuals who want to be a member of one CIB Commission only.
Both within the category of Full Membership and that of Associate Membership there are subcategories designed to reflect the size of a member organisation and the level of its potential profit from being a CIB member. Thus, for example, a large multi-disciplinary research institute with a broad field of research is placed in a higher category (with a corresponding higher annual fee) than a medium sized and sectorial research institute. And a large international construction firm with a major research interest will be in a higher category than a medium sized national firm with only a relatively minor research interest.

Types of Member Organisations

An analysis of the types of organisations among the institutional members of CIB shows a division into four main classes:
    • Research
    • Universities
    • Industry and Practitioners
    • Others
In the CIB Database <Members> the following types of Member Organisations are distinguished in more detail:

I Research
  • Research Institute
  • Research Programming or Commissioning Institute
  • Other Research
II Universities
  • University
III Industry and Practitioners
  • Construction Firm
  • Building Materials, Components and/or Equipment Producer
  • Architect
  • Building and Civil Engineering Consultant
  • Building Services Manufacturer and/or Consultant
  • Bank or other Financial Institute
  • Construction Law and/or Insurance Firm
  • Housing Corporation
  • Governmental Buildings Agency
  • Professional and/or Trade Association
  • Other Industry
IV Others
  • Information and Documentation Institute
  • Standardisation, Certification, Technical Approval and/or Specification Institute
  • National, Regional or Local Government
  • Other