The Engineering Council has developed the Higher-Risk Buildings (HRB) Register to provide clients, residents, employers, and regulators with a higher degree of confidence that engineers are competent to work on Higher-Risk Buildings.
CIBSE has been approved to offer an assessment against the generalist requirements for UK-SPEC HRB and the Building Services Discipline and Facade annexes. View the competences required on the Engineering Council's HRB webpage.
Check your competence against the UK-SPEC HRB to see if you meet the requirements at EngTech, IEng or CEng level.
Eligibility
Registration is open to existing Engineering Council registrants and non-registrants. Non-members/registrants will gain LCIBSE EngTech/ACIBSE IEng or MCIBSE CEng through their HRB application.
Assessment
All applicants for the HRB Register will be required to demonstrate how they meet the HRB Competences, submit a Case Study presentation of projects worked on and attend Professional Review Interview. You can apply at any time.
Step 1: Initial Application - Submit your CV and summary detailing relevant HRB projects completed and your role/responsibilities. Your application will be approved to proceed.
Step 2: Competency Evidence - Submit competency templates demonstrating your AA-EE evidence. Experience route applicants should also submit the Experience template. Your templates will be reviewed and you will be approved to interview or asked for further detail.
Step 3: Case Study Presentation and interview - The interview will consist of a Case Study Presentation.
Step 4: Moderation, Result and Revalidation - The interview outcome will be moderated and you will be issued with your result. HRB Registration is valid for 5 years and is then subject to revalidation.
View CIBSE HRB Presentation Slides
Application Guidance for Chartered HRB Engineer
Case Study Guidance
Ready to apply?
Prepare the following documents for your initial assessment:
- Details of any academic qualifications and copy of certificates (if applicable)
- CV and summary of HRB Projects (in one document)
- Debit or credit card – you will pay the £104 application fee at this stage. The application fee will be waived for current CIBSE members.
Please go to Apply below and follow the steps to complete your application. If you have any questions or need support with completing your application, please email [email protected] or tel +44 (0) 20 8772 3650, and we will be happy to assist.
Apply
FAQs
Yes, you will obtain the relevant grade of CIBSE membership alongside your registration. If you apply for EngTech HRB you will become a Licentiate, for IEng HRB you will become an Associate and for CEng HRB you will become a Member.
You will need to be able to clearly demonstrate that you meet competences outlined in the EngTech, IEng or CEng HRB framework. Review these requirements to determine if you are eligible.
Yes. Successful demonstration of competences and professional review interview for HRB also meets the requirements for the standard EngTech, IEng or CEng Registration with the Engineering Council. You must state at the application stage if you wish to be assessed for both and will incur Registration fees* for both registrations. *Fees determined by the Engineering Council.
Registrants are required to apply through the outlined process and attend interview.
You will be required to submit an Experience template alongside your HRB Competency templates in order for CIBSE to assess your underpinning knowledge and understanding.