Construction productivity is a key issue for our industry, or more specifically the lack of it. The lack of construction productivity within our industry stifles innovation, raising costs, adding risk … Continue reading “Unlocking construction productivity”
My grandfather once told me “buy a good pair of shoes and you are making an investment” – it’s typical of those sagely statements that all grand-parents make – shoes, … Continue reading “The problem with funding a property estate”
Does your procurement process truly focus on value? Most construction projects only deliver value for the client once the facility is in use. Until then they are a nuisance, getting … Continue reading “An introduction to procuring for value”
Successful procurement depends on the client understanding whether the evaluation methodologies it uses are likely to produce the desired results. Here’s some advice on getting it right. The UK public … Continue reading “Procurement: Prepare for the best”
Both the Latham and Egan reports identified areas where the Construction Industry could make improvements in the way that it worked. Both of these had one eye on the clients’ … Continue reading “Is profit a dirty word in Construction? (What Latham missed and Egan did not have the answer for)”
Constructing Excellence welcomed its National members, regional centres, local Clubs and members of the Generation for Change (G4C) network to its annual conference on November 11. Thank you to main … Continue reading “Inspirational brain food served at the Constructing Excellence Annual Conference”
Many researchers into construction comment on the inherent conservatism and lack of innovation in the industry. Practices and methods are slow to change and develop; what has changed in a … Continue reading “The Construction Industry Must Innovate”
Apparently Winston Churchill first declared, in 1934, that we should “never let a good crisis go to waste”. And in 2009 Constructing Excellence published their report “Never Waste A Good … Continue reading “Have we wasted a good crisis?”
As Collaborative Working Champions we often hear people say “there is so much to this Collaborative Working, if only someone could tell us the few things that will make a … Continue reading “Collaborative Working Top 10 Tips and Benefits”
The October meeting of Constructing Excellence’s Sustainability Theme Group covered the critical issue of achieving behavioural change for sustainable construction. Three speakers shared their experiences and passed on some invaluable … Continue reading “Behavioural change for sustainable construction – how to achieve it”