CIRIA delivers a programme of research projects that are identified and prioritised by CIRIA members and industry practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds. These projects are steered and their results approved by leading industry specialists.

Through the delivery and dissemination of the resulting information, CIRIA continues to pursue its primary aims of improving the quality, efficiency, cost effectiveness and safety of both the provision and operation of the modern built environment.

Environmental management

Sustainability and the built environment

Construction resources and waste management

Sustainable water management

Flood risk management and surface water drainage

Coastal and marine

Infrastructure asset management

Civil and ground engineering

Regeneration and contaminated land

Building and construction technology

Construction materials and products

Building and facilities management

Construction process and management

Health and safety