Constructing Excellence

CE Procurement Group - February 2021
2021-02-23 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | online

Digital Drop-In February
2021-02-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector is developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ usually on the third Friday 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.
At the February session we will explore how emerging technologies such as AI can be used to help as well as how we could balance our need for security in construction sector with needs for digitalisation.
Join our digital drop-in February !

Constructing Excellence Awards 2020
2021-01-29 16:00 - 18:30 | Online
Now in their fourteenth year, these prestigious Awards seen as one of the highlights of the industry’s calendar will be attended by over 450 built environment professionals from across the UK.
These awards are part of a national programme of nine regional awards covering England and Wales. The 2020 winners at regional level go forward to the National final to be recognised as the CE champions of excellence for the year from categories such as Integration & Collaborative working, Sustainability, Health & Safety and SME.
Categories 2020

Project of the Year Buildings
Project of the Year Civils
Client of the Year
SME of the Year
Digital Construction
G4C Future Leader
Innovation
Integration & Collaborative Working
People Development
Conservation & Regeneration
Sustainability
Value
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Offsite

This event is a great opportunity for companies that wish to be seen as proactively supporting and leading innovation within the Built Environment.
More details on Constructing Excellence Awards 2020.
So tune in on Friday 29 January 2021 @ 4 pm and help us celebrate what innovation and collaboration can deliver! #CEAwards

BOOK YOUR PLACE now to find out who are the National Awards WINNERS 2020!

For those of you joining us on 29th January for our CE National Awards – download the AWARDS BROCHURE so you can follow along with all the action on the day!

Digital Drop-In January
2021-01-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector is developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ on the third Friday 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. This time the session will be held on Thursday 21 January due to the unforeseen circumstances.
In January we will be joined by 2 speakers followed by Q&A discussion around the topic:

Derrick Madir, Managing Director of Coubari, a London-based IT consultancy for clients across the UK, the Middle East and Asia with a developed specialism in the construction & financial sectors.

Derrick will be speaking about cybersecurity, explaining practical cyber security solutions, greatest security threats based on case studies and how to limit the damage during a vulnerable period. It will be concluded with a strategic six-point plan for you to take along to your next meeting with IT on the subject of security.
2. NCSC Presentation:
The Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction Engagement Lead from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will be speaking about the ongoing work to improve the cyber security resilience of businesses in the sector.
Join our digital drop-in January for discussion on Cyber Security & Protection of National Infrastructure in Construction Sector.

Performance Measurement Forum & SmartSite KPIs Tool Workshop, January 2021
2021-01-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
At the Performance Measurement Forum in January 2021 we will be focusing on increasing awareness of collaboration benefits and benchmarking process through SmartSite KPIs tool. We will discuss how to get a licence for this valuable strategy tool, data exchange, internal data population of SmartSite and development prospects for SmartSite 2.0.
We would like to invite all of our members for a demo presentation and Q&A time. This will be a great opportunity to get more familiar with the platform as well as ask any questions about the SmartSite KPIs’ features to drill on benchmarking positioning in alignment with your business targets.
The licence is fully inclusive into CE Annual Membership.
Please let us know on helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk and our specialists at SmartSite Team will assist you with technical details of obtaining the licence.
Join us for a productive discussion, bring your vision and suggestions on the subject.

Event: Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group - Implementing MMC
2021-01-19 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
n 2021 the Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group will be focusing on the implementation of MMC. For our kick off meeting in December we will be taking a close look at how main contractors are dealing with MMC and funding opportunities from the MTC on robust and resilient supply chains.
So far confirmed we have:
• Tim Carey, will be introducing us to Collida, Collida is a new business within Willmott Dixon leading a technology-based revolution in how the industry designs, procures and delivers community buildings of superior quality, sustainability and liveability. We develop platform-based product solutions for Customers which embrace full DfMA methodologies, high Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV),and market-leading levels of sustainability.
• Susan Hone-Brooke, will be taking us through support available to SMEs from the MTC on Supply Chain Readiness. The Supply Chain Assessment tool is free to SMEs and is a high level landscaping tool designed to help companies focus on the key areas that they need to be a robust and resilient company with the aim of making them a strategic supplier and a successful profitable business.
We do hope you will be able to join us on 19 January. Get in touch if you want to share anything with the group.

Digital Drop In December 2020
2020-12-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
The Role of Standards in Digitalising the Built Environment.
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector is developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ on the third Friday 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.
In December we will be joined by Dan Rossiter MCIAT, Sector Lead at BSI Group, taking us through the role standards play in catalysing innovation, work BSI is doing to support the digitalisation of the built environment as well as what relevant good practice is already available.
Join us to find out more about the work BSI is doing as well as some of the lesser-known standards which support productivity improvements and the wider digitalisation of organisational processes…

Construction Collaborative Working Mentors Q4 Meeting, December 2020
2020-12-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Collaboration on different stages and areas of built environment as well as use of digital technologies in the process became a crucial part of our future development, social involvement, industry attractiveness, environmental awareness and business accomplishment.
Constructing Excellence & Collaborative Working Mentors invite everyone who is genially passionate about changing the industry for better communication, data sharing and business support inside the construction ecosystem to produce the best outcome for the society today and future generations to come.
Join us in December for discussion on collaborative behaviour and the ways to change the attitude of parties involved as well as digital tools to enhance the influence.
Meeting Topic:
Creating and maintaining the Golden Thread
Meeting Agenda:

Digital Meets Alliancing
IBA – Intro into the IPI Model of insurance backed alliancing (KT Mentors Coach/Chair)
MoM – Digital application on the Museum of Making IPI project
IoTT – Digital application on the Institute of Transformational Technologies IPI project
Exploration – Q&A to explore the issues, challenges and opportunities of digital alliancing (Tom Oulton Chair Digital Group)
Digital Guidance
Housing Working Group guides

Please let us know if you have any questions or topics you might want to discuss prior to the meeting on helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk
Next Meeting:
Join us for the next Champions Working Group Q1 Meeting, March 2021 on 19 March 2021 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm GMT

CE Procurement Group - December 2020
2020-12-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
Next meeting of the Constructing Excellence Procurement Group – Agenda and further details to follow

Towards Net Zero - decarbonising the industrial and energy sectors
2020-11-25 10:00 - 11:30 | online
In order to move to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 we will need to deploy a range of technologies, including carbon capture and hydrogen, to decarbonise the industrial and energy sectors. The engineering construction industry will be responsible for designing, installing and maintaining much of the infrastructure required. Join us on 25 November to find out more about this significant opportunity.
– Jenny Young from ECITB will share insights into their recently published report Towards Net Zero: The implications of the transition to Net Zero for the Engineering Construction Industry
– Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer from IDRIC the Industrial Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre will provide insight into the work her centre is doing to accelerate the cost-effective decarbonisation of industry by developing and deploying low-carbon technologies. It also aims to enable the deployment of infrastructure at scale by the mid-2020s.
Join us HERE

Digital Drop In November 2020
2020-11-20 10:00 - 11:00 | online
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector is developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ on the third Friday 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.
In November we will be joined by James Franklin, Head of BIM & Digital at Kier Construction, taking us through the realised challenges and benefits in the digital delivery of a modern £253m-new build resettlement prison at Wellingborough, appointed there by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
Kier are pioneering a step-change in digital delivery, supporting an off-site approach, by pushing the boundaries of BIM Level 2 across multiple threads: bringing together digital design, data-rich decision making, 4D, 5D, FieldBIM, digital training schemes, site drone capture and a digital-first culture.
Join us for our Digital Drop In November

Members Forum October 2020
2020-10-20 08:00 - 17:00
Constructing Excellence has been commissioned by the Construction Innovation Hub to lead on the market enablers workstream of the Value Toolkit. We have assembled a team led by John Handscomb of Akerlof to consult through our members and wider network to engage with the supply chain to understand levels of capability and to identify and address key barriers to the adoption of value-based approaches.
This session will be an opportunity for members to delve deep into the project and share their knowledge and insight.

Digital Drop In - October
2020-10-16 10:00 - 11:00 | online
Join our digital drop-in on the 3rd Friday of every month

The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector is developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ on the third Friday 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.

In October we will be led by Duncan Reed at Trimble sharing his insight into emerging technologies– join us!

Performance Measurement Forum - October 2020
2020-10-14 10:00 - 12:00 | online
The next meeting of the Constructing Excellence Performance Measurement Forum will take place on 14 October. We will be focussing on how you measure collaboration with input from Paul Greenwood from Greenwood Associates.

MMC, Circular Economy and Whole Life – Follow up discussion
2020-10-08 10:00 - 11:30 | online
Building on the discussions from our August session on MMC, Circular Economy and Whole Life we will be having a follow up discussion session to delve deeper into the issues affecting the delivery of sustainable outcomes, whole life approaches and MMC. Come armed with your experiences, ideas and suggestions

Collaborative Working Mentors September
2020-09-25 10:00 - 12:00 | online
The next meeting of our Collaborative Working Mentors will take place on Friday 25 September 10-12.
We are currently pulling together the agenda – please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk for further details.

Procurement Group September2020
2020-09-24 11:00 - 13:00

Digital Drop In - September
2020-09-18 10:00 - 11:00 | online
Join our digital drop-in on the 3rd Friday of every month!
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector is developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ on the third Friday 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.

ECI - A contractor's perspective on implementing AWP
2020-09-09 13:00 - 14:30 | online
Building on our successful introductory webinar on AWP led by Stuart Block, Fluor, we will now take a deeper look at what the implementation of AWP means from a contractor’s perspective. Led by Luigi Anselmi from Tecnimont will look in detail at AWP from a contractors perspective. Why should contractors embrace it? What are the specific advantages that it brings? What do contractors need to be aware of when implementing AWP? What are the critical success factors.
Join us on 9 September to find out more, learn from leading practitioners and share your experiences.

Digital Drop In - August
2020-08-21 10:00 - 11:00 | online

Circular economy, whole life approaches and MMC
2020-08-13 09:30 - 11:00 | online
The Constructing Excellence Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group is holding an online meeting to consider the role of circular economy and whole life approaches and the role MMC has to play in this important area. As we move to a more sustainable and net zero carbon society we need to consider the whole life implications of our buildings and assets. As MMC makes it easier to design and construct buildings and assets we take a look at the whole life aspects of this and how MMC can contribute to a circular economy. We will be joined by a panel of experts with in-depth knowledge of MMC and whole-life approaches:

Dr Flavie Lowres from BRE will share ongoing research around Buildings as Materials Banks
Joanna Clarke from SPECIFIC will draw on their experience, views of and challenges based on the life cycle cost comparison exercise undertaken for the Active Office Project

Event: Digital Drop In - July - Product Data
2020-07-17 10:00 - 11:00 | online

Procurement Group Meeting
2020-07-15 10:00 - 12:00 | online
Further details to follow

Constructing Excellence Sustainable Infrastructure Forum
2020-07-09 14:00 - 15:30 | online
The Sustainable Infrastructure Group brings together the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Constructing Excellence members, CEEQUAL assessors and those involved in CEEQUAL projects to share best practice, share challenges and key learning outcomes. This cross-supply chain, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving will enable us to delve deep into the factors impacting the delivery of sustainable infrastructure.
We will shortly be announcing the theme for this meeting.

Advanced Work Packaging - What is it and how can it improve productivity?
2020-07-01 14:00 - 15:30 | online
Advanced Work Packaging is all about improving project productivity. As well as better productivity it also brings greater predictability, increased safety and lower project costs. This webinar from ECI led by Stuart Block at Fluor will provide insight into how AWP can be used to support better project delivery.

Members Forum - Productivity under COVID19
2020-06-25 14:00 - 16:00 | online
The current COVID situation is forcing everyone to live and work differently. We are embracing new technologies and ways of working. This applies across all areas and levels of construction from design teams through to delivery on site, we are all embracing change. But what impact is this having on productivity? Are we more productive? Are there positives that will be taken forward into the ‘new normal’? Could this accelerate our much needed transformation towards being a more productive sector?
These are some of the issues we will be exploring with John McGovern, chair of our Performance Measurement Forum and Head of Asset Investment at Northumbria Water Group. We are pulling together a panel of members with examples of how COVID19 is impacting on productivity in the sector.

Collaborative Working Mentors virtual meeting
2020-06-05 10:00 - 12:00
Contact colm.quinn@bregroup.com for more detail.

Re-building a digitally enabled industry
2020-05-28 14:00 - 15:00
The current crisis has changed attitudes to digital technologies overnight. How can we capitalise on this new-found digital trust? This will be the first in a series of sessions that point a digital lens at the core Constructing Excellence themes and opportunities for transformation.
We are joining up with the UK BIM Alliance as part of their communities virtual conference and members are able to join the full day, covering aspects such as the UK BIM Framework, Interoperability, digital and sustainability and the impact of new guidance on the Golden Thread of Information.
Join us along with ThinkBIM and the UK BIM Alliance to share your experience and views on how the current situation can accelerate a digitally-enabled industry.

Major Projects - Driving long term value through collaborative procurement
2020-05-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
An online meeting organised jointly with Constructing Excellence and ECI to explore the impact of collaborative procurement approaches.

About this Event

“…Collaborative construction procurement comprises a set of processes and relationships through which teams can develop, share and apply information in ways that improve the design, construction and operation of their projects. It supports team selection and team integration, and it offers a fresh approach to legal and cultural issues that can otherwise reduce efficiency and waste valuable resources…” (Collaborative Construction Procurement and Improved Value, by David Mosey, 2019, Wiley Blackwell).
Collaborative and alliancing procurement approaches have been widely demonstrated to deliver better project outcomes in the built environment, yet their widespread uptake remains slow. Approaches such as Insurance Backed Alliancing, Framework Alliancing Contracts, 2 stage open book etc. have been show to deliver better outcomes for owners and their supply chain partners. This virtual roundtable hosted jointly with the European Construction Institute and Constructing Excellence aims to bring together owners, supply chain partners and experts in collaborative procurement to understand how these approaches can be successfully applied in the engineering construction sector.
Outline agenda:

New models of procurement and alliancing approaches – Prof David Mosey, Kings College
Owner perspective – Paul McGregor, Shell
Procuring for Productivity – Adam Newbould, CE Nuclear
ECITB Collaboration Toolkit – ECITB

This will be followed by an interactive session where participants can share examples, ask questions and hold interactive discussions.
Full joining instructions will be sent in advance of the meeting.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/major-projects-driving-long-term-value-through-collaborative-procurement-tickets-100806232154

How will COVID 19 impact Offsite Manufacturing & Technology?
2020-04-30 10:00 - 11:30 | online
The world has been turned on its head in just 3 short weeks, forcing us all to live and work differently. As we come to terms with our new reality it provides an opportunity to focus on what we want and need to change within our own organisations and the wider sector.
The Constructing Excellence Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group proposes to hold an online forum to discuss how this time can be used to consider the opportunities to shape a better industry coming out of this crisis. Key issues for discussion include:
• How could the current crisis transform offsite approaches?
• How will it impact on the way in which companies approach construction?
• How will it transform employees working patterns and the uptake of technologies?
We will be inviting members to share their insights around some of the key areas that this crisis has highlighted including, numbers of operatives on sites, safe working practices and remote working.
