Constructing Excellence

AWP Europe CoP Drop in – Online
2022-11-30 14:30 - 16:30 UTC | Online
ECI is collaborating with Group ASI to deliver an insight into Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) from a European Perspective. The uptake of AWP is considerably lower in Europe than in any other global region. The European AWP Community of Practice have been examining this and how we help European stakeholders to realize AWP benefits, hence embracing it.
This is the first of a regular series of AWP Community of Practice Drop Ins. We will be looking at the latest developments in Advanced Work Packaging and sharing news, knowledge and insight.
Spoiler: you are not alone! There is a community out there going through similar situations. The European AWP Community of Practice provides a forum for open discussion, so we can collectively advance into a path of improved project execution in our region.
Want to see how you can adopt AWP?
Join us!

Hydrogen in Construction – Constructing Excellence Roundtable
2022-11-17 09:30 - 14:00 UTC | Skanska Head Office, 1 Hercules Way, Watford, United Kingdom
**This is an invitation only event**
Skanska UK in collaboration with BAM Nuttall and the Building Research Establishment (BRE) are leading the Red Diesel Replacement Phase 1 projects funded by the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The programme aims to explore and develop low-carbon alternatives to red diesel for construction.
This roundtable will provide an opportunity to find out more about the Phase 1 projects and share your views on how you could see Hydrogen being implemented in the construction sector. We will be seeking your views on how you could see benefits for your projects, what conditions would need to be in place to convince you to use the low carbon alternatives and any limitations there might be.

Why Hydrogen?
“Greener, because the requirements of the net zero commitment will be considered in every stage of the project life cycle and underpin decisions on the technical solutions chosen to achieve the required outcomes”. National Infrastructure Strategy

Hydrogen is central to reaching net zero emissions because it can abate 80 gigatons of CO2 by 2050
Hydrogen’s full potential can only be realized if action is taken across three fronts to: stimulate demand, enable access through infrastructure, and create scale to bring down costs and close the economic gap of hydrogen decarbonization solutions versus conventional alternatives.
The world needs rapid emissions reductions and clean hydrogen has a crucial role to play, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors.
Hydrogen can play a fundamental role in enabling countries and industries to meet their net-zero emission targets by 2050. While not in itself the solution to abate all emissions across sectors, hydrogen uniquely complements and enables other decarbonization pathways such as direct electrification, energy efficiency measures, and biomass-based fuels.

Source: Hydrogen for net zero report

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

CE Procurement Group Face to Face Event
2022-09-28 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | Trowers & Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ, Trowers & Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ, United Kingdom
Agenda in progress. Please register and tell us what would you like us to cover!

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!

G4C July Drop In
2022-07-27 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online
G4C hold regular Digital Drop-In sessions on the last Wednesday of the month.
All our sessions are informal so just join us with your enthusiasm, bright ideas and passion for construction industry development. The G4C long-term agenda is to create a sector that is collaborative, innovative and sustainable.
For us, it is important that all young people get the opportunity to meet one another, influence decision-makers and develop their careers in construction.
Get in touch with any questions you might have or topics you would like to include in the discussion prior to the event. Further details to follow.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the session.
To join our slack network, email: getinvolved@g4c.org.uk

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.
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Digital Drop In July – Award winner case study – Construct.XR Tickets, Thu 14 Jul 2022 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

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.

Net Zero - Retrofit across domestic and non-domestic buildings
2022-07-07 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | online
A series of knowledge-sharing workshops to build a body of knowledge on the practical implementation and future requirements of Net Zero

Net Zero is the greatest challenge and opportunity for the UK Built Environment sector. These regular, solution-focused sessions, hosted by Construct Excellence, will build a catalogue of approaches and practical solutions to Net Zero. They will bring together a number of activities that will enable our members to understand the Net Zero challenge and embrace the changes needed to deliver a more sustainable future.

Achieving Net Zero can be seen as complex. Collaboration, clarity and partnership will be key to navigating the challenges which come with this complexity. Therefore, we will be working with a range of partners over the coming months to share knowledge and create the insight needed to deliver Net Zero.
We will be working across the Constructing Excellence membership and beyond to identify the gaps on the path to Net Zero, utilizing the insight and expertise from the innovation team at BRE. We will begin by considering the current status quo, and where we want to get to in the future. We will then consider how to implement existing solutions more widely, and smooth the path for innovation to be taken up more readily by the industry.
This will be achieved through a series of knowledge-sharing workshops where we will build a body of knowledge on the practical implementation and future requirements of net zero. We will start with retrofit across domestic and non-domestic buildings, before expanding into various topics of practical interest to the group.

G4C June Drop In
2022-06-29 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online

CE Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group - MMC in Infrastructure
2022-06-29 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Online
Join our Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group in discussing MMC in Infrastructure!

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.

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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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.

Collaborative Working Mentors June 2022
2022-06-16 08:30 - 10:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Join us on 16th June to talk about Collaborative Working in 2022!

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G4C May Drop In
2022-05-25 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online

Digital Drop In May - the Causes of Poor Interoperability
2022-05-12 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | online
For a long time, Constructing Excellence has talked about the importance of shared systems and processes to successful collaboration. Organisations need reliable information to support decision making. However, in the construction and asset management industries, software often fails to facilitate this. Poor interoperability can make it hard for partners to collaborate; it can also make it hard for asset owners to control the data they need to operate their assets.
CE’s May 2022 Digital Dropin will discuss the causes of poor interoperability, the challenges it creates, and steps being taken to improve how information is securely exchanged between people and the systems they use. The Government & Industry Interoperability Group (GIIG) aims to help the built environment industry deliver, and benefit from, interoperable information. Paul Wilkinson, who leads one of the GIIG’s workstreams, will talk about proposals to develop a Technologies Code of Practice for Interoperable Information.

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CE Procurement Group Meeting - Procuring SMEs
2022-05-11 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | Online
In our May Procurement Group Meeting, we will be looking at the tricky issues of procuring SMEs and providing access to opportunities. We will have input from Shona Snow from LHC on the work they have done with Southwark Council on engaging local micro-businesses and Mark Beirne from SME Cara EPS.

AWP Europe Community of Practice May Drop In
2022-05-09 14:30 - 16:30 UTC | Online

Collaborative Contracting Community webinar: Using Collaboration to Drive Optimal Capital Project Outcomes
2022-04-28 08:00 - 18:00 UTC
Our community of practitioners warmly welcomes you to the first in a series of three FREE community-based learning events about the use of Collaborative Working and Contracting practices and the application of a Project Collaboration Toolkit to maximize capital project outcomes.
This event is hosted by and delivered from the Collaborative Contracting Community of Practice. This FREE community gives its members an opportunity to access the relationships, knowledge resources and peer experience needed for overcoming barriers and capturing opportunities to implement collaborative projects.
To register or find out more, please click below to download the event brochure:
Using Collaboration to Drive Optimal Capital Project Outcomes – Webinar Brochure

G4C April Drop In
2022-04-27 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online

Advanced Work Packaging Europe Conference 2022
2022-04-05 - 2022-04-06 | ILEC Centre, ILEC Centre, Lillie Rd, London, SW6 1UD, United Kingdom
*An in-person event with a virtual component for remote attendees
INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY & ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY WITH AWP
April 5-6, 2022 • 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day (BST)
Special networking reception from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on day one
ILEC Centre, London England
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. This will bean information-packed two days of plenary and breakout sessions, keynote presentations, exhibits and networking events. Attendees of this event will be leaders from across the built environment representing project owners, engineers, constructors, technology providers, implementation support experts, researchers and developers.
The Advanced Work Packaging Conference is powered by the Construction Industry Institute(CII), and supported by the European Construction Institute (ECI). Since 2009, this has been the premiere forum for thought leadrship in Advanced Work Packaging and WorkFace Planning.

G4C March Drop In
2022-03-30 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online

Construction 2050: The Future Material Requirements of the Construction Sector
2022-03-24 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Online
The foundation industries operate on long term investment cycles. This means that many companies are now planning the facilities that will be in operation in 2050. But the need to reduce carbon emissions and improve resource efficiency are impacting not just the foundation industries, but also their customers. What types of materials and products will their customers be wanting to purchase this far into the future?

The construction sector is major customer for foundation industry products, including cement, glass, metals and bulk chemicals. The Transforming foundation industries challenge – UKRI is supporting the development of innovative technology to reduce energy and resource use within the foundation industries.

BRE has been commissioned to help the Foundation Industries understand the future material requirements of the UK construction sector, including:

Market opportunities and threats.
The possible impact of disruptive products or business models.
Their short and medium term research needs.

This online workshop will bring together the foundation industries and the construction industry to understand the drivers and future requirements of the sector. There will be an opportunity to hear from Innovate UK, gain insight into the initial findings from the research project, delve deeper into specific challenge areas and hear from key construction sector representatives on their innovation requirements.

To register, please follow the link:
https://web-eur.cvent.com/event/6d36294c-c968-480c-94d5-ce1235eae0cf/summary

CE Procurement Group - Building Safety Programme
2022-03-23 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | online
Joining Constructing Excellence Procurement Group, we will be discussing building safety programmes.

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Digital Drop In March - Award winner: Leeds FAS2 Natural Flood Management
2022-03-17 11:00 - 12:00 (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 – Leeds FAS2 Natural Flood Management and find out how digital is being used to drive better outcomes.

Register for free now
