CIRIA membership

CIRIA members lead the industry in raising professional standards through collaboration, sharing knowledge and promoting good practice.

CIRIA membership provides organisations with a unique range of business development and improvement services, focused on sharing and embedding research, knowledge and good practice. In addition to the many direct benefits, membership provides a wealth of opportunities for organisations to engage in shaping, informing and delivering industry solutions focused on innovation and improvement.

Becoming a CIRIA member enables all employees to access a range of high-quality and exclusive content and events, as well as the wide variety of benefits outlined below:

• Early access to leading industry research and thinking
• Free access to CIRIA’s significant programme of knowledge-based events*
• 50% membership discount on conferences, specialist networks, and Community of Practice events.
• Exclusive previews of all CIRIA publications and guidance before general release
• Free hard copy allocation of all new CIRIA publications and up to 50% discount on all purchases
• Unlimited employee access to CIRIA’s on-line Knowledge Hub and range of resources
• Exclusive and early access to a range of industry and technical briefings, blogs and thought pieces
• Free access to all CIRIA publications on-line via IHS
• Join peers, regulators, academic leaders and decision makers on CIRIA advisory panels
• Exclusive discounts on membership of CIRIA’s specialist communities of practice and events
• Subscription to CIRIA newsletters and updates for all employees

• CPD certificates for event attendees
• Free places at all CIRIA industry leadership events including the Annual Debate*
• Free places on CIRIA Network webinars*
• Exclusive access to CIRIA member only events, conferences and workshops*
• Member discounts on all CIRIA training
• Member discount on other CIRIA events

• Access to unrivalled networking opportunities across CIRIA’s industry events programme
• Engage with CIRIA’s leading research programme
• Collaborative research opportunities, working alongside clients, contractors, consultants and policy makers
• Research contract opportunities

• Thought leadership opportunities: contribute to CIRIA news, blogs, and industry briefings, and support knowledge sharing via the CIRIA Knowledge Hub
• Highlight corporate values and commitment to quality and standards through the use of the CIRIA membership brand
• Opportunities to host and speak at CIRIA events across the spectrum of themes
• Showcase your organisation through project briefings, thought pieces and blogs on our actively promoted member spotlight area of the CIRIA website
• Take advantage of effective Network, conference and corporate sponsorship opportunities
• Engage with CIRIA’s corporate PR activities

• Be a leader in championing performance improvement in the built environment
• Lead industry collaboration in identifying issues and their solutions
• Influence the construction industry research and guidance agenda
• Liaison with policy, regulators and sector bodies
• Work with cross-sector leaders, clients, contractors, consultants and academia
• Shape the products and services CIRIA offers to its members
• CIRIA Council membership and full association voting rights
• Join industry leaders on CIRIA advisory panels

• Free member exclusive online previews of all new publications and guidance prior to general release
• Free hard copy of all new publications and guidance
• Free online access to entire catalogue of CIRIA publications and guidance- free access for unlimited users via IHS
• 50% member discount on all further purchases of CIRIA publications

• £50 per person per day member discount on all CIRIA open training courses
• 10% discount per person on all CIRIA e-learning

• Free allocated member spaces at CIRIA Network events and webinars (number of spaces dependent upon subscription level)*
• Free member places at CIRIA’s Annual Debate
• Exclusive member events including workshops, conferences and thought sessions
• 50% membership discount on conferences, specialist networks, and Community of Practice events.
• Unlimited employee access to CIRIA’s member Knowledge Hub and resources

• 10% discount on membership of CIRIA’s specialist communities of practice:
• LACL (Local Authority Contaminated Land network)
• BRMF (Brownfield Risk Management Forum)
• 30% discount on membership of Susdrain, CIRIA’s sustainable drainage community
• Discounted entry to partner conferences and exhibitions