Now in its fourth year, the largest property and construction event of its kind outside of London will connect 400 delegates with some of the biggest names in the industry and will provide a unique opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the region and across the UK construction sector. Organised by Greater Manchester Chamber … Continue reading "4th Annual Construction Summit North"
We team up with the CIOB for this presentation by Don Ward, Chief Executive of Constructing Excellence and Colin Harding, past President of the CIOB. Both our speakers are no newcomers to working to develop integrated and collaborative ways of working. The Government Construction Strategy identifies three new models of construction procurement: two-stage open book, cost-led … Continue reading "New Models of Construction Procurement – latest developments in integrated and collaborative approaches"
Constructing Excellence Manchester members invited for a Feast of Festive Pies on Nov 29th.
The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire has shaken up the construction industry. The matter affects designers, specifiers, suppliers, contractors as well as clients, inspectors, regulatory bodies and facility managers. Understanding regulations and ensuring that they are fully and correctly applied is a must.
Retrofit of existing housing – the key to Manchester’s Carbon Challenge
Manchester's ambition is to become one of the leading green cities in Europe. Following a series of consultation events, those ambitions will be debated at the Mayor's Green Summit this week, more details here. Housing is responsible for 27% of our carbon emissions and by 2050 Manchester wishes to see all our new and existing stock with very low or zero output and running on clean energy.
Technologies are changing the traditional approaches to building projects. But Business systems and processes are ripe for change, especially in the pre-construction sector. A recent survey discovered that construction businesses expect to gain over 3% per annum in cost reductions over the next three years by implementing a digital strategy. The investment of time and money into digitisation is essential.
Build:Revolution North West is a one-day conference and exhibition dedicated to making innovative construction work for your business.
The collapse of Carillion has kick started a wide-ranging debate about the causes of the company’s demise, the role of government and the efficacy of public sector contracting. It puts a spotlight on the ability of the UK’s construction industry to withstand uncertainty and changes in the business environment. Tellingly, while contributing 7% to the … Continue reading "Towards a resilient construction industry – are you adapting to change?"
Our set-piece World Green Building Week event will tackle the topic of sustainable housing. With the quality of new building stock high on the agenda of policy-makers, nationally and locally, the evening will feature a lively discussion around what can be done to affect change at scale.
