Constructing Excellence

ECI Members Forum Spring 2019
2019-04-03 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Turner and Townsend Office, One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF, United Kingdom
Our Spring Members Forum is in London on 3rd April 2019, and we are grateful to Turner & Townsend for offering to host us. Our purpose will be to update members with progress on our change agenda since the autumn series of events in Amsterdam and to review with you what members want ECI to deliver in support of this agenda in 2019-20.
It is important to us that ECI members are actively engaged in our work, to ensure that what we do adds maximum value for your businesses. Please therefore help us by ensuring good active attendance and participation from your organisation, both in this event and in the follow-up programme of work which will follow.
We also welcome any guests whom you may wish to invite to attend with you, this is a great opportunity to spend some quality ‘off-line’ time with a client or supply chain member discussing strategic development of the sector and your businesses together.

Constructing Excellence / ECI Board of Management
2019-03-26 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-01-28 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)

Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Theme Group
2019-03-26 10:00 - 2019-04-06 13:00 (Europe/London)
Following our recent workshop looking at the platform approach to buildings, it became clear that we develop a clearer understanding of the needs of manufacturers. This workshop hosted by Tata Steel will consider the needs of manufacturers in the move towards offsite manufacturing and technology and how the industry can maximise the value of the manufacturing base.
The workshop will feature input from some of our core manufacturing members including Tata Steel, Polypipe and Baxi.
Please let us know if you wish to attend.

Constructing Excellence Annual Parliamentary Reception
2019-03-19 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The House of Commons, The House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom

Procuring for Value - Procurement Theme Group
2019-03-19 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Trowers & Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ
This workshop will re-launch the Constructing Excellence Procurement Theme Group under the leadership of our new chair, Ann Bentley. The workshop and indeed the Constructing Excellence Theme Group is focussed on driving implementation.
The workshop will be an interactive session looking session looking at the barriers and blockers and how we get rid of them. It will feature input from Engineering Construction sector with a view on how they are approaching procuring for value.
Please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk to find out more.

Digital Collaboration with IBM Simpler
2019-03-04 08:00 - 2019-03-07 17:00 (Europe/London)

Constructing Excellence Leaders Breakfast
2019-02-26 08:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London)

Constructing Excellence Members Steering Group
2019-02-12 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London)

Members Forum - Performance Measurement Forum: Delivering value through performance measurement
2019-01-30 12:30 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Burges Salmon, 6 New Street Square , London, EC4A 3BF, United Kingdom
For 20 years Constructing Excellence has been the go-to place for what and how to benchmark since the construction industry KPIs were launched, wallcharts and an annual industry performance report were published, and masterclasses were run.
Around 2004 we worked with Salford University to make available an online portal for collecting, analysing and reporting KPIs to enable people to measure and compare their own performance on the basis of ‘apples with apples’, as a basis for prioritising improvements.
We have now launched a major upgrade to that portal, our new SmartSite KPIs tool. This has been developed in collaboration with BRE under the strategic direction of our cross-industry membership. It is a critical tool for comparing any project or portfolio with a) others in peer group, b) CE members c) national performance, d) other sectors, e) international performance.
Our national members have privileged access to the tool, as well as the ability to influence the future direction of this critical stream of our work through our new Performance Measurement Forum. The Performance Measurement Forum will review the current core set of KPIs in the context of right measures for the Construction Sector Deal, productivity, social value, and demonstrating the benefits and business case from transformational approaches such as offsite, BIM.
View the agenda and book your place here

CE Annual Conference - 20 Years of Rethinking Construction
2018-12-12 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Tower of London, St Katharine's & Wapping, London, EC3N 4AB
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This year’s Constructing Excellence Annual Conference marks 20 years since the release of Sir John Egan’s Rethinking Construction. This report combined with Sir Michael Latham’s Constructing the Team provided the foundations for the Constructing Excellence Movement, aiming to deliver Excellence through Collaboration.
In 1998 we were industry characterised by low margins, poor investment in capital and R&D and a skills shortage due to our inability to attract the best talent. Moreover, procurement was led by price, not value, projects were unpredictable on time, cost and quality and much of the sector was extremely fragmented.
So how much has changed? On the surface that characterisation of the industry remains valid. However, the Constructing Excellence movement is leading the way, demonstrating tangible the tangible benefits of working collaboratively. This year’s conference will take an in-depth look at how the core Constructing Excellence values of clients procuring for value, standardisation and pre-manufactured value and digitally-enabled collaboration can be applied at a broader level across the industry.
The Construction Sector Deal is seeing unprecedented government investment and support for change in the sector and is in complete alignment with our vision. Join us on 12 December to find out how we can build on 20 years of industry leadership and maximise this unique opportunity for change.
Agenda
09:15 Registration and Networking
10:00 Introduction & Overview of Constructing Excellence in 2018
10:15 Clients Procuring for Value

The need to change – Phil Wilbraham, Co-Chair Constructing Excellence
Dudley College – Integrated Project Insurance – Steve Johnson, Executive Director of Estates and Capital Projects, Dudley College
Enhancing construction delivery in Qatar with Constructing Excellence – Eng Ahmad Al Ansari, Head of the Technical Office, Ashghal (Public Works Authority), Qatar, and Chair of Constructing Excellence in Qatar

11:20 Coffee and Networking
11:50 Standardisation & Pre-Manufactured Value

The need to change – Mark Farmer, Co-Chair Constructing Excellence
Alan Clucas, Director, Explore Manufacturing – Laing O’Rourke
Rosie Toogood, CEO, Legal & General Modular Homes

13:00 Lunch and Networking
14:00 Digitally Enabled

The need to change – David Whysall, Co-Chair Constructing Excellence
Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer, Ocado
Deirdre Fox, Director Strategic Business Development, Tata Steel

15:15 Coffee and Networking
15:35 Transforming Construction Alliance – Keith Waller, Senior Adviser, Infrastructure and Projects Authority
15:50 Better perceptions, better talent, better performance – A new direction for G4C, Robin Lapish and Caroline Key
16:05 Panel discussion How will we achieve our vision in 2019?

Simon Lawrence, Programme Director for Major Infrastructure Tracking, Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Marcus Harling, Partner, Burges Salmon
Ann Bentley, Global Board Director, Rider Levett Bucknall
G4C

16:50 Summary and next steps
17:00 Close
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Digital Theme Group
2018-12-05 11:00 (Europe/London) | Squire Patton Boggs Leeds Office, 6 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP, United Kingdom
The next meeting of the Constructing Excellence Digital Construction Theme Group takes places on 5th December, 11am-12.30pm at the offices of Squire Patton Boggs, 6 Wellington Pl, Leeds LS1 4AP. The agenda will include:

Anne Kemp, Chair of UK BIM Alliance to talk about how Constructing Excellence and the UKBIMA can collaborate.
Tom Oulton will an update on our Digital Challenge to the other Constructing Excellence theme groups
Planning the group’s 2019 programme of events and activity

As always those attending the meeting can also attend the excellent thinkBIM half day conference in the afternoon which takes place in collaboration with the BIM4Housing group
If you intendto come please contact colm.quinn@constructingexcellence.org.uk, also stating whether you will be staying on for thinkBIM.

Providing the Golden Thread - BIM4Housing Conference
2018-11-29 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Friends Meeting House Manchester, Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS
Who should attend?
Anybody involved in private house building or affordable homes provision. In the recent Hackitt Review, BIM4Housing was quoted repeatedly in chapter eight on how BIM could provide many of the required solutions to better asset management. Following this, we are embarking on a series of regional conferences to promote the benefits of adopting
BIM, with case studies to show you how this is achieved.
Agenda
9.00am Tea / coffee and registration
9.00am Welcome and introduction – Andrew Carpenter, Chairman BIM4Housing
9.20am UK BIM Alliance National Update – UK BIM Alliance Executive Team
9.40am Client Case Study – Richard Whittaker, WM Housing
10.00am An Architects Perspective – Rick Burgess, PRP
10.30am Tea / coffee and networking
11.50am Little Book of BIM – Rob Hine, BSI
11.10am The Future of Making Homes – Chris Hobbs, Graitec
11.30am The Legal Perspective – Trowers & Hamlins
11.50pm Q & A
12.20pm The Legal Perspective – tbc
12.40pm Lunch
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Breakfast Seminar: The Productive Office
2018-11-29 08:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | Wedlake Bell, 71 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4AY, United Kingdom
This seminar is dedicated to the impact of indoor environmental qualities on productivity. LCMB and Oxford Brookes University, together with their Consortium Partners will discuss their findings on The Whole Life Performance Plus project, a research study supported by Innovate UK and the EPSRC.
The project has produced a productivity guide to help measure and improve workplace performance and productivity. The aim is for the tested solution to then be developed into a software-based platform that can dynamically control the indoor environmental conditions to maximise occupant productivity and comfort conditions, whilst minimising energy use and costs in commercial office environments.
Come and join us on 29th November at Wedlake Bell, London and participate in the thought-provoking debate and discussion.

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Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group – Visit to SMTS Witney factory
2018-11-28 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Stewart Milne, Curbridge Business Park, Down Road, Witney, OX29 0SY, United Kingdom
The next Offsite visit will be to the Stewart Milne Witney Factory.
If you would to attend please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk

Board of Management Meeting
2018-11-27 14:00 - 17:00, 2018-09-25 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Turner and Townsend Office, One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF, United Kingdom

CE National Awards
2018-11-16 18:30 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 6JP, United Kingdom
See a list of the 2018 finalists here
If you would to attend or are interested in sponsoring please contact Leanne Conaway on 0191 5007880 or leanne@cene.org.uk

CE Leaders Breakfast
2018-11-15 08:30 - 10:30 (Europe/London)
For more info email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk

Providing the Golden Thread - BIM4Housing Conference
2018-11-07 08:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Holiday Inn Cardiff North M4/J32, The Caerphilly Suite, Merthyr Road, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7LH
Who should attend?
Anybody involved in private house building or affordable homes provision. In the recent Hackitt Review, BIM4Housing was quoted repeatedly in chapter eight on how BIM could provide many of the required solutions to better asset management. Following this, we are embarking on a series of regional conferences to promote the benefits of adopting BIM, with case studies to show you how this is achieved.
Agenda
8.30am Tea / coffee and registration
9.30am Welcome and introduction – Andrew Carpenter, Chairman BIM4Housing
9.40am UK BIM Alliance National Update – UK BIM Alliance Executive Team
10.00am An Architects Perspective – Rick Burgess, PRP
10.20am Demonstration of Practical BIM software for SME builders – Adrian Wild, HBXL Group
10.50am Tea / coffee and networking
11.10am Little Book of BIM – Rob Hine, BSI
11.30am The Future of Making Homes – Chris Hobbs, Graitec
11.50am BIM – The Legal Perspective – Trowers & Hamlins LLP
12.10pm Open Forum
12.30pm Lunch and networking
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Follow up webinar: New delivery models – an opportunity to drive sustainability , 6th November 10:30-12:00
2018-11-06 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
Following on from the meeting that took place on 7th September we are running a webinar on 6th November for members providing further details on Industry 4.0, manufacturing technologies, data and digitalisation and how it is being applied in the construction sector. An agenda will be issued nearer the time.
Register here https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4686397127894296322. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

8th Annual APRES Conference
2018-11-01 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Pinsent Mason, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES , United Kingdom
Individual tickets are priced £195 +VAT.
Limited number of free places for CE members.
APRES members receive a 20% discount.
Email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk for discount codes.
REGISTER HERE
If not now, then when? Responsible Sourcing and Procurement for Infrastructure Projects
Details :
The 8th Annual APRES Conference takes a cross supply chain approach to best practice examples of responsible sourcing and procurement for infrastructure projects.
Attend to hear from clients of the leading national infrastructure projects:
– How they are following through on their commitments to promote sustainably sourced materials
– How responsible sourcing procurement and performance contributes to the raising of funding
– How responsible sourcing is delivered within a social value policy framework at group and product level
Learn from professional institutions, certification bodies and membership organisations, how they are:
– Embedding responsible sourcing in procurement qualifications and frameworks
– Providing an evidence base of responsible sourcing for certified infrastructure projects
– Demonstrating the economic, social and environmental value of responsible sourcing
Programme
09.00 Coffee and conference registration
09.25 Welcome – Jim McClelland, Event Chair, Professor Jacqui Glass, University College London
09.30 Embedding responsible procurement at scale

Keynote – Clare Marsden, Head of Defra Group Commercial
Darren White, Head of Environmental Sustainability at Thames Tideway – “Within a sustainability framework, how responsible sourcing procurement and performance contributes to the raising of a £450m green bond”
Tim Rudin, Head of Responsible Procurement at Greater London Authority (GLA) and Transport for London (TFL)– “How responsible sourcing is delivered within the GLA social value policy framework and specifically at TFL”

10.30 Panel Q&A
10.50 Refreshment break
11.20 Facilitated Workshop

Sheena Donaldson, Knowledge Manager at CIPS – “Embedding responsible sourcing in procurement qualifications and frameworks”

12.30 Lunch
13.40 How responsible sourcing frameworks are being delivered

Dave Knight, Consultant for CARES – “Global traceability of metals, steel and reinforcing steels and the key procurement and responsible sourcing issues therein”
Neill Wilkins, Programme Manager at Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) – “Why responsible recruitment is key to preventing exploitation and delivering supply chain efficiency”
Ian Nicholson, Director at CEEQUAL – “Providing an evidence base of responsible sourcing for certified infrastructure projects”

14.40 Panel Q&A
15.00 Refreshment break
15.30 APRES’s role in the promotion of responsible sourcing

Professor Jacqui Glass, University College London – “Where are we now? 10 years of responsible sourcing certification through the BES 6001 standard
Nigel Jones, Sustainable Products Team Lead, BRE – “The role of BES 6002, Ethical Labour Sourcing Standard, in supporting continuous improvement in responsible and ethical sourcing”
Alison Nicholl, Associate Director, Constructing Excellence – Sli.do insights from the Conference

16.30 Conference end and depart
Speakers

Individual tickets are priced £195 +VAT.
Limited number of free places for CE members.
APRES members receive a 20% discount.
Email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk for discount codes.
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2018-10-09 10:00 - 12:30 UTC | Burges Salmon, 6 New Street Square , London, EC4A 3BF, United Kingdom

ECI Annual Conference - Rethinking how capital programmes are delivered
2018-10-03 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Fluor, Taurusavenue 155, 2132 LS Hoofddorp, Amsterdam, Netherlands
This conference will build on the work programme of ECI during 2018, which has addressed the challenges faced across Europe in the engineering and construction sector, which is increasingly facing:

Projects with sanctioned investment becoming unviable,
Rising uncertainty about project outcomes related to cost, completion dates, start-up and plant performance and reliability,
Frequent disputes and major cost and delay claims that challenge resolution without arbitration or litigation
Difficult relationships between project teams and contractors.

Industry leaders have expressed deep dissatisfaction with current ways of working and are hungry for a different approach. ECI has been working with the Construction Industry Institute in the USA on such a new model, which embraces the opportunities afforded by digital technology to improve capital project outcomes. The conference will share thinking to date on this model as well as perspectives particularly from large owners, users and clients of the sector.
Confirmed speakers include Paul van Weert – Shell, Melanie Sachar – EDF, Frank von Willert – McKinsey & Company, Stephen Mulva – Construction Industry Institute Texas, John Fotherby – ECI Chair and Don Ward – ECI Chief Executive.
Attendees at the conference will include facility sponsors, owners and operators, architects, engineering firms and contractors, manufacturers and suppliers and engineering and construction support providers as well as other related services including digital/IT, legal, finance and accounting. This is a great opportunity to be part of a movement that re-shapes our industry over the coming years, as well as expanding your network and providing immediately some innovative ideas to take away that you can apply in your own organisation.
To book your place please click here

Improving Sustainability through Best Practice
2018-10-02 08:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | DAC Beachcroft, 36 Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE14TD, United Kingdom
CEEQUAL assists in designing and constructing more sustainable infrastructure projects
CEEQUAL is the international evidence-based sustainability assessment, rating and awards scheme for civil engineering, infrastructure, landscaping and works in public spaces. CEEQUAL encourages and promotes the attainment of high economic, environmental and social performance in all forms of civil engineering through identifying and applying best practice. It aims to assist clients, designers and contractors to deliver improved sustainability performance and strategy in a project or contract, during specification, design and construction.
Clients/Designers/Contractors benefit from the CEEQUAL scheme as it:

Stimulates strategic sustainable thinking
Encourages project improvement and innovation through adoption of best practice
Publicly demonstrates sustainability achievements with evidence-based certification
Recognises excellent performance and enhance team spirit
Influences project outcomes and realise cost savings

CEEQUAL (2018) will continue to raise the standard of sustainability best practice for infrastructure projects with the new updated scheme in early 2019
This seminar will be delivered by Ian Nicholson, Director, CEEQUAL and Infrastructure at BRE Global Ltd
To register for this event please contact Amy Holmes on 0191 5007880 or amy@cene.org.uk
**Cancellation Notice must be given up to 48 hours prior to the event**

Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group - Visit to Explore Industrial Park
2018-09-27 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Explore Industrial Park, Explore Way, Steetley, S80 3FD
Explore Manufacturing offers a unique self-delivery capability that leads the construction industry in driving greater levels of design standardisation and construction quality.
Explore Industrial Park (EIP) is Europe’s largest and most advanced preassembly manufacturing facility. EIP underpins our drive towards zero-carbon construction. Our DfMA philosophy allows us to challenge and change traditional techniques by driving out waste, making the construction process safer, more cost and time effective, and ultimately more sustainable.
Our extensive organisational infrastructure and in-house manufacturing capabilities allow an often complex set of building system components to be safely and responsibly manufactured and assembled in a controlled factory
environment, for onsite installation.
To book your place please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk.

Clients Forum- Webinar – New Models of Procurement
2018-09-20 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
This web meeting chaired by Phil Wilbraham will look at the New Models of Procurement Trial Projects. See https://constructingexcellence.org.uk/resources/cabinet-office-trial-projects/
We will shortly be confirming which projects will be presenting but we will have a chance to hear about the projects and ask questions.
If you would like to register please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk

Inside Offsite Factory Tours
2018-09-20 - 2018-09-26
Inside Offsite is a series of factory tours focusing on opening up the manufacturing facilities of some of the UK’s leading suppliers of offsite technologies including LGSF, timber frame, SIPS, precast concrete, pods and volumetric modular solutions.
These factory tours are completely FREE to attend and are designed for architects, contractors, developers and clients to learn about the manufacturing process, how a manufacturing business functions and to appreciate the requirements of design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA).
Inside Offsite factory tours are delivered on a monthly basis, with a different technology and host each time. The tours are half-day sessions which include technology presentations as well as the physical tours themselves. There is plenty of time for Q&A and networking during the session. All sessions account for 5 hours CPD time and a certificate of attendance will be provided post-event.
Hosts and dates for the 2018 programme are detailed below along with booking links. Acknowledgment of your request will be sent by email and a member of the organising team will contact you with joining instructions. Please note priority will be given to architects, contractors, developers and clients.
> EOS Facades – LGSF – 20 September 2018 – BOOK >>
> FP McCann – Precast Concrete – 26 September 2018 – BOOK >>

Digital Theme Group
2018-09-19 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | National College For High Speed Rail, Carolina Way, Doncaster, DN4 5PQ
Details TBC

CE Leaders Breakfast - Gaining industry alignment
2018-09-18 08:30 - 10:30 (Europe/London)
