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assignment_turned_in Project2010 - 2014Partners:URS Corporation (United Kingdom), Responsible Solutions Ltd, Building Research Establishment Ltd BRE, University of Nottingham, Anglo American (United Kingdom) +16 partnersURS Corporation (United Kingdom),Responsible Solutions Ltd,Building Research Establishment Ltd BRE,University of Nottingham,Anglo American (United Kingdom),Loughborough University,Responsible Solutions Ltd,Bovis Lend Lease,Building Research Establishment,University of Warwick,ICCSR,URS/Scott Wilson,Lend Lease (United Kingdom),NTU,Loughborough University,ICCSR,Bovis Lend Lease,Tarmac,University of Bath,University of Bath,University of WarwickFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: EP/H048030/1Funder Contribution: 80,062 GBPThe 'Action Programme on REsponsible Sourcing' (APRES) network will be a new community 'centre' for knowledge-sharing and dissemination of responsible sourcing practices in UK construction, forging new research ideas and relationships and providing guidance to the industry. Responsible sourcing (RS) is about taking a systematic approach to sustainability, i.e. by addressing a range of environmental, economic and social considerations. RS can be demonstrated by an organisation's procurement policy, via its purchasing decisions and practices, but to prove that such an 'ethical approach' is being taken, detailed information on the provenance of materials, products and services throughout the supply chain is needed. Integrating this within a broader framework of corporate sustainability has a direct and major effect on procurement, supply chain management, product manufacture and specification practices, but can also lead to innovation through new, low impact products or services. In the UK, the construction industry needs to reduce the sustainability impacts associated with the development of the built environment such as carbon emissions, water consumption and waste and in 2008, the government and industry set a series of targets, to help the UK become a world leader in sustainable construction. One of these is that, by 2012, 25% of products used in construction shall be from schemes recognised for 'responsible sourcing' (about 10bn, or 5% of the UK's manufacturing output per annum). However, few suitable products or standards exist, and the industry's level of understanding of responsible sourcing is currently low. For this reason, a coordinated, business and research response on responsible sourcing is needed urgently so that more companies are able to participate in this emerging market and a new base of knowledge and research is formed. APRES is an academic-industry collaboration to develop an action programme for responsible sourcing in UK construction. It will provide an open forum to explore in depth the challenges, map the industry's skills and knowledge needs, define academic research and development directions, and identify and disseminate outcomes and best practice widely. The APRES network will use a series of activities to increase the productive interaction between members, both academic and industrial; anyone with an interest in responsible sourcing will be able to join. Regular quarterly meetings with core members will direct the project programme while open events will be attended by a broader audience. An online industry survey will be followed by one-day workshops; presentations, audience voting sessions and facilitated activities will address key context, markets, and technology challenges. Discussion and validation of the findings will result in an authoritative visioning report on the future of responsible sourcing. A range of dissemination routes will be used throughout to promote the work of the network and recruit new members, including a dedicated website and regular presence at academic and industry events. The construction industry and its supply chain, related government and advisory bodies will benefit most from the activities, discussions and outputs from APRES, but wider benefits would also be evident in improved environmental and working conditions in the UK and abroad. In the long term, through the use of more responsible sourcing practices, the industry will also witness lower environmental impacts, gain better credibility for its operations and achieve greater competitiveness in the emergent market for 'green' or sustainable construction, up to and beyind 2012.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2009 - 2018Partners:Whitbybird Limited, CIRIA, Wates Construction, LGC, Building Research Establishment Ltd BRE +75 partnersWhitbybird Limited,CIRIA,Wates Construction,LGC,Building Research Establishment Ltd BRE,HeidelbergCement (United Kingdom),Lloyd's Register Foundation,BURO HAPPOLD LIMITED,British Precast Concrete Federation Ltd,Davis Langdon,HBG UK Ltd,BAE Systems (United Kingdom),Concrete Preservation Technologies,Davis Langdon LLP,The Concrete Centre,Construction Industry Research and Information Association,United Utilities Water Ltd,CITB,LR IMEA,United Utilities (United Kingdom),Construction Industry Training Board,Arup Group Ltd,Causeway Technologies Ltd,Lloyd's Register,Cascade Technologies (United Kingdom),BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL,URS/Scott Wilson,Loughborough University,Taylor Woodrow Technologies,Whitbybird Limited,Capita Symonds,Lafarge Aggregates,Lend Lease (United Kingdom),Currie & Brown UK,Jacobs (United Kingdom),Bovis Lend Lease,Bridgepoint (United Kingdom),The Welding Institute,Lafarge Aggregates,Golder Associates,HBG UK Ltd,Building Research Establishment,Hazid Technologies Ltd,Golder Associates (International),Amey Plc,BAE Systems (Sweden),Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd.,East Midlands Centre Built Environment,Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom),Structherm Ltd,The Welding Institute,BALFOUR BEATTY PLC,RDC Aviation,Loughborough University,Ferrovial (United Kingdom),Construction Ind Training Board (CITB),Golder Associates (United States),HAZID TECHNOLOGIES LTD,Hazid Technologies Ltd,BuroHappold (United Kingdom),Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd,Arup Group (United Kingdom),Buro Happold Limited,Capita (United Kingdom),United Utilities,URS Corporation (United Kingdom),The Concrete Centre,East Midlands Centre Built Environment,Arup Group,Taylor Woodrow Technologies,Jacobs Consultancy UK Ltd,Wates (United Kingdom),RDC Aviation,Currie & Brown UK,Structherm Ltd,Aecom (United Kingdom),Concrete Preservation Technologies,BAE Systems (UK),Jacobs Consultancy UK Ltd,British Precast Concrete Federation LtdFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: EP/G037272/1Funder Contribution: 5,833,230 GBPThis proposal from Loughborough University outlines the case to renew the funding for the Industrial Doctorate Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering (CICE) as part of the Industrial Doctorate Centres call aginst the Towards Better Exploitation element of the EPSRC Delivery Plan. In partnership with an established industry base, CICE is delivering a high quality research and training programme that: meets the core technical and business needs of the construction industry; enhances its knowledge base; and produces high calibre doctoral graduates that can drive innovation. The Centre addresses a wide range of research issues that concern the UK construction industry including: Innovative Construction Technologies; Construction Business Processes; Advanced Information and Communication Technologies; Sustainable Design and Construction; and Transport and Infrastructure. Many of these areas have been highlighted in various reviews of the industry including the Latham Report, the Technology Foresight Report, the Egan Task Force Report, and more recently the National Technology Platform's research priorities. It also contributes to the EPSRC Delivery Plan as part of the knowledge transfer research and training activities. The research areas of the Centre align with the Engineering and Science for Sustainability research theme, as outlined in the EPSRC's Research Priorities and Opportunities, and fall under the 'Construction and the Built Environment' and 'Transport' sub-themes. Within the Construction and Built Environment, the Centre builds on existing strengths in the Department of Civil and Building Engineering established as part of the Engineering Doctorate Centre and other related industry based research to address some of the EPSRC research priorities to improve efficiency across the supply chain, including: encouraging the uptake of ICT to promote efficiency; improving building performance to minimise impacts on the environment ; and the analysis and design of civil engineering structures . Within the Transport area Sustainability and Innovation are key themes of the research that centres on transport operation and management, transport telematics, and minimising energy use and environmental impact . The Engineering Doctorate Centre (CICE) was established in 1999 and has subsequently recruited a total of 94 research engineers sponsored by a total of 63 large, medium and small companies. Loughborough University is a research intensive institution, which integrates its research and teaching activity at every opportunity to provide a top quality research led learning experience for all its students. The Department of Civil and Building Engineering has consistently achieved high research rating in the RAE assessments and the last RAE results were 5* in Built Environment. The Engineering Doctorate is part of Loughborough University's excellent doctoral research training programme, which in addition to supporting the pursuit of a particular project aims to provide a basic professional training to support the research and offer personal development opportunities. The training programme integrates taught and research elements tailored to suit the needs of the research engineer, project, and the sponsoring company while maintaining the expected quality of the academic standards required for a doctoral study. The Centre is managed by the Director, Prof. Dino Bouchlaghem supported by a Deputy Director, a Centre Manager and an Administrator. A Centre Management Board consisting of the Director, Deputy Director, and Industrial Representatives meets twice a year and is chaired by a senior industrialist from one of the sponsoring companies, oversees the work of the Centre and provides direction and guidance on strategic matters. This proposal has the full support of the University and has been subject to an internal review process to ensure synergy with the University's Research Strategy.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2006 - 2011Partners:I B M United Kingdom Ltd, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Salford Primary Care Trust, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Davis Langdon LLP +87 partnersI B M United Kingdom Ltd,Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust,Salford Primary Care Trust,Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust,Davis Langdon LLP,Mersey Care NHS Trust,University of Illinois,Unlimited Potential,Leicestershire County Council,University College Hospital,Inter Academy for Design and Health UK,Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,Wates Construction,Loughborough University,BWB Consulting,Chalmers University of Technology,Wates (United Kingdom),Berkshire Healthcare NHS Fdn Trust,ActivePlan Solutions Ltd,MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL,Davis Langdon LLP,Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd,ActivePlan Solutions Ltd,P and HS Architects,Willmott Dixon (United Kingdom),Architects for Health,Leicestershire County Council,University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,ArcHealth,Leicester City Council,Purdue University,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust,Tribal Group,Manchester City Council,MaST LIFT,LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL,University Hospitals of Leicester NHS,IBM (United Kingdom),Unlimited Potential,Lend Lease (United Kingdom),West Sussex Primary Care Trust,MJ Medical,MJ Medical,Clean Modules Ltd,Health Facilities Scotland,Loughborough University,West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust,National Health Service,Brighton and Sussex Uni Hosp NHS Trust,West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust,Architects for Health,University College London Hospitals,Purdue University West Lafayette,Salford Primary Care Trust,Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals,Leicester City Council,Eric Wright Group,NHS London,Complexity Solutions Ltd,National Audit Office,National Health Service Scotland,Clean Modules Ltd,ArcHealth,WAPMERR,Chalmers University of Technology,Imperial College London,Mace Ltd,University College London Hospital (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust,YRM Architects,MaST LIFT,Mersey Care NHS Trust,Berkshire Healthcare NHS Fdn Trust,NHS London,Mace (United Kingdom),Inter Academy for Design and Health UK,World Agency of Planetary Monitoring & Earthquake Risk Reduction,Complexity Solutions Ltd,YRM Architects,P and HS Architects,Manchester City Council,Bovis Lend Lease,Tribal Group,Health Facilities Scotland,West Sussex Primary Care Trust,NAO,Purdue University System,Uni of Illinois at Urbana Champaign,Huazhong University of Sci and Tech,BWB Consulting,Eric Wright GroupFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: EP/D039614/1Funder Contribution: 7,236,670 GBPModernising the UK's health and social care system is a priority for government and for the country as a whole. To do this, wide ranging organisational and funding reforms are being put in place. An unprecedented investment to renew the built and technical infrastructure for delivering care is also underway: new hospitals and primary care centres are being built, information and communication technology is being upgraded and new technologies for diagnosing and treating disease are being introduced. If world-class infrastructure is to be delivered, this investment must achieve its full potential. The aim of HaCIRIC is to establish a new research centre to help accomplish this. HaCIRIC's focus is on the built and technical infrastructure for health and social care, and the interaction between infrastructure specification and the way patients are treated. Improving the way this is planned, delivered and managed is at the core of HaCIRIC's activity. What are the challenges? The health and social care system is one of the most complex and rapidly changing organisational and technical environments in any sector of the economy. Many stakeholders are involved in delivering care, funding mechanisms are convoluted, and patterns of demand and use are changing, as are government health policies. All this places new pressures on the underlying infrastructure. These are compounded by two problems. First, there is an historic legacy of out-dated buildings and cultures within the care system. Second, the life cycles of the various elements of the infrastructure / buildings, medical and information technology / are mismatched. Each involves complex supply chains, multiple users with their own needs and differing institutional and funding arrangements. All these have to be reconciled. For example, the current PFI programme for new hospitals involves supply contracts for thirty years or more, but incorporates technologies which have five year life cycles to help deliver diagnostics and therapies which are undergoing rapid evolutionary change. Modernising the health and social care infrastructure will therefore require innovative approaches. HaCIRIC will help develop the tools and processes which will embed 'innovation as normal business' amongst those responsible for delivering the investment in infrastructure. Its research programme has been developed in partnership with all the key stakeholders from the care system, including the Department of Health, the NHS, the Department of Trade and Industry and the supply industries. Seven research themes have been identified:- Managing innovation in a context of technological change- Procurement for innovation- Innovative design and construction- Care delivery practices- Delivering improved performance through operations management- Knowledge management in complex systems - Design and evaluation of integrated systems HaCIRIC is a collaboration between existing research centres at Imperial College London and the Universities of Loughborough, Reading and Salford. Additional partners from other universities, industry and the care system will be involved in specific research projects. Together this represents a resource valued at more than 11m, of which 7.0m consists of EPSRC support, 2.9m is from the four existing research centres, 500,000 is from the Department of Trade and Industry and 720,000 is from industrial partners. HaCIRIC will therefore represent a substantial resource and a unique capability in skills and knowledge to find solutions to the key healthcare infrastructure problems of the 21st century.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2007 - 2011Partners:VBC Group (United Kingdom), BP British Petroleum, Instem Computer Systems, LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED, Alcoa Europe Flat Rolled Products +139 partnersVBC Group (United Kingdom),BP British Petroleum,Instem Computer Systems,LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED,Alcoa Europe Flat Rolled Products,Unipath Ltd,Unimatic Engineers Ltd,Cytec Engineered Materials,Comsol (United Kingdom),Air Liquide (France),AWE Aldermaston,Galorath (United Kingdom),Lotus Engineering Ltd,Alcoa (United Kingdom),MSU,Proton (United Kingdom),Amersham plc,Galorath Affiliates Ltd,Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom),Asylum Research UK Ltd,Thales,AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED,Epigem (United Kingdom),De Montfort University,ArvinMeritor Automotive Light Vehicle,Tata Motors (United Kingdom),DMU,Ministry of Defence (MOD),Control 2K,Unilever Corporate Research,Defence Science & Tech Lab DSTL,Technology Partnership (United Kingdom),Rolls-Royce Plc (UK),BearingPoint (United Kingdom),GE (General Electric Company) UK,NHS Blood and Transplant,Castrol UK Ltd,CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY,Lockheed Martin (United Kingdom),Doncasters Plc,Delcam International plc,Unimatic Engineers Ltd,Cranfield University,National Physical Laboratory,Bombardier Aerospace,Renold Precision Technologies,Tecan Components Ltd,Control 2K Ltd,Scott Bader Company Ltd,Edwards,Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom),Bovis Lend Lease,Airbus (United Kingdom),Thales (United Kingdom),Unipath Ltd,Cognition Europe,Saint-Gobain Abrasives,AWE,Doncasters Plc,Amersham PLC,Unilever UK Central Resources Limited,Technology Partnership Plc (The),Mouchel (United Kingdom),Thales,Autoliv (United Kingdom),Cognition Europe,Arup Group Ltd,General Electric (United Kingdom),Lend Lease (United Kingdom),Saint-Gobain Abrasives,Abbott (United Kingdom),Comsol Ltd,Edwards,BAE Systems (Sweden),Renold Precision Technologies,Delcam (United Kingdom),Ministry of Defence,AIRBUS UK,VBC Group,Battenfeld U K Ltd,Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom),CONTOUR FINE TOOLING LIMITED,Autoliv Ltd,JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED,Scott Bader,Michigan State University,Jaguar Cars,National Blood Service,Holroyd Machine Tools Gears &,ASYLUM RESEARCH UK LTD,National Blood Service,Airbus,BAE Systems (United Kingdom),Holroyd Machine Tools Gears &,Contour Fine Tooling Ltd,Accuromm UK Ltd,LCP CONSULTING LTD,Castrol (United Kingdom),Bombardier Aerospace,Tecan Components Ltd,GE Fanuc Europe SA - UK Branch,Bernard Matthews (United Kingdom),Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Ltd,Shell Research UK,Instem Computer Systems,LG Mouchel and Partners,Ministry of Defence MOD,Epigem Ltd,Lockheed Martin UK,Arup Group (United Kingdom),Halliburton KBR,NPL,ROLLS-ROYCE PLC,Defence Science and Technology Laboratory,East of England Development Agency,GKN Aerospace,Unilever (United Kingdom),Edwards (United Kingdom),Delcam International plc,BAE Sytems Electronics Ltd,Epigem Ltd,MG Rover Group Limited,BAE Systems,Halliburton KBR,[no title available],GE (General Electric Company) UK,GKN Aerospace Services Ltd,TfL,Atkins UK,BOC Edwards,CYTEC ENGINEERED MATERIALS LIMITED,Air Liquide (France),Battenfeld U K Ltd,GE Fanuc Europe SA - UK Branch,Atkins (United Kingdom),MG Rover Group Ltd,Shell (United Kingdom),Bernard Matthews,ArvinMeritor Automotive Light Vehicle,BP International,East of England Development Agency,Airbus (United Kingdom),Accuromm UK Ltd,BP (United Kingdom)Funder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: EP/E001874/1Funder Contribution: 9,770,800 GBPThe Cranfield IMRC vision is to grow the existing world class research activity through the development and interaction between:Manufacturing Technologies and Product/Service Systems that move UK manufacturing up the value chain to provide high added value manufacturing business opportunities.This research vision builds on the existing strengths and expertise at Cranfield and is complementary to the activities at other IMRCs. It represents a unique combination of manufacturing research skills and resource that will address key aspects of the UK's future manufacturing needs. The research is multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral and is designed to promote knowledge transfer between sectors. To realise this vision the Cranfield IMRC has two interdependent strategic aims which will be pursued simultaneously:1.To produce world/beating process and product technologies in the areas of precision engineering and materials processing.2.To enable the creation and exploitation of these technologies within the context of service/based competitive strategies.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2007 - 2011Partners:Ansys UK Ltd, EC Harris LLP, Jacobs UK Limited, Highways Agency, Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) +176 partnersAnsys UK Ltd,EC Harris LLP,Jacobs UK Limited,Highways Agency,Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom),Wilkinson Eyre Architects,Irvine-Whitlock Ltd,Building Information Warehouse Ltd,The Facilities Society,Pearce (Retail Services) Ltd,M41 - Movement for Innovation,Office for National Statistics,M41 - Movement for Innovation,Assystem (United Kingdom),National House Building Council,Walters and Cohen,Tekla,Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,E C Harris,Ove Arup Ltd,Max Fordham (United Kingdom),CDC Group plc,Emcor Drake & Scull Ltd,Mace Ltd,R G C M Ltd,Global Solutions UK Ltd,Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd.,Skanska (United Kingdom),Gardiner and Theobald,Royal Inst Chartered Surveyors,Dytecna Ltd,ANSYS,Hans Haenlein Architects,Cementation Foundations Skanska Ltd,Swedish Contractors Confederation,Emcor Drake & Scull Ltd,BWA (United Kingdom),NG Bailey Ltd,NG Bailey Ltd,Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals,Scott Brownrigg Ltd,Asite Solutions Limited,Concur Partnership Ltd,Mace (United Kingdom),Federation of European Heating REHVA,NMEC,Construction Industry Training Board,Arup Group Ltd,Emap Glenigan,Dean & Dyball Construction Ltd,Aqumen Services Ltd,Mott Macdonald (United Kingdom),Federation of European Heating REHVA,British Expertise,Jacobs (United Kingdom),Jones Lang LaSalle,Reid,Geoffrey,Associates Ltd,Building Information Warehouse Ltd,Scott Brownrigg Ltd,Mowlem Plc,Bovis Lend Lease,European Intelligent Bldg GP,Aqumen Services Ltd,Constructing Excellence,Emap Glenigan,Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd,Confederation of Construction Specialist,Construction Ind Training Board (CITB),Confederation of Construction Specialist,Hans Haenlein Architects,Jones Lang LaSalle,FaberMaunsell Ltd,The Facilities Society,NHBC National House-Building Council,John Mowlem Construction plc,Assystem UK Ltd,Sir Robert McAlpine (United Kingdom),Highways Agency,Landsec Limited,Dean & Dyball Construction Ltd,BAE Systems (Sweden),Quorum Logistics Support Ltd,Performance Building Partnership,Confederation of Finnish Construction,National Audit Office,Institution of Civil Engineers,Rolls Royce Plc,Atkins (United Kingdom),Wembley National Stadium Ltd,Air Black Box (United Kingdom),Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom),Concur Partnership Ltd,R G C M Ltd,NAO,EMCOR Rail Ltd,MR1 Consulting,Department for Education,COSTAIN LTD,Troup Bywaters & Anders Ltd,Faber Maunsell,UNIVERSITY OF READING,Troup Bywaters & Anders Ltd,CITB,Construction Industry Solutions Ltd,Waterman Partnership,Reid,Geoffrey,Associates Ltd,Inbis,Dytecna (United Kingdom),Mowlem Plc,British Institute of Facilities Management,EMCOR Rail Ltd,W S Atkins Consultants Ltd,Collier and Catley Ltd,Department for Education and Skills,CIBSE,Audit Commission,Walters and Cohen,National Highways,ICE,Costain (United Kingdom),Land Securities Group Plc,Confederation of Finnish Construction,Collier and Catley Ltd,Arup Group (United Kingdom),British Inst of Facilities Man BIFM,Forticrete Ltd,Forticrete Ltd,Quorum Logistics Support Ltd,Andrew Wilkes Management,Arup Group,Monodraught (United Kingdom),Atkins UK,Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers,The Football Association,Union, Const'n. & Allied Trade Technicia,University of Reading,Max Fordham LLP,Monodraught Ltd,MAX FORDHAM LLP,Fulcrum Consulting Ltd,Swedish Contractors Confederation,Highways Agency,Waterman Partnership,Global Solutions UK Ltd,Irvine-Whitlock Ltd,B A E Systems,Wilkinson Eyre Architects,Halcrow Group Limited,British International Investment,[no title available],Constructing Excellence,UK Trade and Investment,Pearce (Retail Services) Ltd,UK Trade and Investment,Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors,Andrew Wilkes Management,ABB,Mott Macdonald (United Kingdom),Performance Building Partnership,European Intelligent Bldg GP,Audit Commission,Mowlem,John,Construction Plc,DENI,BWA Associates,NMEC,Royal Institute of British Architects,Asite Solutions Limited,Gardiner and Theobald,Royal Inst of British Architects RIBA,BALFOUR BEATTY RAIL,Union, Const'n. & Allied Trade Technicia,Cementation Foundations Skanska Ltd,Lend Lease (United Kingdom),Tekla,ONS,Inbis,Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom),BALFOUR BEATTY PLC,British Expertise,MR1 Consulting,Construction Industry Solutions LtdFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: EP/E001645/1Funder Contribution: 3,684,280 GBPThe Innovative Construction Research Centre (ICRC) is dedicated to socio-technical systems research within the built environment, with particular emphasis on through-life performance in support of the client's business operations. Our vision is for a research centre that not only supports the competitiveness of the architectural, engineering, construction and facilities management sectors, but also supports societal needs for built infrastructure and the broader competitiveness of the UK economy. The domain of enquiry lies at the crucial interface between human and technical systems, thereby requiring an inter-disciplinary approach that combines engineering research methods with those derived from the social sciences. The ICRC's research portfolio is organised into six themes: (1) Integration of design, construction and facilities management. Concerns the through-life management of socio-technical systems within the built environment. Topics of consideration include: integrated logistic support, design for reliability and systems integration for building services. Of particular concern is the way that firms within the supply chain are integrated to provide solutions that add value to the client's business. (2) Knowledge management and organisational learning. Addresses the means of supporting knowledge flows across extended supply chains and the extent to which procurement systems learn across projects. Of particular importance is the design of learning mechanisms that extend across organisational boundaries. Also investigates the degree to which the construction sector can learn from other sectors, i.e. aerospace, automotive, retail, defence. (3) Human resource management and the culture of the industry. The construction sector is too often characterised by regressive approaches to human resource management (HRM) with little emphasis on developmental to support innovation. Of particular importance is the concept of 'high commitment management' that has emerged as a central component in the quest to link people management to business performance. Any attempt to improve HRM practices in the construction sector must also recognise cultural barriers to the implementation of new ways of working.(4) Innovative procurement. Includes legal, economic and organisational aspects of procurement systems. The last twenty years has seen a plethora of new procurement methods seeking to encourage different behaviours and allocations of risk. Many such initiatives experienced significant reality gaps between technological intent and resultant behaviours. Of particular importance in the current context is the notion of performance-based contracting which seeks to reward parties on the basis of building performance.(5) Innovation in through-life service provision. Most innovation in facilities management (FM) is concerned with service provision rather than the design and construction of the built asset. The inclusion of FM-service provision reflects the ICRC's strategic focus on through-life issues. The shift towards service provision is reflected in practice through procurement approaches such as PFI/PPP. But the issue has a wider significance as construction contractors increasingly embrace service philosophy. (6) Competitiveness, productivity and performance. Focuses on techniques for performance improvement, coupled with a broader emphasis on competitiveness and profitability within the marketplace. Techniques for performance improvement include: process mapping, benchmarking, value management, risk management and life-cycle costing. Also seeks to assess the competitiveness of the construction sector in comparison to other countries, and to achieve a broader understanding of the economic context within which firms operate.
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