Constructing Excellence Manchester

Futureproofing Construction
2017-03-23 08:00 - 10:30 (Europe/London) | UoS MediaCityUK, Plot B4, Salford Quays, Salford, Manchester, M50 2HE, United Kingdom
Constructing Excellence, the University of Salford, Salford City College and Salford City Council are seeking help from construction industry organisations within the North West to act as mentors and offer pledges of employment opportunities to Interns & Apprenticeships.
The three organisations are collaborating with two north west construction companies; Whitfield & Brown Limited and Seddon Construction, who in the true sense of collaboration are acting as facilitators working together to help form a “route map” for people considering a career in construction.
An event being held on 23rd March 2017 at UOS Mediacity will see a variety of key note speakers addressing the challenges being faced, how we can collectively positively promote construction, entice and encourage young people into the industry and how we can meet the aspirational goals set by the government with the provision of skills to meet demand.
You can make your pledge by getting in touch with danny.cross@vaclensa.com and a pledge sign up form will be sent to you.

Constructing Excellence Manchester supporting CHAIN:17
2017-02-18 09:30 - 16:30 | John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester, M15 6BH, United Kingdom
13:00- Manchester Association of Engineers: The challenges the next generation of Engineers will face
13:30- Institution of Diesel and Gas Turbine Engineers
14:00- Institution Structural Engineers
14:30- Break
15:00- Institution of Civil Engineers
15:30- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
16:00- Discussion Panel
16:30- Closing Remarks
16:40- End
We look forward to seeing you there!
Following CHAIN:17 the IET Young Members are holding a networking session at nearby Dog Bowl.
To book your FREE tickets please click here.

Buildings Maintenance Show
2017-02-01 - 2017-02-02 | Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill Street, Manchester, M2 3GX
Taking place in Manchester Central on 1st and 2nd February 2017 Constructing Excellence Manchester will be hosting a stand (C8) and delivering seminars on both days at The Buildings Maintenance Show.
The show brings together clients, suppliers and policy-makers from across the public and private sectors, over two-days in Manchester and is a unique opportunity for attendees to view the latest products and services available, make new contacts, and find solutions to current and future maintenance & FM issues.
Day 1 will also feature guest speaker Don Ward, CEO of Constructing Excellence, and will discuss ‘Excellence through Collaboration’.
The Exhibition & Conference is FREE to all, to register CLICK HERE and for more information please contact Daniel Cross on 0161 728 8300 or email danny.cross@vaclensa.com

FutuREstorative - Towards a New Sustainability
2017-01-25 08:00 - 10:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
Martin Brown will be sharing his and contributor insights from the recently published RIBA Book FutuREstorative which has brought together thought leaders in the UK and beyond within Martin’s overarching narrative.
Central to FutuREstorative is 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.
The presentation will highlight the importance of collaboration and digital sharing, through social media and building information management, as the new ‘tools’ in the sustainability toolbox. This will be complemented by a presentation by Ged Couser of BDP which focusses on the RIBA Award winning Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, a scheme which demonstrates architectural excellence while contributing positively to its economic, social, environmental and cultural context becoming probably the most sustainable major acute hospital in the UK.
Please diary this date.
Booking will commence early January.
Fee £10 / Free to members of CE Manchester, CIBSE and the Landscape Institute.
2017 marks the twentieth year of the Egan report ‘Rethinking Construction’ and we will be revisiting those enduring themes through this and future events.
Further dates for your diary: 15th February and 23rd March

Brexit and the construction industry: Opportunity or Threat?
2016-11-16 08:00 - 10:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
The final Constructing Excellence Manchester event for 2016 is taking place on Wednesday 16th November and is set to be a lively discussion around Brexit.
This will feed into work that GMCC are undertaking (intended will inform a section of the Construction Summit 2017.)
Be sure not to miss out and reserve your place today.
FREE to all Constructing Excellence Members
£10 to non-members – JOIN TODAY

Collaboration for change: Rising to the Challenge
2016-10-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
A presentation by Robin Nicholson, senior partner at Cullinan Studio and Simon Foxell, principal of the Architects Practice and author of ‘Starting a Practice: A Plan of Work’
In May 2015 the multi-disciplinary Edge ginger group launched ‘Collaboration for Change’, the report from the Edge Commission on the Future of Professionalism, chaired by Paul Morrell, the first Chief Construction Adviser to Government.
The Commission concluded that the pressures for change that the professions face are real and profound but with an equally powerful conviction that there is an opportunity to find a new position for themselves that captures the best of the values of their past, while being relevant to the 21st century challenges we face.
Core Edge members Simon Foxell and Robin Nicholson will report on progress to date and discuss how the North-West might rise to Morrell’s challenges.
Fee: £10 / free to members of Constructing Excellence
Click here to book on Eventbrite

Lean Construction – Delivering greater efficiency and enhanced performance
2016-09-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
Lean Construction focusses on helping teams operating in the built environment enhance performance by identifying and eliminating waste throughout the whole life cycle of the process, enabling teams to deliver enhanced project performance and programme certainty against key project objectives including Quality, Cost, Delivery, H&S and Environmental performance.
This event will provide the delegate the opportunity to understand the key principles of Lean Construction, how to start or further the Lean journey and will also provide real ‘live’ project and organisational case studies where Lean has been applied to improve collaboration, team, task and project performance.
The 3 key speakers at the event are;
Andy Spooner
Director/Lean Construction Expert – Project Five Consulting
David Wilson
Senior Project Manager – Kier Construction (Northern)
Phil Thompson
Materials & Logistics Manager – NG Bailey
Constructing Excellence Members = FREE
Non-Members = £10
8:00am registration for 8:30am start time.

Ethical Sourcing: What is good and where do I start?
2016-07-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
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 come from, how are they produced, what are the working conditions in manufacture, and what impact do they have on the environment?”
Construction materials should be sourced responsibly and designers have a real and significant opportunity to influence and reduce ethical risks through their specification writing and influence on procurement strategies for clients and contractors.
This seminar will explore these issues and introduces a new Guide to Ethical Sourcing to assist you in ascertaining what good looks like and to help the project team agree on outcomes.
Book your place online today
Fee £10. Free to CE members

Improving Value through new models of Construction Procurement
2016-06-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
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 the broadest public sector requirements for value and social benefits.
The new forms of contract will be set in the context of the Government’s Construction Strategy and will be fully explained with reference to the Effectiveness of Frameworks report and specific case studies on which the speakers have worked together as both Project Mentors and Academic Partners
Speakers: Professor David Mosey the former head of Projects and Construction at Trowers and Hamlins, and Peter McDermott, Professor of Construction Management/Procurement, Salford University.
Cost: £10 non – Constructing Excellence Members
FREE – Constructing Excellence Members

Transforming Greater Manchester's Energy Landscape
2016-03-16 08:00 - 10:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
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 with 1990 levels. To achieve this aim will require action in both the public and private sectors.
This presentation will describe the current programme of work being undertaken by the Combined Authority ranging from district heating schemes to the potential for a Greater Manchester energy trading company.
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reducing-our-carbon-output-implementing-a-combined-energy-network-for-manchester-tickets-21551662603

The Equality Act – Delivering Effective Solutions
2016-02-17 08:00 - 10:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
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 or environment is built, commissioned, altered and
operated. If you are in the property sector, a service provider, educator
or an employer, you will want to know how the Equality Act (EA)
affects you and how you can best respond to ensure that your
interests are met within affordable costs. Our speaker has built up an
enviable reputation for providing clients with a pragmatic approach
and innovative solutions to often complex problems.
Fee £10. Free to CE members.
Booking: https://goo.gl/Yltjxa
Event sponsors: Trowers & Hamlins LLP | Harry Fairclough Construction

Delivering Social Value - The Next generation
2016-01-20 08:00 - 10:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
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 to raise awareness of the opportunities in construction.
Alison has hosted numerous workshops for secondary schools which introduce professional construction skills to young people and bring a creative context to a wide range of curriculum subjects.
Class of Your Own have created a new curriculum – ‘Design Engineer Construct’ – an opportunity for companies to become involved with their local school and add social value to their business activity.
Fee £10. Free to CE members.
Booking: https: https://goo.gl/jWTQFz
Event sponsors: Trowers & Hamlins LLP | Harry Fairclough Construction

The Role of Whole Life Cycle Costing
2015-11-19 08:00 - 10:00
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. Cost targets include reducing Whole Life Costs by 33%, with energy costs and M&E maintenance making up a large part of this on many buildings.
This seminar will increase your awareness and understanding of whole life cycle costing and demonstrate some of the opportunities to reduce it in sample buildings.
Fee £10. Free to CE members.
Booking: https://goo.gl/X1HV6v
Event sponsors: Trowers & Hamlins LLP | BIM Technologies | Harry Fairclough Construction

The important role of offsite manufacturing
2015-10-21 09:00 - 11:00 | Towers & Hamlins LLP, 55 Princess Street , Manchester , M2 4EW, United Kingdom
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 – offsite manufacturing can make an important contribution to achieving those targets and is likely to see increasing adoption over forthcoming years, raising performance standards and construction quality.
This seminar will increase your awareness and understanding of offsite construction, its role in achieving excellence and help you to identify new skill sets for the industry leaders.
Event sponsored by Trowers and Hamlins.
This event is free for Constructing Excellence members.
Non-members who purchase a paid ticket will be eligible for discounted membership of Constructing Excellence.
Follow link to register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/excellence-in-construction-the-important-role-of-offsite-manufacturing-tickets-18685589100

Building Better Buildings
2015-09-23 10:30 - 13:30
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 collaboration with a number of leading industry partners, promises to demystify the Performance Gap; and highlight latest learning from local domestic and non-domestic Building Performance Evaluation projects.
Hear an array of excellent speakers discuss cutting edge research and knowledge in this space. A networking lunch will also be provided and delegates will also receive a copy of the Zero Carbon Hub’s brand new Builders’ Book.
To book your place please email info@zerocarbonhub.org with the subject line ‘Manchester BPE Event’
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New construction health & safety regulations: are you ready?
2015-07-22 09:30 - 11:30 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
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. Ensuring that you are ready for these new regulations is therefore fundamental.
This informative discussion will examine the increased scope of the new regulations and whether the new roles are simply a re-labelling of the old or whether the new regime will see a fundamental shift in methodology necessitating a change to your underlying approach to managing projects going forward. Our health and safety specialist will also look at the enforcement ramifications of failing to comply with these new duties, and the potential issues posed by the regulations in terms of future criminal proceedings against the various dutyholders.

Your Speakers: Rachel Chaplin, Professional Support Lawyer – Construction and Rod Hunt, Partner – Health & Safety from Clyde & Co

Big Cities & Sustainability
2015-07-01 09:30 - 12:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
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 are falling short by around 100,000. For some towns this is a huge problem as they struggle to find additional land for housing in the face of local opposition. Others, especially the large cities, see it an opportunity to grow their economy and population.
Since with winning the Wolfson Economics prize last year David Rudlin of URBED has been working with Sheffield council to explore the implications of housing growth to create an more successful, sustainable conurbation. He will describe this work and the implications for other cities.
Sign up for your free place: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-cities-sustainability-tickets-17051973913

Mindful Security in the Delivery & Management of Assets in the Built Environment
2015-06-18 09:30 - 12:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Your speaker: Alex Luck, A Luck Associates
With the increasing use of digital technologies in the management of assets, it is necessary for organisations to identify and implement appropriate and proportionate measures to reduce the risk of loss or disclosure of information which could impact on the safety and security of:

personnel and other occupants or users of the built asset and its services;
the built asset itself;
asset information; and/or
the benefits the built asset exists to deliver, whether social, environmental and/or commercial.

This workshop will give an understanding of the key vulnerability issues and the nature of the controls required to deliver the trustworthiness and security of digital built assets within the built environment.
Sign up for your free place: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindful-security-in-the-delivery-management-of-assets-in-the-built-environment-tickets-17049565710

BIM4SME BIM Clinic
2015-06-04 10:30 - 12:30
The BIM4SME (Small, Medium Enterprises) BIM Clinic returns in June and this time we are in Manchester.
This is a 2 hour session, where you can come and go as you please and ask as many questions as you like.
We are multi-disciplinery NFP organisation, so we should be able to cover most of your BIM questions whether you are new to BIM or on your BIM journey.
Tickets are only £5.95, this is to cover costs.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bim4sme-bim-clinic-manchester-tickets-15663438767

Spacehus
2015-05-12 17:30 - 19:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Speaker: Rob Charlton CEO _Space
Spacehus is a housing solution with a capital cost of £80,000 for the three bedroom version which has net zero running bills and is zero carbon.
Using manufacturing principals the house is designed using a full BIM workflow and is delivered in around 20 days.
Rob will discuss the process to design, manufacture and deliver a zero bills home.
Register for your free place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spacehus-tickets-16730946712

Improving efficiencies in winning work – PQQs & ITTs
2015-04-22 09:30 - 12:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Speaker: Leonie Thomas, associate, Marketing Works
The event will help contractors and consultants consider whether there are opportunities to improve their own companies’ behaviours, approaches and activities in developing efficiencies around their winning-work process and in particular PQQ and ITT responses.
Following a presentation of findings from MarketingWorks’ 2014 bid cost survey, the audience will be given an opportunity to develop an understanding of their organisations’ bid costs, current conversion rates and the impact this has on a business’s profitability. The role of selectivity tools when deciding which opportunities to pursue will then be discussed.
The session will be rounded off with the audience undertaking a self-review of their own perceived work-winning strengths and weaknesses in PQQ and proposal writing. This will then be followed up with a group discussion around the key themes.
Register for your free place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-efficiences-in-winning-work-pqqs-itts-tickets-16416828175

Preparing for the Tender Interview
2015-03-25 08:30 - 11:00 | The Escalator, 231 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN, United Kingdom
Speaker: Katy Harris, Associate Director, Project_5 Consulting Ltd
The tender interview is often an afterthought in the bid process, but leaving the preparation to the last minute can lead to poorly prepared and presented teams. However for clients the interview is a chance to meet the key individuals, and to draw their final conclusions which will have a big impact on their final appointment. In this workshop Katy Harris highlights some of the key issues in preparing for Interview including:-

The need to provide a polished and professional presentation which focuses on the needs and key drivers of the client

The need to present technical knowledge and capability in a concise and compelling manner

The personal skills and techniques required to deal with the difficult and unexpected situations that arise at interview.

Register for your free place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preparing-for-the-tender-interview-tickets-15860286544
