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Week 1 lecture- The industry
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Week 1 lecture- The industry
Importance of UK construction
300,000 firms employing over 2.1 million people
£110 b/annum to UK (40% to public sector)
Traditional focus of time, cost, quality is changing.
Intelligent clients
Contributes 8.8% gross value added
Major influences on UK Construction
Latham (1994)- Constructing the team
Egan (1998)- Re-thinking construction
Strategic forum for construction (2002)-Accelerating change
Constructing excellence (2009)- Never waste a good crisis
Business and economic models (determine pace of change)
Lack of cohesive industry vision
Construction seen as a commodity purchase
No incentives to change
Few business drivers to improve
Construction 'does not matter'
Industry culture is driven by economic forcs
Capability( to attract, retain and develop more of the right people)
Lack of purpose
Lack of visible leadership
Failure to attract new talent to the industry
Failure to develop talent within the industry
Narrow degree courses prevent hollistic thinking
Delivery model (lack of integration in delivery process impeedes continuous improvement)
Contractors would rather 'push' risk down supply chain than 'pull' opportunities up
Few clients demand a best value solution
Lack of integrated process results in sub-optimal solutions
Big themes for - Industry leaders/ Government/ Clients
Procure value
Intergrate education and training
Develop a new generation of leaders
Adopt new business models that promote change
Understand built environment
Focus much more on the environment
Suppliers take the load
Find a cohesive voice for the industry
Industry structure (diverse/fragmented structure of industry creates competing agendas
Too many industry blockers
Lack of joined up thinking by government and other key stakeholders
Lack of single coherant voice for industry
Cabinet Office (2011)- Government construction strategy
HM Government (2013)- Construction 2025
Targets
50% reduction in overall time, from inception to complation, for new build and refurbs
50% reduction in greenhouse gases emissions in built environment
50% reduction in trade gap between total exports and total imports for construction products
33% initial reduction in construction and the whole life cost of built assets
Vision
People- Known for talented/ diverse workforce
Smart- Efficient and technologically advanced
Sustainable- Industry leading the world in low carbon and green construction exports
Growth- Drives growth across the entire economy
Leadership- Industry with clear leadership from construction leadership council
Different
True Partnerships between government and industry
Action plan to get there
Government strategy themes
Co-ordination/ Leadership
Forward programming and date
Governance and client skills
Challenge
Value for money, standards and benchmarking
Efficiency and elimination of waste
BIM
Allignment of design/construction and operation and asset management
Supplier relationship management
Competitiveness and reducing duplication
New procurement models
Client relationship management
Implementation of existing and emerging government policy
Relevant Construction bodies
Clients: Construction clients group
Construction industry council (CIC)
UK contractors group
National specialist contractors council/ Specialist Engineering and contractors group
Construction products assosiation
UCATT (union of construction, allied trades and technicians)
Constructing Excellence
Constrution industry research and information assosiation (CIRIA)
Building research establishment (BRE)
Commissions for architecture and the built environment (CABE)
Professional institutes: ICE/ RICS/ CIOB/ RIBA/ etc
Trade institutions: Concrete, Steel, Timber etc)
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