Constructing Excellence

CE Procurement Group Meeting June - Constructing the Golden Standard
2022-06-21 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Online
In June we will be joined by David Mosey who will be going into detail on the work he has been doing around Collaborative Procurement including Constructing the Gold Standard, Building Safety Procurement Guidance and much more.

Digital Drop In June - Award winner
2022-06-23 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | online
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector are developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ usually on the third week of every month to provide members with an opportunity to share ideas, best practice and seek advice around the key issues impacting our digital journey.
Hear from the winner of our Digital Construction Award and find out how digital is being used to drive better outcomes.

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AWP Europe Community of Practice June Drop In
2022-06-28 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Online
The AWP Conference is powered by the Construction Industry Institute(CII), and supported by the European Construction Institute (ECI).

The AWP Conference connects thinkers and doers from the European construction industry for an exploration of how Advanced Work Packaging and related initiatives and technologies can improve project performance, construction productivity and environmental efficiency. Attendees of this online event will be leaders from across the built environment representing project owners, engineers, constructors, technology providers, implementation support experts, researchers and developers.

CE Procurement Group Meeting July - Project 13 Capable Owner
2022-07-13 10:30 - 11:30 UTC | online
This short session will explore the Project 13 Capable Owner Project 13 Home – Project 13. We will be joined by Lucy Howard, UK Head of Infrastructure Markets at Turner & Townsend and Co-Chair of the Capable Owner Workstream and Andrew Page, Head of Commercial Services at Anglian Water. This will be an opportunity find out the latest developments on the Capable Owner and how it is being implemented.

Digital Drop In July - Award winner case study - Construct.XR
2022-07-14 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | online
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector are developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ usually on the third week of every month to provide members with an opportunity to share ideas, best practice and seek advice around the key issues impacting our digital journey.
For this session, we have James Lee Burgess from Urban XR, presenting us with the award winning project – Construct.XR. It is a truly innovative collaborative project that engages constructors, consultants and students in the future of the industry; and how technology and mixed reality will change the way buildings are designed, enhanced and delivered.
Register for free now
Digital Drop In July – Award winner case study – Construct.XR Tickets, Thu 14 Jul 2022 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Collaborative Working Mentors September 2022
2022-09-15 08:30 - 10:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Join us on 15th September to talk about Collaborative Working in 2022!

CE Performance Measurement
2022-10-12 14:30 - 16:30 UTC | online
An opportunity to share your views and insights into this area.

At the Performance Measurement Forum in October 2022 we will be re-launching our focus on Performance Measurement – more exciting details to follow!

Join us for a productive discussion, bring your vision and suggestions on the subject.
Please let us know at helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk if you have any further questions.

Digital Drop In October - Digital by Default
2022-10-13 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Online
Hear from David Philp, he will give an overview of the impact that the Construction Innovation Hub research has had on the digital agenda.
Digital is ubiquitous. It is no longer a special, intangible thing reserved for people with digital or BIM in their job title. We are all to a greater or lesser extent digitally-enabled. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group has moved from being about BIM to Digital Construction to now looking at the implementation of digital in all its forms into construction and the built environment.
The CE Digital Group aims to provide a safe space to exchange ideas and challenges, share best practice and explore emerging technologies and their practical application in the construction context. Whatever your level of digital maturity from just about able to join a zoom call to a digital ninja, the CE digital group provides a trusted, safe-space to gain insight, ask questions and consider how you can better implement digital approaches in your projects and organisation.

Exploring a Platform Approach at the Forge - Site Visit
2022-10-19 08:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | The Forge, 57 Southwark Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0AL, United Kingdom
Sir Robert McAlpine is hosting the CE Manufacturing & Technology Group at the ground-breaking Forge project.
The Forge is a 139,000 square foot, high-quality office development, comprising two buildings set to be finished to Cat A – not too unusual a proposition for central London. But its construction is anything but routine: it’s the world’s first large-scale office scheme to be built using a standardised “kit of parts”, an approach known as platform design for manufacture and assembly (P-DfMA). Visit: Changing the face of construction at The Forge – Sir Robert McAlpine (srm.com)
CE Members will have a unique opportunity to see the platform approach in action, find out more from the team behind this ground-breaking project and consider how this could be applied on future projects.

Collaborative Working Mentors October 2022
2022-10-26 10:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | The Coffee House & library – RSA House, 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ
Join the Collaborative Working Mentors to discuss all the latest progress and best practice in Collaborative Working.
This will be a face to face meeting. The meeting will be held in the Collaboration Room.

CE Performance Measurement – Online event
2022-11-04 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Performance Measurement
At the Performance Measurement Forum in November 2022 we will be re-launching our focus on Performance Measurement!
We will be joined by Simon Cross, Director at Mott MacDonald. Join us for a productive online discussion, bring your vision and suggestions on the subject.

“Simon Cross is a Director at Mott MacDonald focusing on accelerating construction transformation with clients by deploying digital, MMC, DfMA and delivery models to improve productive and sustainable outcomes. Formerly, he was Innovation and Digital Director with Cast Consulting and led BRE’s strategic advisory group, and latterly Smartsite, a Software as a Service business.”

Digital by Default Series – December – Online event
2022-12-08 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Online
Digital by Default Series
Digital is ubiquitous. It is no longer a special, intangible thing reserved for people with digital or BIM in their job title. We are all to a greater or lesser extent digitally-enabled. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group has moved from being about BIM to Digital Construction to now looking at the implementation of digital in all its forms into construction and the built environment.
The CE Digital Group aims to provide a safe space to exchange ideas and challenges, share best practice and explore emerging technologies and their practical application in the construction context. Whatever your level of digital maturity from just about able to join a zoom call to a digital ninja, the CE digital group provides a trusted, safe-space to gain insight, ask questions and consider how you can better implement digital approaches in your projects and organisation.
Join us online in December, where we will be looking at digital tracking information including input from Rachel Heaton at GS1 on the application of barcode standards in construction, James Franklin from Kier on implementing tracking from design to installation and an update on Tag and Track technology.

Procurement Group Meeting- Online Event
2022-12-12 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Online
The Constructing Excellence Procurement Group brings together a highly knowledgeable group of our members who are committed to delivering better procurement. Up until now, the focus has been on ‘Procuring for Value’, which will remain a theme, while growing to include the public procurement process and other issues facing the built environment sector.
In considering the current challenges within construction, the Constructing Excellence Procurement Group, and wider members, hope to develop a better picture of ‘good practice’ to enable improvements within procurement.
Catch up on our last meeting here.
Join us to give your views on this important matter and help to shape a better future for the construction sector or get in touch to find out more.

Collaborative Working Mentors December 2022
2022-12-15 08:30 - 10:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Join us on 15th December to discuss the traditional process of a build project and how it can be improved. We will be using the draft created in the last meeting to build a robust process that will bring about a more modern way of completing projects.
Register now to attend and give your input into this important topic!

CE Performance Measurement – Online event
2023-01-13 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Online
At the Performance Measurement Forum in January 2023, we will be following on from our previous meetings, where we will look at the outputs from our workshops. We will be joined by Simon Cross, Director at Mott MacDonald.

Join us for a productive online discussion, bring your vision and suggestions on the subject. More exciting details on this event to follow….
“Simon Cross is a Director at Mott MacDonald focusing on accelerating construction transformation with clients by deploying digital, MMC, DfMA and delivery models to improve productive and sustainable outcomes. Formerly, he was Innovation and Digital Director with Cast Consulting and led BRE’s strategic advisory group, and latterly Smartsite, a Software as a Service business.”

Thriving through Uncertainty – Constructing Excellence Conference 2023
2023-01-25 09:00 - 15:30 UTC | BMA House, London
Thriving Through Uncertainty:
Exploring the tools needed to see us through uncertain times.
Society has been through over two years of unprecedented disruption, stimulating irreversible change in how we live and work. In our new reality we are embracing digitalisation like never before, the need to tackle net zero and climate change is at the heart of government and business decision making. Global uncertainty is driving inflation, disrupting supply chains and creating a skills shortage.
The Construction Industry has been innovating like never before through initiatives like the Transforming Construction Challenge and the Construction Innovation Hub. The government through the Construction Playbook and changes to procurement regulations wants to see this innovation deployed at scale. We will be asking how do we implement this transformation.
This conference will bring together key influencers from across the Constructing Excellence movement and wider industry to consider how we harness this innovation and push for the transformation that will enable us to thrive in our new reality.

Presentations

Scaling up innovation and technology
Through the Transforming Construction Industry Strategy Challenge Fund over £400 million of public and private investment has been made in new construction products, technologies and techniques. What are those emerging technologies and how will they help us deliver better outcomes? How do we move from research, demonstration and pilots to commercial implementation?
Chair: Phil Wilbraham
Speakers:

Keith Waller, Construction Innovation Hub
Andreea Vihristencu, Asite/G4C
Karine Bartle, Wincanton
Dale Sinclair, WSP

Embracing a culture that allows people and organisations to thrive
How do we create a culture that embraces innovation? How do we finally crack the cultural issues that make it difficult to attract and retain talent in the construction industry? How do we unlock the collaborative culture that is the foundation of Constructing Excellence?
Chair: David Whysall
Speakers:

Lydia McGuinness, Wates/G4C
Tracey Collins, Kier
Jennifer Castle, LHC
Eloise Francis, BRE

Thriving commercially – the foundations for success
Successful transformation needs to be a commercial success. How do we move away from short-term, transactional approaches to deliver thriving organisations and supply chains, based on sound commercial relationships?
Chair: Nia Stewart, Burges Salmon
Speakers:

Scott Tacchi, Sir Robert McAlpine
David Mosey, Kings College Law
Sesitwa Mohlala, Turner & Townsend
Raynee De Zoysa, Collida
Lisa Kelvey, KPMG

Agenda

See our brochure to find out more about tickets and sponsorship opportunities.

Sponsors
We’d like to say a big thank you to our sponsors, Burges Salmon and Construction Innovation Hub.

Confirmed Speakers:

Performance Measurement
2023-02-24 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Online
The Performance Measurement group will be meeting to continue exploring different measures and tools available and how they can be used/ what they’re good for.
Join us for a productive online discussion, bring your vision and suggestions on the subject.

Scaling up offsite: collaboratively delivering MMC at scale
2023-03-07 15:30 - 16:15 (Europe/London) | ExCeL London
Scaling up offsite: collaboratively delivering MMC at scale – session curated by BRE
Futurebuild will be running the CPD accredited Knowledge Programme again this year to include a Conference Programme and a Seminar programme.
We are pleased to announce that Head of Constructing Excellence, Alison Nicholls, will be chairing a session about scaling up MMC delivery.
This panel will bring together Award winning projects and key trailblazers in the offsite industry to consider how commercial models and supply chain collaboration can unlock the full benefits and potential of MMC.
The session is free to attend but you must get your ticket in advance.

Energy Transition Revolution – Powering the New Age of Project Delivery
2023-03-14 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Online
The scale, complexity and speed of the energy transition challenge requires a razor-sharp focus on successful project delivery. But engineering construction still has to deliver conventional energy-related projects. What can be learnt from the past, and what can we do differently so that energy transition and conventional energy-related projects are delivered consistently successfully for all stakeholders. This means revolutionising the way in which engineering construction delivers projects. Throughout 2023 we will be hosting online events that examine the body of knowledge and practices to achieve successful outcomes and how these can be refined, developed and applied in the context of an unprecedented need to assure effective project delivery.
We aim to collaboratively explore through participants own experiences, case studies and the latest thinking, how technologies can enhance project delivery and how to ensure success in each stage of the project.
We will be building on established principles and theory and looking at the eight ACTIVE Principles (Achieving Competitiveness Through Innovation & Value Enhancement). While these principles remain relevant, one of the purposes of this series of work will be to modernise them and bring them up to date for use in today’s world. The principles are as follows:

Effective Project Concept & Definition
Effective Project Team Management
Effective Supply Chain Relationships
Effective Information Management and Communication
Effective Project Risk Management
Effective Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Effective Project Execution
Effective Performance Measurement

We will be kicking off on the 14th March with a session on Effective Project Concept and Definition and will be discussing some of the challenges within this area, before exploring possible solutions.

Construction Robotics User Day
2023-03-22 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Trimble Offices, Leeds
Join Constructing Excellence for a day playing with robotics! Trimble will showcase their construction robotics solutions on 22nd March at their offices, in Leeds.
Trimble will be presenting and demonstrating their newest technology alongside some trusted technology partners, including HP. This will be a great opportunity to gain technical knowledge and insight from the UK’s key players in robotics technology for construction.
Oh, and you’ll be able to get up close and personal with a few of the robots, with an exclusive sneak preview of the HP SitePrint robot!
Why not join us and get involved?!

CE Procurement Group meeting – Online Event
2023-03-23 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Online
The Constructing Excellence Procurement Group brings together a highly knowledgeable group of our members who are committed to delivering better procurement.
Chair of the group, Rebecca Rees is a partner and Head of Public Procurement at the international law firm, Trowers & Hamlins, and is a leading national expert in public procurement law, consistently ranked as among the world’s leading government contracts lawyers.
More details on the session, to follow…

Collaborative Working Mentors Online- April
2023-04-19 08:30 - 10:00 (Europe/London)
We would like to invite you to join the Collaborative Working Mentors to examine Collaborative Alliancing and identify the success factors involved in its implementation.
We will be evaluating different build models and investigating how a maturity matrix/ 360 assessment could support the industry in moving away from more traditional processes.

CE Performance Measurement – Online event
2023-04-21 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | Online
The Performance Measurement group will be meeting to continue exploring different measures and tools available and how they can be used/ what they’re good for. We will be joined by Simon Cross, Director at Mott MacDonald.

Join us on Friday 21st April, for a productive online discussion, bring your vision and suggestions on the subject. More exciting details on this event to follow…

Visit to HMP Full Sutton
2023-04-26 | HMP Full Sutton, Moor Lane, York
Constructing Excellence will be offering an opportunity to visit HMP Full Sutton, more info to follow shortly.

**This event is invite only**
We have now filled all available spaces but will be opening a waiting list, so get in touch to register your interest at helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk

CE Procurement Group meeting – May Online
2023-05-18 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
The Constructing Excellence Procurement Group brings together a highly knowledgeable group of our members who are committed to delivering better procurement and is chaired by Rebecca Rees.
Rebecca is a partner and Head of Public Procurement at the international law firm, Trowers & Hamlins, and is a leading national expert in public procurement law, consistently ranked as among the world’s leading government contracts lawyers.

Agenda for the Meeting:

1100 – 1105: Welcome/introduction – Rebecca Rees & Alison Nicholl
1105 – 1130: Onerous contract clauses – Marie-Claude Hemming of CECA
1130 – 1155: JCT Constructing Excellence Form of Contract: an overview and discussion – led by Nia Stewart of Burges Salmon
1155 – 1225: NEC Alliance and FAC-1 forms of contract: an overview and discussion – led by Assad Maqbool of Trowers & Hamlins LLP
1225 – 1230: Concluding remarks/date and details of next meeting – Rebecca Rees & Alison Nicholl

Digital by Default Series – Logisitics
2023-05-24 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Online
The Constructing Excellence Digital Group has moved from being about BIM to Digital Construction to now looking at the implementation of digital in all its forms into construction and the built environment. This group aims to provide a safe space to exchange ideas and challenges, share best practice and explore emerging technologies and their practical application in the construction context. Whatever your level of digital maturity, the CE digital group provides a trusted, safe space to gain insight, ask questions and consider how you can better implement digital approaches in your projects and organisation.

On 24th May, the Digital by Default group will be joined by Karine Bartle, Wincanton, to explore logistics within the construction industry…

What can Construction learn from logistics?
Who’s doing it well within the industry?
How will good logistics planning in construction help reduce waste and carbon emissions?

Collaborative Working Mentors Online- June
2023-06-14 08:30 - 10:00 (Europe/London) | Online
The Collaborative Working Mentors will be meeting on 14th June to continue providing insight and inspiration on how to work collaboratively within the construction industry.
Their recent work around Collaborative Alliancing and modernising the traditional build model will feed into this meeting and create a basis for discussion around the importance of collaboration and how to effectively achieve it.
Further details will follow shortly.

Effective Project Concept and Definition
2023-06-21 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | online
Energy Transition Revolution: Powering the New Age of Project Delivery
Effective Project Concept and Definition

Energy Transition is here – reports indicate political will, technological evolution, government investment support, investor interest and commitment, and project development and delivery have taken a significant leap forward. But little is said about how projects are delivered and the corresponding contracting arrangements.
Constructing Excellence and ECI will be hosting a year long series of events to address the Energy Transition revolution and we welcome your participation!
https://constructingexcellence.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Energy-Transition-final.mp4
To view as pdf, click here.

During the first of this series, we will explore Effective Project Concept and Definition. For this event, our speakers will be Dario Rigaud, Senior Construction Support Engineer of Fluor, and Stuart Block, AWP Manager of Fluor, who will address the purpose and rationale with reference to the ACTIVE Principles, asking “are these principles relevant today and, if so, why hasn’t industry adopted them as mainstream practice?”. We will also hear about a case study of a project where Effective Project Concept and Definition has taken place. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the focus of the meeting and share their thoughts, ideas and experience of the matter.

Digital by Default – Pathways to Digital Construction
2023-06-28 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Online
The Constructing Excellence Digital Group aims to provide a safe space to exchange ideas and challenges, share best practice and explore emerging technologies and their practical application in the construction context. Whatever your level of digital maturity from just about able to join a zoom call to a digital ninja, the CE digital group provides a trusted, safe-space to gain insight, ask questions and consider how you can better implement digital approaches in your projects and organisation.
On Wednesday 28th June, where we will be exploring ‘Pathways to Digital Construction’. We will be joined by…

James Franklin, Digital Construction Lead at Kier Strategic Projects
Andy Adams, MD of T3 Training & Development Ltd; Kier’s training partner for the Digital Construction Apprenticeship
Sam Almond, Senior Digital Construction Coordinator for Kier’s Strategic Projects business, who started off as an apprentice himself.

Our speakers will share examples of the different routes that are available to begin a career in digital construction.

CE Performance Measurement – July
2023-07-07 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Online
The Performance Measurement group will be meeting to continue exploring working groups in the performance measurement field, different measures and tools available and how they can be used/ what they’re good for. This meeting will be Chaired by Simon Cross, Director at Mott MacDonald.

Join us on Friday 7th July, for a productive online discussion, bring your vision and suggestions on the subject. More exciting details on this event to follow….
