Events

Your speaker:  David Rudlin, URBED For the first time in years housing has been an election issue - we need to be building around 250,000 new homes every year and … Continue reading "Big Cities & Sustainability"

On 6 April 2015, the long awaited Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 came into force, bringing into effect changes in the crucial area of health and safety in construction projects. … Continue reading "New construction health & safety regulations: are you ready?"

Join Constructing Excellence and Innovate UK at this FREE event in Manchester on 23 September at the Manchester School of Architecture.  The event, with the Zero Carbon Hub and in … Continue reading "Building Better Buildings"

A presentation by Dr Robert Hairstans of Edinburgh Napier University lead author of Building Offsite: An Introduction  Construction 2025 sets challenging targets for reductions in cost, carbon and construction timescales … Continue reading "The important role of offsite manufacturing"

A presentation by Liverpool John Moores University, Bernadette Lord of DSG and Dr Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi of BCM Construction 2025 sets challenging targets for reductions in cost, carbon and construction timescales. … Continue reading "The Role of Whole Life Cycle Costing"

A presentation by Alison Watson, Class of Your Own If we are to build a world leading industry we must attract the best entrants and this implies engaging with schools … Continue reading "Delivering Social Value – The Next generation"

With Jane Simpson, an Architect and NRAC registered Access Consultant, a leader in the field of inclusion There are many factors that determine the way in which a building, premises … Continue reading "The Equality Act – Delivering Effective Solutions"

Presentation by Dr Julian Packer, Low Carbon Investment Director, Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester has set a challenging target of a reduction in CO2 of 48% by 2020 compared … Continue reading "Transforming Greater Manchester’s Energy Landscape"

This seminar is an opportunity to learn how your business can benefit from the adoption of the new FAC-1 Framework Alliance documents and how they enable construction procurement to meet … Continue reading "Improving Value through new models of Construction Procurement"

Our speaker will be Professor Jacqui Glass who leads Loughborough University’s 'Action Programme for Responsible Sourcing' (APRES) and is lead author of the new guide "Where do your construction products … Continue reading "Ethical Sourcing: What is good and where do I start?"