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29 June, 2015
Beyond the Built Environment – the 2015 Constructing Excellence Annual Conference
Event Details The 2015 Constructing Excellence Annual Conference is taking place on 11 November at Lords Cricket ground, and will consider a wide range of issues facing construction while looking ‘beyond the built environment’. This year’s conference aims to show how other industries are tackling a number of the key issues that are facing our … Continue reading “Beyond the Built Environment – the 2015 Constructing Excellence Annual Conference”
22 June, 2015
How does construction embrace innovation? Members Forum 10/06/2015
Don Ward started the day by paying tribute to David Bucknall OBE who had sadly died over the weekend. David had been a driving force for collaboration in the industry both through his own company Bucknall Austin/Rider Levett Bucknall and his involvement in Constructing Excellence as Chair of our Midlands branch and will be hugely … Continue reading “How does construction embrace innovation? Members Forum 10/06/2015”
17 June, 2015
G4C launch “Data + Construction” project
Over the last 12 months G4C, in collaboration with BRE have undertaken a research project on the topic of big data. This has involved interviewing a range of industry professionals on different aspect of open data and construction from angles such as housing, planning and energy. This work is being launched at an event at the … Continue reading “G4C launch “Data + Construction” project”
9 June, 2015
Tinker with the tech or make big hairy audacious changes?
With collaborative platforms, mobile, BIM, ‘Big data’, the ‘internet of things’, we are tinkering with enablers of change. “Digital Built Britain” envisages entirely new business models for the industry currently known as construction. 21 years (and more) of industry reports It’s almost 21 years since the Latham Report was published in 1994 (then the latest in … Continue reading “Tinker with the tech or make big hairy audacious changes?”
28 May, 2015
Reflections on the Building Awards 2015
It was the Building Awards earlier this month at the Grosvenor, the usual glittering black tie affair with David Walliams taking the mickey out of everyone. Three things stand out for me from the excellent edition of Building which covered the event: It was fantastic to see Tony Giddings of Argent honoured as Personality of the … Continue reading “Reflections on the Building Awards 2015”
6 May, 2015
Ron Edmondson talks about Constructing Excellence membership
At Constructing Excellence we think the best people to explain the benefits of membership are the members themselves. With this in mind, here is a video of Ron Edmondson, Managing Director of long standing members Waterloo Air Products, explaining what he and his organisation have gained by being involved with Constructing Excellence. Many thanks to Ron for … Continue reading “Ron Edmondson talks about Constructing Excellence membership”
1 May, 2015
John O’Brien reflects on lessons from the Constructing Excellence Asset Group
How can organisations ensure they have productive, cost effective and sustainable buildings that work for them now and in the future? LCMB have been members of Constructing Excellence since our foundation in 2009 and support their aim to improve construction industry performance to produce a better built environment. As part of our commitment to advancing … Continue reading “John O’Brien reflects on lessons from the Constructing Excellence Asset Group”
9 April, 2015
BIM4Champagne – a new initiative from John Lorimer
Everyone wants BIM case studies but coaxing them out of members is proving to be a real challenge. The BIM Theme Group has worked tirelessly to develop a simple proforma which can be used at all stages of a project or programme. The aim is to build a library of relevant and helpful examples. John Lorimer, … Continue reading “BIM4Champagne – a new initiative from John Lorimer”
9 April, 2015
Nuclear Theme Group meeting 11th March
We had an interesting session at the Nuclear Theme Group meeting on 11 March, with a number of very informative presentations, followed by some lively discussion and debate. Our first speaker was Philip Isgar from Sunbeam Management Solutions on ‘Building Information Modelling & Data Management Nuclear Strategy – An alignment between Client and the Supply … Continue reading “Nuclear Theme Group meeting 11th March”