Celebrating 100 Years of CABE
Welcome to the CABE Digital Archive, a dedicated online repository established to celebrate the centenary of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) in 2025.
Since its foundation in 1925, CABE has provided leadership, guidance, and a collaborative network for building engineers worldwide. This platform has been designed to preserve and display our rich history, offering members, researchers, and the public an opportunity to explore the key publications that have contributed to the development of the Association and the construction industry.
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Who We Are – About CABE
CABE is a unifying voice within the construction sector.
As a globally recognised professional body, CABE brings together members who work across the life-cycle of the built environment, specialising across a wide range of professional disciplines.
Through this network, CABE shares knowledge, raises standards and develops professionals, enabling a professional construction sector that works to create better, safer and more sustainable buildings that enhance people’s lives.
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About the Archive – a Digital Journey through History
The CABE Digital Archive is more than just a collection of documents–it is a living history of the Association’s journey and its role in transforming the built environment over the past century. This platform provides you with a curated selection of historical materials, offering valuable insight into the evolution of the construction industry and highlighting key developments, industry challenges, and the voices of building engineers across generations.
As we look to the future, this archive will ensure that our shared history remains accessible, relevant, and meaningful–empowering the next generation of building engineers.
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What You Will Find in the Archive
This online collection gives you access to the Association’s technical journal, from its inception as The Parthenon in 1926 through to its current iteration as Building Engineer. The journals include a diverse range of material, including:
• technical articles that capture technology and industry approaches that have shaped modern building engineering practice
• examples of best practice that show how standards have evolved throughout the decades; and
• key moments from major conferences and industry collaborations, allowing you to look back through CABE’s history.
Each journal serves as a historical marker, capturing the history of the Association and the construction industry.
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Why This Archive Matters
CABE’s 100-year journey is not just a history of the Association – it reflects how the building engineering profession has evolved, adapted, and innovated to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world. You can discover how the industry has transformed and how CABE has contributed to its evolution.
This platform is an essential resource for:
• CABE Members – who can explore CABE’s heritage and see how the Association has supported professionals over the decades; and
• students – who can gain insights into historical practices, industry trends, and the development of standards.
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Acknowledgements
As we recognise over 100 years of CABE, we extend our deepest gratitude to those who have played a role in creating CABE’s publications – its editorial teams past and present, its contributors and to those who have dedicated time to preserve and share our rich history.
We extend our sincere appreciation to our archivists and to our digitisation specialist Microform, whose team worked diligently to digitise CABE’s historical documents with the highest level of care and precision and have been instrumental in bringing this archive to life.
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