9 January, 2019
Constructing Excellence Annual Review 2019
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22 October, 2014
Key Industry Publications
Introduction Over the years, the construction industry has faced many calls for change. Clients have voiced concerns about the impact of inefficient processes and waste on their commercial performance. Health and safety has emerged as a major concern, and climate change and the need for buildings to be more environmentally friendly has challenged the industry to change once … Continue reading “Key Industry Publications”
20 May, 2014
Client Commitments
The Clients’ Charter allows construction industry clients to make a clear statement of their commitment to performance improvement. Participants measure their progress against an agreed programme with increasingly demanding targets. A complete review and feedback process took place during 2007/2008 which indicated that the Charter needed some development to improve its usability and robustness and … Continue reading “Client Commitments”
2 January, 2014
Demonstration Projects Case Study Archive
The Constructing Excellence Demonstration Programme was established in 1998 as a recommendation of Sir John Egan’s report Rethinking Construction. Constructing Excellence delivers Demonstration activity in order to help build an evidence base for change. If you are looking for an old Demonstration Project case study please get in touch as we may have it in our … Continue reading “Demonstration Projects Case Study Archive”
30 November, 2011
Innovation in infrastructure funding and finance
This report summarises key insights that emerged from discussions with two groups of subject-matter experts organised by the Centre for Infrastructure Development (CID) in November 2011: a) A dinner discussion on Global Project Finance with invited guest speaker and ‘provocateur’ Dr. Ryan Orr from Stanford University, also founder of Zanbato, a technology platform for the … Continue reading “Innovation in infrastructure funding and finance”
1 June, 2011
Infrastructure in the New Era
The current economic crisis has changed the landscape for all involved in the UK construction industry. No longer able to rely on a healthy economy for continuing prosperity companies have to rethink their approach to business and consider how they will survive the recession and maximise the opportunities as we emerge into a new economic … Continue reading “Infrastructure in the New Era”
30 November, 2009
Never Waste A Good Crisis
Since Sir John Egan’s Task Force published its report Rethinking Construction in 1998, there has been some progress, but nowhere near enough. Few of the Egan targets has been met in full, while most have fallen considerably short. Where improvement has been achieved, too often the commitment to Egan’s principles has been skin-deep. In some … Continue reading “Never Waste A Good Crisis”
1 March, 2009
Better ways of working: Flexible working
It is increasingly important from both a personal and a business perspective that we use the limited time we have to best effect. This paper explores what could be done in the Construction Sector and indicates what is being done by successful business by way of inspiration. The intent is to stimulate different thinking about … Continue reading “Better ways of working: Flexible working”
1 November, 1998
Rethinking Construction – The Egan Report
The report of the Construction Task Force to the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, on the scope for improving the quality and efficiency of UK construction. Rethinking Construction – The Egan Report
