Constructing Excellence

Collaborative Working Champions meeting
2017-06-15 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group, Lincoln House, 137-143 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 0QL, United Kingdom

Collaboration – is it still the key to improvement?
2017-06-13 13:00 - 17:00 | Trowers & Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ
We will be announcing our new chairmanship at our next Constructing Excellence Members’ Forum.
The forum will be a chance to refresh what we mean by our core value of collaboration. This will include

a case study from the innovative Dudley College Advance II integrated project insurance trial project with Louise Lado-Byrnes of IPInitiatives
an update on the approach to collaborative working from a major client with David Ferroussat at Heathrow
a look at how groups of people even though highly qualified and experienced can still find that forming collaborative, cohesive working groups difficult with Jackie Casey of Success Train

as well as a chance to delve into questions such as:

How role for collaboration in delivering the industrial strategy
What is holding back collaboration and how do we overcome it?
How do we get more people across the industry to embrace collaboration?

Come along and meet the new leaders of the Constructing Excellence movement!
Book now…

Members' Steering Group
2017-06-13 10:00 - 12:30, 2017-02-14 10:00 - 12:30

Fire Research Conference 2017
2017-06-08 09:15 - 16:00 | BRE, Bucknalls Lane, Watford , WD25 9NH, United Kingdom
Now into its 3rd Year, BRE will host its Annual Fire Research Conference.
Reflecting BRE’s standing in the field of fire behaviour research and fire performance testing, the diverse programme of speakers will attract a wide range of stakeholders including architects, engineers, building control officers, local authorities, housing associations, manufacturers, fire safety consultants, and representatives from the NHS, fire services, academia and insurance industry.
This year’s keynote lecture will be given by Grunde Jomaas, Professor and BRE Chair of Fire Safety Engineering at The University of Edinburgh.
To see the full agenda and book your place click here
There are a limited number of free places for Constructing Excellence members. Please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk for more detail.

Nuclear Steering Group meeting
2017-06-08 09:00 - 23:00, 2017-03-09 09:00 - 11:00 | CH2M London Office, 43 Brook Green, London, W6 7EF, United Kingdom

Breakfast briefing: Productivity in construction
2017-06-07 08:30 - 10:30 | London Olympia, London Olympia, London, W14 8UX , United Kingdom
How productive and efficient are your construction projects?
In an industry where often 50% of time on construction sites is wasted time, due to common issues such as over-ordering stock, skills shortages, delivery waiting times and more – now is the time to address the topic of productivity and efficiency within construction.
Join Constructing Excellence and BRE Academy at this free upcoming taster breakfast briefing, where you will:

Hear from industry specialists about current productivity challenges within construction
Learn how businesses like yours have made positive steps to increase their own productivity
Have your voice heard: prioritise key industry targets, influence the future of discussion in this area

This 2-hour discussion session will be held immediately before day 2 of Vision 2017 at Olympia – have breakfast and discuss this vital industry topic with your peers, before making the most of what Vision has to offer, including a full programme of talks on BIM on the BRE theatre.
In the manufacturing industry, increasing productivity means better margins and improved efficiency within projects, and there are lessons that can be learned from this to aid organisations and supply chains within our industry.
In supporting Clients around productivity, increasing efficiency, adopting BIM methodology and developing lean construction strategies, BRE is well placed to help those working in construction improve their productivity across construction sites, projects and businesses as a whole.
Book now at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breakfast-briefing-productivity-in-construction-registration-34423800514

Procurement Theme Group meeting
2017-06-06 13:00 - 16:00

G4C - Collaborate: Achieve More
2017-05-23 18:00 - 20:30 | The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG
What does good collaboration look like? Defining the key attributes of effective collaborative working
G4C invite you to an event, hosted in the Shard by the Warwick Business School, to discuss the key attributes of effective collaboration.
Dr. Mehmet Chakkol and Max Finne from Warwick Business School (WBS) will present their latest research identifying the key attributes of effective collaboration. In particular, the presentation will focus on the psychological and behavioural underpinnings of what makes an effective collaborator. WBS Professors will also discuss the benefits and challenges of effective collaborative working in large-scale projects. The presentations will also include insights from the Institute of Collaborative Working (ICW) drawing on their experience of implementing British standard on collaboration (BS11000) which has recently been approved as an international standard (ISO44001).
Have you worked in an alliance or joint-venture where lack of collaboration resulted in adverse working conditions? Have you experienced a buyer-supplier relationship where one party attempted to utilise their strengths to bully their counterparts into a corner? Have you worked in a project environment where managers enabled or hindered collaborative working? Or maybe you have experienced only collaborative and positive alliances and would like to tell us how your team have achieved this?
This discussion will help us to define how we can all be more productive and manage efficient and mutually beneficial business relationships. The event will provide a great opportunity for networking in an iconic location for any professionals interested in understanding the dynamics of collaborative working.
Get your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/collaborate-achieve-more-tickets-33331519472

Board of Management meeting
2017-05-23 14:00 - 17:00, 2017-03-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2017-01-24 14:00 - 17:00 | Turner and Townsend Office, One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF, United Kingdom

Specifying innovative, healthy and sustainable materials – Constructing Excellence Sustainability Group
2017-05-04 10:00 - 15:30 | BRE Innovation Park, Bucknalls Lane, Watford, WD25 9XX
Following the success of our recent event Healthy Buildings and Wellness we have decided to take a deeper look at innovative and healthy materials and how these are specified. We are putting together an exciting programme for Thursday 4 May 2017 at the BRE Innovation Park in Watford.
If you have any ideas for exciting innovative and healthy materials or have been involved in implementing and specifying them, then we want to hear from you. Please let me know your ideas and we will try our best to incorporate them into the day.

The use of big data to improve built asset performance
2017-04-26 13:30 - 17:00 | Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group, Lincoln House, 137-143 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 0QL, United Kingdom
Constructing Excellence Asset management workshop with the UCL Centre for Data Science – The use of big data to improve built asset performance
A meeting of the Constructing Excellence Asset Management Theme Group with UCL’s Big Data Institute focusing on unlocking and using big data to improve built asset performance, hear from the following speakers:

UCL Centre for Data Science – innovative ways to use new technologies and analytics
Iconics – the use of big data and data analytics to improve performance
Spica – IOT and big data solutions for buildings

https://ce-big-data.eventbrite.com

G4CNW Awareness Launch Event
2017-04-21 10:30 - 13:30 | WYG, Quay West at MediaCityUK, Manchester, M17 1HH
The G4CNW group will be holding a G4C North West Awareness Launch event on the 21st April 2017 | 10.30am-1.30pm at Media City in Manchester – full details of the event and to sign up:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/g4cnw-awareness-launch-event-tickets-33213611807
This event will aim to raise awareness of G4C and the new G4C North West regional group. It will provide you with an opportunity to get involved with this exciting and fast paced group, formulated to change the face of construction, and develop the next future generation of the industry.
Event Agenda
10.30am: Presentation from G4CNW Co-chairs Olivia Hughes, Project Five Consulting and Johnathan Munkley, WYG. This will cover;
• Self-introduction, who we are and how we got involved with G4C
• Who G4C and G4C North West are;
• Our aims and objectives;
• What we do;
• How you can get involved;
• Committee roles available within the group;
• Your commitment;
• Future events;
• Q&A.
11.15am: Presentation from Tim Whitehill, National Chair of Constructing Excellence Clubs, on CE National and wider movement.
11.30am: Coffee, cake and networking
11.45am: Committee Meeting – We will be holding our very first committee meeting for those interested in becoming committee members after the mornings session. During this meeting we will assign committee roles and responsibilities, agree commitments and a management structure, discuss how we can drive the group forward change within the industry as a group and plan future events.
1pm – Lunch and networking
1.30pm – End

Industrial Strategy and the productivity challenge in nuclear
2017-04-20 09:30 - 16:30 | Burges Salmon, 6 New Street Square , London, EC4A 3BF, United Kingdom
Industrial Strategy and the productivity challenge in nuclear
A construction sector-led response
Objectives
Our aim is a hard-working day to:

learn about the latest policies and strategies on industrial strategy and productivity in the sector, and how they will impact on clients and supply chains;
understand and produce a report on the productivity challenge in the construction sector of nuclear; and
develop a future collaborative work programme to address this challenge.

The conference will feature a follow-up event later in the year to be hosted by EDF NNB at their facility near Hinckley Point.
Invited audience
This is a highly participative event. We are targeting an attendance of 60 committed people by invitation only, from industry clients/vendors and their construction/engineering supply chains, plus government, academics, and representatives of third-party organisations such as professional institutions and trade associations.
Speakers
The following have already confirmed their participation in the day:

Adrian Worker, CH2M, chair of the CE nuclear theme group
Tom Greatrex, CEO, Nuclear Industry Association
David Speight, HPC Head of Construction, EDF NNB
Melanie Sachar, HPC Delivery Model lead, EDF NNB
Carl Devlin, Programme Director, Horizon
Steve Livingstone, Projects Directive – Executive, Sellafield
Jonathan Evans, LLWR/NDA Shared Services Alliance
Vincent Avrillon, Bouygues
Tony Davies, Costain
Adrian Blumenthal, Amec Foster Wheeler
Philip Isgar, Chair Nuclear Institute Digital Community Special Interest Group
Paul Waldeck, founder Waldeck Engineering
Ben Pritchard, Invennt, G4C co-chair of the CE nuclear theme group.

The full agenda is set out below, subject to final confirmation of 1-2 speakers.

Timing
Content
Speaker

9.30
Registration and networking

10am
Introductions

Background and objectives
Government’s industrial strategy for nuclear

Adrian Worker, chair of the CE nuclear theme group
Tom Greatrex, CEO, Nuclear Industry Association

10.45am
Client viewpoints on the productivity challenges

EDF NNB
Horizon
Sellafield
NDA/LLWR

Facilitated by Chris Savage, NIA

David Speight, HPC Head of Construction, and Melanie Sachar, HPC Delivery Model lead, EDF NNB
Carl Devlin, Programme Director, Horizon
Steve Livingstone, Capital Programme Director, Sellafield
Jonathan Evans, LLWR/ NDA Shared Services Alliance

12.00
Supply side viewpoints on the productivity challengesFacilitated by Clive Winkler, ECI

Vincent Avrillon, Bouygues
Tony Davies, Costain
Adrian Blumenthal, Amec Foster Wheeler
SME tbc

13.00
Lunch and networking

13.40
Other perspectives

Digital community and enterprise challenges
Younger generation

Facilitated by Phil Jefferies, ECITB

Philip Isgar, Chair Nuclear Institute Digital Community SIG, and Paul Waldeck, founder Waldeck Engineering
Ben Pritchard, G4C

14.30
Roundtable discussionsto develop forward work programme: introduction, breakout, plenary feedback
Facilitated by Don Ward, CE

16.00
Conclusions and next steps- work programme, dates etc
Facilitated by Adrian Worker and Ben Pritchard, co-chairs of the #CEnuclear theme group

16.30
Close and further networking

Social media
Please use the hashtag #CEnuclear to tweet about this event.
Event partners
This event is organised and led by Constructing Excellence, supported by the ECITB, European Construction Institute, the Nuclear Industry Association, and kindly hosted by Burges Salmon.
Directions
Closest tube stations are Chancery Lane and Farringdon
For directions and a map please click here https://www.burges-salmon.com/contact-us/lawyers-london-burges-salmon-office/
We are grateful to the organizing committee for this event
Adrian Worker (CH2M and chair #CEnuclear), Simon Flint (Lagan Construction), Philip Isgar (Chair NI digital Community), Phil Jeffries (ECITB), Ben Pritchard (G4C), Chris Savage (NIA), Clive Winkler (ECI), Don Ward (Constructing Excellence).
Booking:
This is an invitation only event. Please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk to request an invitation.

Procurement Theme Group
2017-04-07 10:30 - 12:30 | Burges Salmon, 6 New Street Square , London, EC4A 3BF, United Kingdom

Digital Construction Theme Group
2017-04-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Leeds
Followed by thinkBIM

Constructing Excellence Higher Education Brokerage Workshop
2017-03-16 10:00 - 13:30 | Loughborough, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom
The Constructing Excellence Higher Education working group was formed in Spring 2016 with a view to increase collaboration between industry practitioners and higher education. This workshop, hosted by Loughborough University, aims to bring together industry and academia in the iconic setting of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to stimulate new relationships and strengthen ties. Specifically we are seeking to generate new ideas and collaborations around dissertation topics to ensure students carry out industry-relevant projects and dissertations.
See our blog to see some ideas of how industry can get more involved with academics.
Target audience:
We are looking for faculty representatives from universities offering courses and research in areas relevant to the built environment – we’re not just looking for the obvious subjects, the built environment is a wide sector requiring lots of skills, expertise and technologies.
Industry representatives who are interested in increasing their organisation’s interactions with academic institutions.
Agenda
10.00 Registration & Networking
10.30 Welcome & Introduction, Jon de Souza, Innovation Director, Galliford Try
10.45 The value of industry input in academic teaching and research, Prof Jacqui Glass, Loughborough University
11.05 Why we need to collaborate with Higher Education– Industry Input
11.15 Q&A discussion
11.30 Coffee
11.45 Facilitated Networking
12.45 Plenary – Next steps and action planning
1.00 Lunch
1.30 Close

Book online at https://cehebrokerage.eventbrite.com

Collaborative Working Champions meeting
2017-03-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Graham – Manchester Office, 1st Floor Unit 4 Digital Park Pacific Way, Salford Quays, M50 1DR

Procurement Theme Group meeting
2017-03-07 13:00 - 2017-03-08 16:00 | Dudley TBC
Day TBC

Offsite Outlooks
2017-02-15 | BRE, Bucknalls Lane, Watford , WD25 9NH, United Kingdom
This conference aimed at investors, developers and architects will explore the build-to-rent sector, the challenges affecting the delivery of quality new homes, and the role of offsite construction in delivering build-to-rent homes. It will examine issues such as the skills shortage and quality, with case studies showing why developers are investing in offsite construction techniques. http://www.offsiteoutlooks.com
Free places are available for Constructing Excellence Members, please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk to secure your place.

Constructing Excellence February Members' Forum
2017-02-14 13:00 - 17:30 | Pinsent Mason, 30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London, EC2A 4ES , United Kingdom
This Members’ Forum will focus on offsite construction, pre-manufactured solutions, and industrialisation. It is open to all national members of Constructing Excellence and by invitation to members of their supply chain who wish to influence the future work of Constructing Excellence at a national level in this arena.
In his review of the UK construction labour model entitled Modernise or Die published in October (#FarmerReview), Mark Farmer identified industrialisation and delivery through pre-manufactured methods as key in many sectors to addressing our ailments of low productivity, low predictability, low margins, adversarial pricing, lack of collaboration & improvement culture, lack of R&D and investment in innovation, and poor image.
In this forum we wish to develop a programme to support the implementation of Mark Farmer’s report, and in particular to inform members’ strategies for high-productivity pre-manufactured propositions.
Speakers will include:

Mark Farmer, CEO at Cast Consultancy and author of the Farmer Review:
Darren Richards of Built Environment Hub on the current state of the offsite market
Richard Crosby, Partner, Blacc Consulting LLP on the challenges of pre-manufactured solutions
Simon Reid, Managing Director and Richard Daw of Scape’s Lungfish business on their model in the education sector

Members are invited to nominate key players from their demand or supply chain who would value from participation in the event – and subsequently from joining Constructing Excellence to be part of our movement for change.
Book at EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/constructing-excellence-february-members-forum-tickets-30514128580

Social Value Task Group
2017-02-13 13:00 - 15:00 | ThinkLab, University of Salford, Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT

City Infrastructure
2017-02-02 | BRE, Bucknalls Lane, Watford , WD25 9NH, United Kingdom
New ways of working, underpinned by technology are needed to deliver projects more efficiently, and cost effectively, and with less disruption. This conference will assess the key challenges facing urban infrastructure and explore how collaboration can better deliver projects. It will also showcase some of the digital technologies that are helping to transform infrastructure projects. www.citiesconvention.com/infrastructure
Free places are available for Constructing Excellence members. Please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk to secure your place.

Healthy Buildings and Wellness - Sustainability Theme Group
2017-01-31 10:30 - 14:30 | AECOM, Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, , London, E1 8FA, United Kingdom
Sustainability considers the social, economic and environmental impact of the built environment. How buildings and the wider built environment support the physical and mental wellbeing of their users and occupants is increasingly considered as a key part of sustainability.
This interactive session will explore the linkage between buildings and health and what factors that determine it. It will include input from:

Isabella Myers, a consultant on Health, Policy and the Environment with over 20 years experience on the health effects associated with environmental hazards in the indoor and outdoor environment.
Anita Mitchell, Head of Sustainability – Europe for Lendlease will look at the developers perspective on healthy buildings and the leading work that Lendlease has been doing in this space.
Martin Brown, who’s latest book FUTURESTORATIVE considers the emergence of a net positive and restorative sustainability, exploring the shift from an often blinkered focus on sustainability as simply energy performance to a more rounded social, wellness, health and healthy buildings debate.
Alan Yates, Director of BREEAM who will discuss how wellness relates to BREEAM and the recent announcement of an alignment between the WELL Building Standard and BREEAM.

10:30 Registration
11.00 Welcome & Introduction – Paul Toyne, Chair
11.10 Round table – Key features of healthy buildings
11.30 Working Well – A multi-disciplinary perspective, Dave Cheshire, Aecom
11.55 Healthy Buildings – A Public Health Perspective, Isabella Myers
12.20 The developer perspective, Anita Mitchell, Lendlease
12.45 Lunch
1:30 FUTURESTORATIVE, Martin Brown, Fairsnape
2.00 BREEAM & WELL Buildings Standard, Alan Yates, BREEAM
2.30 Round table – key learning outcomes
2.50 Topic of next meeting
2.55 Chairman’s closing remarks
3.00 Close

Connected Cities
2017-01-26 | Berwin Leighton Paisner, London
Local authorities are critical for commissioning and delivering these solutions but despite significant success stories, there remains a widespread lack of knowledge, leadership and funding. Supported by real-world case studies and drawing upon the insights of experts, the conference will examine key concepts around a more data-driven built environment, public-private partnerships and cyber security. www.citiesconvention.com/connected
A number of free places are available for Constructing Excellence Member please email helpdesk@constructingexcellence.org.uk to secure your place.

How can process improve built asset operational performance?
2017-01-25 13:30 - 17:00 | Bouygues UK Ltd, Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road , London, SE1 7EU
A meeting of the Constructing Excellence Asset Management Theme Group
The next meeting of the Constructing Excellence Asset Management Theme Group will exam the use of BIM, soft landings and other processes to improve the operational performance of built assets, including speakers covering the following topics:

Dr Andy Lewry, Principal Consultant, Sustainable Energy Team BRE “Addressing the built asset performance gap – not just energy”
Bouygues UK BIM team “The use of BIM to improve project performance”
TBC major client presentation “The use of preconstruction process to improve construction outcomes”
Whole Life Performance Plus (WLP+) Innovate UK project update, www.wlpplus.com

This meeting is open to all Constructing Excellence members. Please forward this to anyone in your organisation with an interest in asset management and operational performance of built assets who you think might be interested.
Book your place on EventBrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-can-process-improve-built-asset-operational-performance-tickets-30246372715

National Platform - Driving Research in a Changing Climate
2017-01-24 09:30 - 13:00 | Trowers & Hamlins, 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ
The National Platform aims to work with industry to identify and define priority areas for research and development and influence UK and international funders. The need to accurately reflect a broad range of industry opinion in order to provide a strong voice for industry makes Constructing Excellence the ideal body to take forward the National Platform.
For more information on the National Platform please see www.nationalplatform.org.uk
We will be holding a workshop entitled ‘Driving Research in a Changing Climate’ on the morning of 24th January. The workshop aims to:

introduce the National Platform’s new relationship with Constructing Excellence
understand how the research funding landscape is changing and how the industry can influence that
set the 2 year strategic agenda for National Platform activities

Please email alison.nicholl@constructingexcellence.org.uk if you are interested in being involved in the National Platform.
