For the first time in more than one and a half years the delegates of CEEC met each other live. From Thursday 14 till Saturday 16 October they came together in the bustling city of Dublin, Ireland. Apart from a very interesting seminar, organised by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), and the General Assembly of CEEC, the delegates especially enjoyed the reunion and catching up wih each other. 

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) organised a half day QS and Construction Conference on Friday 15 October in the Alex Hotel, Dublin in partnership with the CEEC and kindly supported by Alpha Wealth. Due to COVID-restrictions places to attend in person were limited, but professionals could attend also virtually.

At the conference presentations on very diverse subjects were given, from 'ICMS3' and 'BIM' to 'Supply chain capacity as a risk to the industry' and '5 year governement plans'. In the afternoon the delegates of CEEC visited a project in Dublin where 155 new residential units combined housing and apartments were being build. 
Afterwards, the reactions were very positive and participants were pleased with the content and organization of the day.

On Thursday 23 September the office of UNTEC on the Rue de la Fédération in Paris, which is also the official adress of CEEC, was officially inaugurated.  After speeches by Franck Dessemon, President of UNTEC and Agnete Skytte, President of CEEC, those present enjoyed a small and cosy come together.

On 29 November the world’s first universal standard for reporting carbon dioxide emissions used in the building and lifecycle of structures was published. The International Cost Management Standard – or ICMS3 – sets out a methodology for construction professionals and developers to account the amount of embodied carbon their projects will create, whether that’s through the delivery of new roads, schools, offices, housing or railways.

Since 2020 the costs for construction materials, energy costs and difficulties in labour supply are rising worldwide. It is clear from comparisons of advice received from CEEC members both in Europe and Canada that the increase in material costs is clearly related to the reaction of members of supply chains to the pandemic and rising energy costs. It is expected that this continuing issue with resourcing and ongoing shortages, leading to unforeseen high price increases, may be with us at least well into the New Year. 

As these factors are affecting differing countries at differing times an update of the CEEC Office Cost Model will be published in early 2022.