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Grenfell Tower & Building Safety – A 2025 practitioners response Meeting

Grenfell Tower & Building Safety – A 2025 practitioners response

February 24, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Gillespie Centre, Clare College, Cambridge

The CFCI is holding a panel presentation on the response to the most significant reforms to building safety regulations in a generation.  The events at Grenfell Tower in June 2017 with the fire tragedy which resulted in the loss of lives of residents triggered reviews and inquiries at Government and construction industry level, concluding that […]

Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2025 Social

Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2025

March 12, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

The Auditorium (former Emmanuel United Reform Church), Pembroke College, Cambridge

The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service and the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry are hosting the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards event at Pembroke College on Wednesday 12 March 2025. The event will include presentations by shortlisted entries for the building awards and announcement of the winners in all categories. This event celebrates […]

Landscape Walking Tour – TBC Walking Tour

Landscape Walking Tour – TBC

March 20, 2025 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

The CFCI are delighted to offer members the chance to enjoy a Spring evening with a tour showcasing some exceptional landscape designs in Cambridge. Date and time to be confirmed.

Formula 1  – TBC Meeting

Formula 1 – TBC

March 31, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

An exciting event is being planned for March with Kier regarding their work with Formula 1 – watch this space!  

Brookfields Net Zero Office Building – Site Visit Site Visit

Brookfields Net Zero Office Building – Site Visit

April 2, 2025 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge

Allies and Morrison for Wrenbridge and M&G Real Estate have offered CFCI Members the chance to visit Brooklands, a new workplace campus located on Brooklands Avenue in Cambridge. It is city’s first major operational Net Zero Carbon office scheme, achieving an EPC of A+. It also surpasses the 2025 RIBA Climate Challenge and LETI 2030 […]

Innovation Beyond the Backs – Walking Tour – SOLD OUT Walking Tour

Innovation Beyond the Backs – Walking Tour – SOLD OUT

April 23, 2025 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Starting Point: outside main entrance of University Library

The city of Cambridge has always been a leader in innovation, from science and technology, to art and architecture. This walking tour steps outside the city centre and explores innovation in architecture beyond the backs, focusing on sites that are sometimes overlooked in favour of the grand central colleges and institutions. From the University Library […]

St Peter & St Paul Church, Bassingbourn – Site Visit Site Visit

St Peter & St Paul Church, Bassingbourn – Site Visit

April 30, 2025 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

23 North End, Bassingbourn SG8 5NZ

Archangel Architects have offered CFCI members the opportunity to visit St Peter & St Paul Church in Bassingbourn, a Grade I listed parish church south of Cambridge partially dating from the 13th century. This ambitious project addresses the church’s lack of basic facilities—no WC, kitchen, or even running water—through innovative design. Proposals include a catering […]

CFCI Meeting – Waterbeach New Town TBC Meeting

CFCI Meeting – Waterbeach New Town TBC

June 2, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Clare College, Cambridge

The Waterbeach New Town extension is a significant development project. Urban&Civic is the development manager for the Waterbeach Barracks site, a 716-acre former military installation north of Cambridge. The project plans to deliver 6,500 new homes, along with schools, community facilities, and employment spaces, contributing significantly to the broader Waterbeach New Town development. Speakers and […]