Last month saw us celebrate the achievements of the North West construction industry as the best and most innovative construction projects and companies were honoured at the fifth annual North West Regional Construction Awards.

Organised by the Centre for Construction Innovation, and hosted by TV newsreader Lucy Meacock, the event took place at Chester Racecourse where seventeen awards were presented to worthy winners, selected from over 100 nominations.  (Read More)
 

The North West Construction Knowledge Hub (NWCKH) will be at exhibiting at Greenbuild Expo 2011 - the UK’s newest sustainable building and refurbishment event which is taking place at Manchester Central on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 June, from 09:30-16:00 (both days).

Visit our stand to benefit from our FREE taster seminars on a range of topics to include Retrofit, Lean Construction and the Government’s Construction Strategy for 2011, along with a chance to speak with key advisors in the construction sector. (Read More)

The new Government Construction Strategy designed to exploit the potential for public procurement of construction and infrastructure projects to drive growth was officially published on 31st May 2011. On 13th June CCI hosted an event at the CUBE Gallery to share the Government’s strategy with representatives from the North West construction industry.

The presentations and discussions were chaired by Professor Peter McDermott, CCI, University of Salford who also provided a brief overview of procurement as a driver for realising Government policies.

Paul Meigh, the main author, of the Government Construction Strategy (Deputy Director for Construction, Efficiency Reform Group, Cabinet Office) presented the strategy with an emphasis on: - (Read More)
 

24:06:11 - Heritage Crime Seminar 

29:06:11 - Greenbuild Expo 2011

30:06:11 - Greenbuild Expo 2011

30:06:11 - Changes to the Construction Act Seminar

05:07:11 - Asbestos Liability and Legacy 2011 Seminar

07:07:11 - Government Infrastructure Policy Seminar: the reform of project delivery models to drive growth

07:07:11 - Contract Law Update Breakfast Briefing

07:07:11 - Marketing Masterclass
08:07:11 - Women in Business Afternoon Tea
12:07:11 - CLES Summit 2011
12:07:11 - Salford Business Breakfast
19:07:11 - Advanced Manufacturing Breakfast
20:07:11 - Oldham Construction Meeting
21:07:11 - How to be Great at Sustainable Procurement: A course for construction & sustainability professionals
 

The Government has now announced its strategy regarding the future use of BIM on the Government Estate. It will endorse the Low Carbon Construction Report’s recommendation that BIM should become a key part of the Government's future procurement and operation of its buildings and Government will set a Roadmap leading to a requirement for BIM information from all bidders and contractors on future public sector projects .

As one of the leading regions for BIM in the UK, we are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to share the views of Government directly with you at this event (Read More)

The Heyhouses Estate in Lytham St Annes is a development born from a need to regenerate existing properties which had exceeded their life expectancy and suffered from considerable subsidence due to the poor ground conditions. The scheme upheld key sustainable themes integrated with innovative ideas, which utilised feedback derived from consultation with the existing residents as well as the organisations involved, establishing a successful project with sustainability at its source. (Read More)

CCI and Hill Dickinson have recently completed a survey of the built environment sector in the North West of England, trying to find out just what is on the collective mind of the industry and what are the things are of interest to it.

The bulk of the responses came from contractors (34%), but other types of companies who responded to the survey included architects, engineers and quantity surveyors, with the new build private commercial sector (69% of respondents) and new build public non-housing (66% of respondents) proving to be the main areas where respondents worked. (Read More)

Roy Stewart, CEO and Operations Director at CCI explains what CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS are and how you can be part of demonstrating the best that construction has to offer. (Read More)

THE OTHER WAY TO SAVE ENERGY - An innovative energy-saving project at Manchester Art Gallery looks at the critical role of behavioural change, explains Gregg Woodall, Energy Performance Consultant.

There is one simple way to save energy in every building, both new and old. It does not involve more insulation, renewable technologies or more efficient systems. (Read More)