The Benefit and impact of the supply chain (including SME’s) on whole life costs and the predictability of offsite housing supply

10.15am – 3pm (to include a networking lunch) 

Hosted By Mitsubishi Electric, Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8XB

10:15: Registration (Tea and Coffee)

11:00: Buildoffsite: Opening Residential Hub address and introduction to event

Presentations

11:15: Hertfordshire Building Control: Compliance process for offsite schemes. ‘Fast Track Approval for Fast Track Construction’ including reference to the supply chain and BOPAS as part of that process.

11:30: Mitsubishi Electric: Call to other members to open up discussions on early delivery and design of M&E with reference to supply chain and impact on whole life costs.

11:45: Lucideon: The benefit of product testing on the supply chain and predictability of offsite housing supply.

12:00: JCB: How a well-established company is bringing a new perspective to offsite; including reference to the supply chain and whole life costs of approach.

12:15: WAGO: With a focus on collaboration with other members including Mitsubishi and how the supply chain is a key factor including how they have developed new working relationships.

12:30 – Buffet Lunch and Networking

13:30: Ideal Lifts: To challenge traditional thinking and disrupt the processes and complexities of conventional bespoke lift shaft construction on offsite projects.  How ongoing collaboration with other members can simplify and improve the design, processes, management and safety of lift design, installation and maintenance. How the supply chain can work together to make life easier for others.

13:45 – Soap Box session for New Members – Forum to introduce and give new members the opportunity to introduce themselves.

14:00 – Panel Debate – Picking up on the theme and speaker sessions the panel will debate the importance of the supply chain in offsite delivery, why clients should engage with them more to overcome design and cost barriers and why we should focus more on the whole life costs of the products we install to protect future budgets and expenditure.  – All speakers plus members of the Buildoffsite team

15:00 – Buildoffsite Residential Hub news and events roundup

Register here

The event will have a morning commencement and will aim at providing a site visit at Anglian Water prior to the session.

The agenda will include (timings to be confirmed):

• Welcome & Introductions
• Update on work streams:

1. People
2. Information management
3. Standard products
4. Process
5. Efficiencies
6. Supply Chain – Steve Wright, Yorkshire Water

• Case studies (Supply Chain):

– Steve Weston, Ross-Shire Engineering

– Phil Goddard, Construction Line

• Lunch
• Workshop – Daniel Jefferson, JN Bentley

– Supply Chain Mapping

– “Capability” – What makes a supply partner capable?

• How to engage Tier 2/Wider Supply Chain? – Charlotte Davidson, Severn Trent Water

– Incentive / Motivation / Enablers

– Development / Train / Share learning

Register here

Registration for Buildoffsite Programme: Day 1 and Day 2.

The Offsite Construction Show is being held at ExCeL London on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 November.

Visitors will see over 80 leading companies showing the very latest offsite products, solutions and technologies. This year, we welcome a great group of new exhibitors, including Lindapter, Sikla, Brit Lift,Framecad, City Lifting, Lucideon, coBuilder, Istidama, Proctor Group,
Nationwide Windows and Doors, Hants County Council, C-Probe Systems, Carnehill Contracting, Wago, Dutypoint, Ideal Standard, BRE, William Attwell Associates, Ecco Modular, O’Carroll Engineering, IPP MagPly and Emtec Products.

This is a specialist event dedicated to the #offsite industry. Attracting high calibre professionals with busy schedules, who can spend a few hours having meaningful discussions or attending one or seminars, workshops or new “in conversation with…” covered across our exclusive two day programme.

This year, we have assembled a really good mix of well-known offsite industry movers & shakers to headline our 2 day programme of events alongside an ever-growing selection of new exhibitors.

Visit the Buildoffsite stand area in Hall N4 of ExCeL London.

Buildoffsite stand (C29) and the three areas being used to put on Buildoffsite events will be held across the following areas; Seminars [next to Buildoffsite Stand]; Workshops (D23) and Conversations (B25)

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS TWO DAY TIMETABLE

Registration for The OFFSITE Construction Show please visit http://offsiteconstructionshow.co.uk/contact/

Welcome to Regen, the 5th Annual free-to-attend Exhibition, Conference & Networking Event for the UK Regeneration Industry

Urban & rural regeneration is a massive industry in its own right, and continues to transform the prosperity of every town and city in the UK.

Whether you wish to exhibit with us to market or sell your products and services, attract new investment, or establish new long-term business contacts and relationships, visit to meet potential suppliers or partners, or attend the conference to learn, discuss and debate the hot topics in regeneration, Regen offers something for everyone involved in the industry.

The Exhibition

For the 50+ exhibitors, Regen is expected to once again sell out of available exhibition space, and will provide significant sales and business development opportunities whilst also offering an outstanding networking platform. Delegates from around the UK from all the following sectors, will converge on Liverpool, and as such represents a unique opportunity not to be missed.

• Urban & rural regeneration industry professionals
• Town, City & County Councils, Local Planning Authorities
• Main contractors, construction companies
• Commercial, industrial & residential property developers
• Housing associations & house builders
• Town planners & urban design
• Civil & structural engineers
• Architects, specifiers, building designers & surveyors
• Local & central government agencies
• Investment agencies
• Product manufacturers, service suppliers & consultants

The Conference

After the huge success of the 4 previous events, the Conference has firmly become the industry’s leading forum for thought leadership in UK regeneration and economic development.

The 26 speaker Conference will once again address the latest issues in urban & rural regeneration, policy and implementation, highlighting the key successes made in major towns and cities, in areas such as city centre and waterfront redevelopments.

As Regeneration is about people, place, economic growth and investment which can create sustainable and resilient communities, the Conference will examine the challenges that face towns and cities, in terms of economic development, housing and neighbourhood renewal, and will bring delegates together with policy experts, real-life case studies and industry leaders.

Availability at this uniquely free-to-attend conference is limited so early delegate registration is highly recommended. To receive further information about how you can take part, or to tell us what you would like to see on the programme, please contact us.

The Drinks Reception / Networking Evening

As the exhibition & conference finish at the end of the first day on Wednesday 7 November, we move straight into the complimentary 2 hour champagne drinks reception & networking evening, from 5.00pm – 7.00pm, where further opportunities arise to discuss business with hundreds of industry colleagues.

Have you defined your organisation’s digital strategy?
How reliable is your BIM data and can you control its use?

Addressing these issues are key requirements for proper BIM implementation and for the Government’s new Digital Built Britain 2025 strategy.

GEO| Design+BIM is an exclusive platform in Europe that highlights and initiates discussions related to the use of geospatial data analytics and BIM in spatial design, construction, operation and maintenance. The event, combination of two innovative platforms: GeoDesign Summit Europe and GeoBIM Europe, was rebranded in 2017.

Understanding the relevance and importance of bringing the geospatial analytics, spatial planning, architecture, engineering, and construction and operation/maintenance professionals together on one platform, the integrated event will once again convene in Amsterdam from 1-2 November 2018.

This year, GEO| Design+BIM will delve further into the integration of geospatial technology and BIM; and other associated industry trends including big data analytics, IoT sensors, drones, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), robotics, cloud worksharing, modular/offsite construction, city information modeling, digital twin, etc.

Join us at our FREE annual Autodesk Building, Infrastructure & Construction User Conference.

This event has been specifically designed for your business and is tailored to help your design team drive best in class efficiencies utilising your existing Autodesk software and to introduce the new generation of design and collaboration tools along the way.

REGISTER NOW:

Book your FREE place now on this event by clicking the registration button below:

AGENDA:

A one-stop shop for all your essential legal, technical and valuation guidance.

Firmly established as the UK’s leading dilapidations event, The RICS Dilapidations Forum Annual Conference returns in 2018 to provide critical updates for practising building surveyors, valuers and legal experts.

Chaired by Paul Spaven of TFT, this event will provide a one-stop shop for all your essential legal, technical and valuation guidance. Bringing together leading industry speakers, it provides you with a unique opportunity for you to understand legal essentials, refresh your practical knowledge and learn about the client perspective.

This year’s breakout sessions once again offer delegates the chance to tailor their agenda to best suit their specific areas of interest, with a choice of content focussed on mechanical and electrical installations and dilapidations valuations. Plus enjoy the post-event Drinks Reception where you can network with colleagues and our expert speakers.

Join 400+ attendees to receive the very latest updates and ensure you remain at the forefront of this complex area of practice.

Tailor your day to best meet your specific professional development requirements by choosing one of the two breakout sessions:

A focus on consequential claims for loss of rent

Considering the legal and surveying perspectives, Nicholas Taggart (Landmark Chambers) and Richard Kay (Beckett and Kay Chartered Surveyors) will focus on consequential claims for loss of rent, including practical valuation problems in assessing loss of rent claims, the legal basis for claiming loss of rent, analysis of section 18, and marketing periods, incentives and the operative cause of the loss.

Mechanical and electrical update

Dr David Arnold (Troup Bywaters and Anders) will deliver the mechanical and electrical engineering update, exploring common issues and how they can be best resolved, as well as the reliability of economic lifetables, why M&E dilapidations are different and whether one should repair or replace in the case of a major dilapidated M&E plant.

Other sessions

• Legal speakeasy: put your questions on contentious matters relating to dilapidations to our panel of expert barristers from Falcon Chambers, including Wayne Clark, Emily Windsor and Anthony Tanney.
• Schedules of condition: understand some of the most common errors and issues in schedules of condition with Adam Nash (GVA).
• Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards: combining the technical and legal expertise of Peter Williams (Shoosmiths), Stephen Lemmon and Nicholas Dowding QC (Malcolm Hollis), this session will explore how MEES operate, what works need to be carried out in order to comply with the standards, as well as implications for dilapidations disputes.
• Conflicts of interest: William Glassey and James Morris (Mayer Brown) will deliver an in-depth session examining the RICS global professional statement on conflicts of interest and it’s practical application.
• Negotiation for dilapidation professionals: back by popular demand, Nick Davies (The Really Great Training Company) joins us once again to delve into the crucial negotiation skills required to be a successful dilapidations practitioner.
• Closing keynote: The client perspective. This year’s ‘fireside chat’ will give you invaluable insight into the landlord and tenant perspectives and will explore what your clients require from you in your role as a dilapidations surveyor. Sally Duggleby (Savills) and Stuart Davies (ProLogis) will consider the impact future dilapidation liabilities have on commercial decisions when agreeing new terms, to give you insight into your clients’ decision-making process.

Book before 11 July to benefit from the Early Bird discount

Following the success of last year’s Inspire Summit, the one day conference and exhibition returns to Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on the 25th September.

The focus for the 2018 summit is how we attract and retain women in the construction and related industries, with tangible takeaways for industry participants who want to increase their gender diversity.

TRACK 1: With the ‘Inspire Industry Change’ conference track, delegates can expect a comprehensive business case for why the industry needs to change and expert presentations on what needs to be done and how we can achieve gender equality in UK construction, engineering & housing.  This will comprise a balanced gender mix of speakers and is aimed at attracting professionals of all sexes who are serious about achieving gender parity in their organisation and the wider industry.

TRACK 2: As with the 2017 event, the paid professional delegates will subsidise free attendance for students, apprentices and women of all ages who don’t currently work in the sector (but are considering doing so) to attend the ‘Inspire the next generation’ conference track.  Presentations will highlight current & future roles in construction, break down stereotypes, hear from inspirational female role models, showcase live projects and offer viable routes into an exciting career in the building industry.

There is a long journey ahead to successfully adapt, innovate and increase productivity in the built environment.

Digital is starting to catalyse change, as digital platforms enable work to be done differently. This means that behaviour, skills and methods of working need to keep pace. The true value of data and technology as tools need to be unlocked within the industry.

This event aims to accelerate this change within the industry by providing global perspectives and access to knowledge from different sectors to drive the digital revolution in civil engineering.

The 2018 event will focus on being security minded, alongside the three key themes of productivity, behaviour and value of data.

The 2017 event featured speakers from Atkins, Digital Catapult, Microsoft, Topcon, Tube Lines, Mott MacDonald and more.

Delegates for the 2017 event said:

“The event was even better than I thought it would be. It has given me ideas that I have taken back with me to up my productivity at work”

“Enjoyed listening to experienced individuals who have a passion in delivering innovative and cost effective solutions”

“Further enhanced my appreciation of the value of data to the delivery of the built environment. A great day with some well chosen, thought provoking speakers. Took much away and will take some time to digest and integrate”

Date: 22 September (09:00 to 17:30) to 23 September (09:00 to 12:45)

Presented by the Department of Continuing Education at University of Oxford

Stephen Crompton, Chief Product Officer at GroupBC will be one of the speakers at the inaugural Introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM) course presented by the Department of Continuing Education at University of Oxford.

BIM is a process of digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of places; and during this first of its kind course, you will be introduced to qualitative BIM application.

This course takes place on 22 to 23 September at Rewley House, University of Oxford.

Other speakers include Professor Fabio Garzia, Professor of Safety & Security Engineering, University of Rome, Italy who will be discussing Restoration of Vatican’s Papal Basilica Using BIM. Dr Sepi Chakaveh is Senior Associate Tutor (Data Science) at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. She has a degree in Electronic Engineering & a PhD in Experimental Astrophysics & Space Sciences. Sepi has been teaching & researching Dynamic Objects & Data convergence and will be presenting on DATA Science Essentials for BIM.

For details on the other speakers and to register click here

Discussion of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) needs to be in the context of a shortfall of about 100,000 newbuild housing completions per annum against government targets.

Also relevant is the diminishing residential construction labour force due to age, repatriation, and lack of replacement, as spelled out in Mark Farmer’s report, “Modernise or Die” in 2016, and the flight of SMEs from the sector.

Without a very significant volume adoption of MMC, the lost decades of housebuilding will not be clawed back.

RICS Modern Methods of Construction Case Studies Paper

This event launches the RICS Modern Methods of Construction Case Studies Paper on new homes constructed utilising various MMCs.

The paper aims to raise consciousness and confidence about MMC and is aimed at all those who are interested in solving our housing crisis, including designers, surveyors, lenders, investors, developers, constructors, central and local government, housing associations and perhaps most importantly, customers.

The case studies are accredited under the Build Offsite Property Assurance Scheme, which was launched in 2013 by RICS, Buildoffsite, Lloyds Register, Building Life Plans and sets a standard for homes built from non-traditional methods and materials to stand the test of time for at least 60 years.

Expert Panel

Attend this event to hear from an expert panel on these issues as well as gain an insight into the case studies. The keynote speech will be delivered by Mark Farmer, chair of the MHCLG’s MMC Working Group.

In addition, our expert panel will offer their insights into:

• MMC technology
• Delivery of new Housing
• Assurance and insurance
• Requirements of lenders
• Role for surveyors

You will also get the opportunity to engage with fellow surveying professionals, lenders, investors, funders, designers, developers, constructors, and representatives of central and local government and housing associations.

Integrating and maintaining fire safety throughout the building’s life cycle

This launch event will address the key fire safety considerations, building regulations, identify best practice and provide expert knowledge to best advise your clients.

The tragedies of major fire incidents in recent years have cast a spotlight on fire safety standards, building regulations and risk management. Numerous inquiries have found a need for significant improvements and called for professionals operating within the built environment to take accountability for their role in driving fire safety standards within the sector.

This is leading towards a major cultural shift, with consideration of fire safety at every stage of a building’s life cycle essential to ensuring improved outcomes for the industry as a whole. Understanding the core elements are crucial, from design and engineering, to maintaining fire safety during occupation and ensuring ongoing compliance.

RICS Fire Safety Conference brings together leading experts in the field to address the key considerations, identify best practice and adopt strategies to ensure they are adhering to the highest standards.

Attend this conference to benefit from expert discussion around technical content and guidance, including:

• International Fire Safety Standards
• Passive fire protection and insulation
• Human behaviour and fire
• Fire-related building defects
• Detection and suppression systems
• Performance-based fire engineering
• Fire safety in different property types
• Fire testing and risk assessment
• Remediation – not as straight forward as you think
• The Golden Thread: a panel discussion on the roles and responsibilities of professionals involved across the building life-cycle

Book before 12 July to benefit from the Early Bird discount

Join us September 13 at either 11:30am BST or 2:00pm BST to watch our webinar showcasing our BIM software solution MWF (or Metal Wood Framer) in action within the Revit(r) environment.

StrucSoft Solutions is a developer of BIM software components targeting the AEC and manufacturing sectors. Our star solution MWF, is our automated Revit(r) wall, floor, ceiling and truss framing software for wood and light gauge steel modeling. MWF simplifies complex Revit(r) framing with its powerful range of tools for modeling, inter-trade clash detection, custom construction documentation and optional output to CNC machines.

This month’s webinar will be covering modelling and manufacturing directly within Revit(r).

Our technicians will walk you through the creation of walls, how to create shop drawings, CNC output as well as how to optimize floor and wall panel stacking and shipping using MWF Panel Stacker.

Register with the links below:

Turkish session – 11:30am BST:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3404401753200175106

English session – 2:00pm BST:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8968624381583877890

Please note that a recording of the session will be send to all registrants after the webinar.

Join leading experts to learn how technology can enhance your practice, save you and your business time and money and provide a better service to your clients.

“The time is ripe, even overdue, to take a cold, hard look at what a highly disruptive technology could do to the industry.” RICS Artificial intelligence: What it means for the built environment.

Technology has the power to dramatically reshape the way we work and the built environment around us. It is therefore vital that the surveying profession embrace these new innovations which have the potential to provide solutions and achieve efficiencies in your day to day practice.

The inaugural RICS Digital Built Environment Conference will assemble the leading experts in the PropTech arena to highlight and showcase how technology can enhance your practice, save you and your business time and money and provide a better service to your clients. Attend this event and benefit from an exhibition area where you can have hands on interaction with the technologies to see how they work and the benefits they have to offer.

Attend this event and benefit from an exhibition area where you can have hands on interaction with the technologies to see how they work in practice.

Book before 1 May to benefit from the Early Bird discount.

Building and Maintaining a Digital Estate — From Zero to Hero: Establishing the structures, content and supply chain delivery approaches to support better decisions on asset optimisation

Like most large asset owners, Sainsbury’s need to answer questions easily about their estate every day. This is why the one of the UK’s largest retailers has been working with GroupBC to create a ‘Digital Estate’ – a globally accessible, secure web portal, to manage, update and query spatially-located asset information, supporting those making decisions during the asset lifecycle. That this digital estate is created, not from 3D models but from existing 2D drawings, is what makes this BIM solution truly inspiring.

Our guest speaker Michael Barber, System Development Manager for Sainsbury’s, will discuss the challenges Sainsbury’s faced as the retail environment has changed over the past few years, and how they needed to ‘sweat their assets’ as the focus moved from new build.

Attend this webinar to understand:

• Unlock insights from your assets allowing you to answer questions about your estate and speed up your decision making
• Make the most of legacy data and systems without having to commission costly revisions and replacements that could cause confusion
• How to gain greater business value from your existing assets or estate by connecting your model with other data sources

Who should attend:

Suitable for Innovation Directors, Information Managers, Business leaders, business Improvement Directors, Project and Estate managers/directors looking to improve business process efficiencies, project collaboration, accelerate project delivery, optimise asset utilisation and mitigate the risks of loss of information whether in the retail, property, utilities, infrastructure, government, public or private sectors.

About the speakers:

Michael Barber

Michael is the System Development Manager for Sainsbury’s, managing their ‘Digital Estate’ programme by taking the principle of BIM to give the business the ability to answer plan language questions e.g. What have we got?, How big are our assets? Are they being effectively used?  Michael is currently the leading driver of Sainsbury’s ‘Digital Estate’ programme on behalf of the property division.

Stephen Crompton

Stephen Crompton is the CTO of GroupBC who began his career as a mathematical modeller for an environmental consultancy where he became involved in the development of the information management and collaboration solution that became BC. With nearly twenty years of experience in construction information management, Stephen is now focussed on ensuring that open, linkable data is at the heart of BIM.

GroupBC are proud sponsors of the thinkBIM Summer Conference (Leeds)

Taking place on 13 June from 12:00 to 17:00 at Squire Patton Boggs, Wellington Place, Leeds

thinkBIM, in conjunction with event sponsors GroupBC, are pleased to bring you the summer conference on the theme of data management in the context of the work of the Environment Agency.

Speakers

Karen Alford, BIM/GSL Programme Executive at Environment Agency. As an asset owner the agency has spent time documenting and structuring standards, data and document requirements. Karen will be returning to give delegates an insight into the their digital journey and next steps.

Trevor Mossop, Technical Services Manager, JT Mackley & Co. Ltd. Trevor will be presenting on their businesses experience in Connecting Data and looking at how BIM on coastal and flood defence projects can be linked to Geographical Information Systems via their CDE to provide easily accessible asset information.

Sakthy Selvakumaran, PhD Researcher at University of Cambridge and Engineer at CBS Eng Consultants. Sakthy is a Chartered Engineer who was listed in Forbes 2016 Top 30 under 30 in Europe list and has worked across different roles, continents and cultures as an engineer . Sakthy will be presenting her research on “Can satellites really detect millimetre-scale movements from space?”

There will also be:

• BIM Focussed industry update
• Roundtable discussions
• Networking Lunch
• And the infamous final session

Cost:

£80 per delegate or FREE for Yorkshire & Humber Constructing Excellence Club members

About thinkBIM

thinkBIM is the award winning and original network set up in 2011 by Leeds Beckett University to enable sector wide adoption of BIM (Building Information Modelling).

They run regular monthly seminars, workshops, technology showcases and conferences designed to bring together early adopters and leading practitioners in the field to share knowledge and expertise for the benefit of all.

Taming the daily deluge of documents, drawings & data for improved project performance

Project information management and document control is easy, right? Since the late 1990’s and the advent of the world wide web, the opportunities presented to construction to revolutionise project delivery through technology adoption have been significant. Fast forward to the present day and we see UK Construction going through its own digital transformation, with many organisations embracing change by reinvigorating and systemising processes and upskilling their people. But practically, how far have we progressed over the last 20 years in the way we manage projects?

Join this webinar on the 24^th May at 10:00 for 1 hour, to hear Stephen Crompton, CTO at GroupBC discuss the practicalities of traditional project delivery through to the heavier weight document control demands of BIM and level 2 compliance.

The webinar will also cover:

• Understanding the client brief – starting with the end in mind and ensuring you are capturing the right information, in the right format at the right time
• Mobilising a Project – setting up an engaging space to meet the diverse demands of your project teams, clients, design teams and supply chain
• From WIP design to drawing issue – streamlining the workflows for verified, assured and approved information flow across your project team and to your client.

The fundamentals of information management and more formal document control have not changed, however technology to support you has! Find out more during this webinar.

Who should attend:

Suitable for Project Directors, Project Managers, Senior Document Controllers, Information Managers, BIM Managers

This webinar is part of the Information Management for Construction Webinar Series

This event will showcase the potential of an innovative regenerative system that will change the way construction and building services currently operates with regards to refurbishments, new build and maintenance of buildings.

This is a joint event with BSRIA and The Electrical Contractors Association

Use this link for more information and please note the code  ECA100 to book your Free place. 

A progressive and phased approach to developing the capability and capacity needed to achieve sustained success

Organisations can no longer ignore the impact BIM is having on our industry – but with 84% of companies failing to achieve real business benefits from their digital transformation programmes (Forbes, 2017), transforming the way you do business is clearly not an easy task.

Whether you’re an asset owner, construction client or provider of goods or services, any organisation embarking on a digital transformation programme – either because they want to, need to, or have to (and in many cases it’s all three) – must have effective leadership in place and a shared understanding across all levels of the business of the need for change if they are to have any chance of achieving sustained success.

Join Paul Shillcock on the 16 May from 10:00 — 11:00 am, to be informed and entertained on the drivers, benefits and challenges of digital transformation from an industry and organisational perspective.

What you will learn

You will gain practical insights from Paul’s experience of supporting organisations around the world to take a progressive and phased approach to developing the capability and capacity they need to achieve sustained success.

Who should attend

If you have been tasked with, or are responsible for, driving business transformation within a team, business unit or organisation and are currently trudging through the plethora of national and industry standards which define BIM, desperately trying to work out where to start, then this webinar is aimed at you.

This webinar is part of the Information Management for Clients, Contractors & Consultants series.

About Paul Shillcock | Principal Advisor | Operam

Paul specialises in the development and implementation of business processes that enable organisations and teams to adopt a collaborative approach to the use, exchange and production of information – often referred to as Building Information Modelling (BIM).

The RICS Quantity Surveying & Construction Conference returns in 2018 to review how the sector is performing, analyse current demands on the industry and its future direction.

While the growth of the construction sector remains positive, the skills shortage and Brexit continues to dominate the industry and cause uncertainty. Hear first-hand views from our expert speakers – CEOs, economists, developers, contractors and more, to discover how to solve and tackle these issues.

The event will be a mixture of high-level strategic debate combined with practical sessions that will positively impact your day-to-day practice. Dedicated technical sessions will examine building contracts, whole life costing and case law updates.

The day will culminate in a debate tying together the conference topics to understand the strategies and new methods of construction needed to respond to today’s, tomorrow’s and the future requirements of the industry.

This is the must attend event for anyone wanting to be at the forefront of the construction sector.

Highlights of the day include:

Economic update – understand current market conditions, results from the latest RICS Construction Survey and discover where we are in the current property cycle

Offsite construction in action – hear a case study of a project that successfully utilised off-site manufacture and whether this new modern method of construction is the future of the industry

Ethics in practice – An interactive session reviewing case studies and scenarios for solving ethical dilemmas in the construction industry

Don’t miss the Early Bird discount – book before 21 February to benefit.

Find out more and book on https://goo.gl/7jG1zq

FREE annual Autodesk Building, Infrastructure & Construction User Conferences.

These events have been specifically designed for your business and are tailored to help your design team drive best in class efficiencies utilising your existing Autodesk software and to introduce the new generation of design and collaboration tools along the way.

Reasons to Attend:

– Breakfast Briefing – Achieving Your BIM Level 2 Accreditation
– Built Environment & Infrastructure Workflow – Data Capture to Project Delivery Technical Showcase
– Receive half a day of free product training from four Technical Masterclasses
– Full supporting technical documentation provided
– Get the latest Autodesk product tips and tricks
– Great networking opportunities with your peers
– Get hands-on at our Solutions Technology Centre

FREE annual Autodesk Building, Infrastructure & Construction User Conferences.

These events have been specifically designed for your business and are tailored to help your design team drive best in class efficiencies utilising your existing Autodesk software and to introduce the new generation of design and collaboration tools along the way.

Reasons to Attend:

– Breakfast Briefing – Achieving Your BIM Level 2 Accreditation
– Built Environment & Infrastructure Workflow – Data Capture to Project Delivery Technical Showcase
– Receive half a day of free product training from four Technical Masterclasses
– Full supporting technical documentation provided
– Get the latest Autodesk product tips and tricks
– Great networking opportunities with your peers
– Get hands-on at our Solutions Technology Centre

Receive hands-on training of Revu 2018 at bluebeam extreme conference europe

Join us for Bluebeam Extreme Conference Europe 2018, taking place from 18-19 April in London and be the first to get in-person training on our new software release, Bluebeam^® Revu^® 2018. Discover how companies are leveraging Bluebeam solutions, hear from thought leaders on industry trends and network with like-minded professionals from architecture, engineering and construction firms across Europe. Check out the top reasons to attend and secure your spot before space runs out!

1. Increase Your Knowledge
   Learn how to get more out of Revu to increase project efficiency and collaboration by choosing from over 30 sessions including lectures with valuable tips and tricks and exclusive access to hands-on training with the all-new Revu 2018.
2. Share Your Expertise
   Collaborate with and learn from fellow experts from Skanska, NCC, Forcia and Hilson Moran. Share best practices, improve processes and create standards.
3. Build Your Network
   There is no better way to expand your network than by mixing and mingling with industry peers like Fred Mills from The B1M.
4. Dig Deeper
   Participate in a broader dialogue around the challenges and opportunities facing the design and construction industry through roundtable discussions.
5. Meet Bluebeam and Other Nemetschek Brands
   Ask questions, relay your best product ideas and make friends with some of the people who build your favourite software solutions including Bluebeam, ALLPLAN and Graphisoft.

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR (FIRE, SECURITY, HEALTH & SAFETY)

This category is designed to recognise the implementation of a campaign that has led to significant improvements to any of health, safety, fire safety or security to persons or premises. The implementation of this campaign must not have taken place any earlier than 1 June 2016 and any campaign launched prior to this date are not eligible for entry.

HSM HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD

This category is designed to recognise a health and safety manager who made a significant contribution to the implementation or enhancement of health, safety or wellbeing standards within either their own or a client organisation.

The individual must also have a role wherein at least 50% of all tasks undertaken are focused directly at the host organisation’s core health, safety and wellbeing functions. They must also have made a significant contribution to the introduction and promotion of standards within the health, safety or wellbeing since 1 June 2016. Any person accomplishments prior to this date are not relevant and will not be eligible for entry.

HSM RISING STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD

This category is designed to recognise an individual who made a significant contribution to the implementation or enhancement of health, safety or wellbeing standards within either their own or a client organisation. They must also have made a significant contribution to the introduction and promotion of standards within the health, safety or wellbeing and not been in post prior to 1 January 2016. Any person who has been in post prior to this date are not eligible for entry.

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR FOR FIRE

This category is designed to recognise products or solutions that have been developed for either active or passive fire protection. The installation of these products must have taken place since 1 June 2016 and the products must have been launched no earlier than 1 June 2016. Any products or services launched prior to this date are not eligible for entry.

HEALTH & SAFETY TEAM OF THE YEAR

This category is designed to recognise health and safety teams that are making a significant difference in their workplace. The submission should demonstrate how the activities and initiatives implemented by the team since 1 January 2016 have helped to improve the health, safety or wellbeing standards and performance within either their own or a client organisation. Any accomplishments achieved prior to this date will not be eligible for entry.

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR FOR SECURITY

This category is designed to recognise products or solutions that have been developed to improve security standards (this can include perimeter, CCTV, alarms, guarding, anti-terrorism, cyber or exterior deterrent). The installation of these products must have taken place since 1 June 2016 and the products must have been launched no earlier than 1 June 2016. Any products or services launched prior to this date are not eligible for entry.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This prestigious award, sponsored by Southalls, and chosen by our judging panel of key industry bodies and figure heads, will be awarded to an outstanding individual who has made a tremendous contribution to their industry (fire, security, health & safety) during their lifetime.

BSIF CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

An award for companies in the safety field offering exceptional and innovative service solutions. Voted for by the entrants’ own customers.

BSIF PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD

An award for products that are new and innovative and will contribute to improvements in occupational safety & health

BSIF SAFETY SOLUTION AWARD

Based upon case studies submitted by members, these awards recognise major improvements in occupational safety created in 2016/2017.

Quality and accessibility are essential which is why the event is FREE to attend and the vendors you will meet are among the most respected currently operating in the UK.

We understand the need shared by safety professionals and employers for straightforward and reliable advice.

Our educational partnership with both The British Safety Council has helped to create an unrivalled educational experience for our visitors. Alongside the Free Conference content and access to over 300 respected vendors and suppliers across three shows, we offer 4 further outstanding features:

Safety Dialogue

Our Safety Dialogue Theatre offers you a unique opportunity to ‘Join the Debate’ and contribute directly to discussing the topic of the day. Use this chance to share your experience with your peers and network with a panel of recognised authorities on each topic.  Safety Dialogue is a collaboration between the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), nebosh, AIF, NASC, ISRP, BSIF, The Energy Institute, our title sponsor 3M and our additional sponsor IOSH.

Safer Logistics

The Safer Logistics Seminar and Feature area is building on last year’s exciting debut with a better than ever line-up of partners to provide first class presentations tackling key safety hot spots in the world of warehousing and logistics.  Safer Logistics brings together expert guidance and advice from leading industry bodies including the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and RTITB (formerly the Road Transport Industry Training Board).

NEBOSH Education Pavillion

Supported by NEBOSH, this feature will provide direct access to advice and guidance as well as market leading vendors for those seeking to improve standards of training and education in their work place.  Whether you are seeking a enhance your career, make a move in to health & safety or simply needing to improve knowledge and understanding among your workforce this feature is for you.

The Safety and Health Excellence Awards

The Safety and Health Excellence Awards will celebrate innovation and achievements in the heath, safety, security and fire sectors. The ceremony will encompass the long-established British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) Awards that promote the importance of innovation and underline the highest standards of excellence within occupational safety and health.

The awards will be held at the prestigious VOX Conference Centre on 11 April 2018 at the NEC, Birmingham. With more than 250 leading safety, health, fire and security brands on site for the Health and Safety Event and Fire Safety Event, this is the ideal opportunity for the industry to gather to celebrate excellence.

Held from the 10^th – 12^th April 2018 at the NEC, Birmingham, the event features a powerful combination of education, networking and business support designed to help organisations maintain the very highest standards of fire safety management.

Why the NEC?

No venue can compete with Birmingham’s NEC for accessibility. Situated at the heart of our transport networks no venue is better connected, which is why the NEC is the obvious choice when we host the fire safety community together in April.

Free professional seminar programme

Carefully curated and delivered in partnership with the Fire & Security Matters magazine, The Fire Safety Event 2018 free seminar programme will cover and challenge critical topics in fire safety management today. Across two theatres, content will feature a mix of case study presentations, white paper presentations, thought-provoking debates and legal updates all presented by government officials, lawyers, and leading industry professionals.

See last year’s programme

Practical information and advice

By attending you will be able to see and experience the very latest products and services on the market today.  With over 30 specific fire safety companies exhibiting at the event, you will be able to discuss your organisation’s fire safety needs 1-on-1 and receive practical hands-on information and advice from major fire safety brands in the industry.

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Combined with The Health & Safety Event and Fire Safety Event, the three shows provide the ultimate opportunity for FM’s to keep educated and informed with professional content, inspirational case studies and hands-on advice from exhibiting companies.

Free professional seminar programme

We know just how valuable your time is and are therefore committed to the continuous improvement of the educational content we provide. Our range of conference and seminar topics is designed to inspire you to be heard and affect real workplace enhancement. Delivered by engaging and thought provoking individual speakers as well as carefully created expert panels, we provide the chance to exceed your CPD requirements without any delegate fees.

All content will be delivered across two theatres: 

Designed to empower and inspire, the FM Matters theatres will deliver three keynote sessions per day, from leading FM speakers and industry influencers.

Be part of the conversation and engage in our three daily panel debates lead by a panel of senior FM experienced professionals.

Solving the UK’s ‘productivity puzzle’

In 2018,The Facilities Event will deliver its strongest, most practical training and education offering, as leading international specialists demonstrate how the profession can boost the bottom line as a strong strategic partner to UK Plc.

With a mission to challenge, change and collaborate, experts from Dell Technologies, Land Securities, Workplace Fabric and Birmingham School of Engineering and the Built Environment, will tackle the macro issues affecting the sector through keynote sessions and interactive panel debates. The entire programme will explore how FM can help to solve the UK’s ‘productivity puzzle’ through increased employee engagement, health and wellness.

The productivity puzzle: how FM is the key to boosting the bottom line. Find out more

Daunted by GDPR? This seminar has been developed to provide organisations with information to enable them to become GDPR compliant by May 2018 deadline.

This joint venture between Lloyd’s Register and Secarma will provide a roadmap to GDPR compliance, with a specific focus on data, technology and cybersecurity.

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Daunted by GDPR? This seminar has been developed to provide organisations with information to enable them to become GDPR compliant by May 2018 deadline.

This joint venture between Lloyd’s Register and Secarma will provide a roadmap to GDPR compliance, with a specific focus on data, technology and cybersecurity.

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This full day event has been designed for valuers within the Commercial Property, Machinery and Business Assets, Business Valuation, Trade Related Property, Business Valuation and Arts & Antiques Professional Groups.

Valuation 2018 will feature five streams for each group and will tackle topics that are most relevant to you and your professional development. Join us as we start off the day with a series of plenary talks such as the global market conditions and predictions and risks and liability in valuation works. Stay up to date with the latest changes to the Red Book and join a panel discussion where we will be exploring the rise of artificial intelligence, valuation technology and what these all mean for the valuer. Network with industry colleagues at lunch before breaking out into sessions that are relevant to your profession.

Highlights include:

• Listen to our Chief Economist on the UK economic performance, implications for domestic real estate and the European context as Brexit near
• Expert panellists will discuss emerging valuation models, the rise of artificial intelligence and the role of technology in the future of the profession
• A crucial update on the changes to the Red Book

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A breakfast briefing for Product Manufacturers interested in becoming DataBook early adopters.

Aimed at those in the construction sector the RICS Dispute Resolution in Construction Conference will provide practical strategies in choosing the best form of ADR to help your clients avoid disputes altogether or resolve them as efficiently as possible. Join us to hear a roundup of the latest case law to ensure you translate the outcomes and learnings from these into your everyday practice.  During the day we will also examine how to challenge third party decisions, navigate international disputes and delay and disruption claims.

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RICS Dispute Resolution in Construction Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland

Aimed at those in the construction sector, this one-day conference will provide practical strategies in choosing the best form of ADR to help your clients avoid disputes altogether or resolve them as efficiently as possible. Join us to hear a roundup of the latest case law to ensure you translate the outcomes and learnings from these into your everyday practice.  During the day we will also examine how to challenge third party decisions, navigate international disputes and delay and disruption claims.

Construction disputes carry with them huge costs both in terms of resolution and the resulting time delay. Conference highlights:

• Assess the pros and cons of different alternative dispute resolution methods to best advise your clients
• Get up-to speed with wealth of payment case law from the last few years to ensure you know what employers, main contractors, and sub-contractors should be including in their contracts
• Understand both the contractor and client perspective to avoid future conflicts

• Network with your colleagues and gain useful tips, strategies and dispute resolution mechanisms which can be applied in your own business practices.

View the agenda to see the full programme and sessions throughout the day including ADR, conflict avoidance, adjudication, 3am clauses and much more.

RICS Professionals: £140 +VAT

Non-RICS Professionals: £189 +VAT

This is a 1 day seminar on the use of video for marketing within the building and construction sector.

Are you aware of the importance search engines place on embedded video?

Are you getting lost in the different technologies and legislation surrounding the use of video in the UK?

If so, then this seminar is just for you.

The seminar will cover every aspect of a video based marketing campaign from choosing the right camera, editing and using the best social media platform to current rules and regulations on camera and drone use.

Speakers from the UK’s leading providers  of  video products, social media, and drone cameras will share their knowledge on each topic combined with advice and guidelines on current legislation and marketing trends throughout this exciting seminar.

Cost: £149

Smart infrastructure is becoming a reality and each asset will soon effectively “think for itself”.

To prepare transport and construction professionals for this new reality, the Institution of Civil Engineers is gathering the UK’s leading project teams already using the latest technology to understand how to optimise maintenance decision making, gain efficiencies and reduce waste.

The one-day conference programme features thought-provoking, strategy-setting sessions from the Department for Transport, Highways England, Network Rail, HS2, UK Roads Liaison Group, Rolls-Royce and many more.

View the agenda at ice-tam.com.

Join our unparalleled speaker line-up at ICE TAM 2017 to stay ahead of the trends, explore new ways to approach critical challenges and future-proof your organisation and career.

Registration fees

ICE members: £359
Non-members: £439
Asset owners: £259

Secure your place online at ice-tam.com and quote PBC10M to take advantage of the special 10% discount.

The annual RICS Building Surveying Conference in Scotland returns to keep you up-to-date with the latest technical information, legal guidance and economic forecasts. A key theme of this year’s event is examining the trends that will impact the sector and the challenges and opportunities they will present, including modern methods of construction and technology. Attending this conference gives you the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of our expert speakers, ensuring you remain at the forefront of your profession and are equipped to provide the best advice to your clients in common areas of practice.

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RICS Building Surveying Conference, Scotland

This one-day conference will keep you up-to-date with all the latest technical information, legal guidance and economic forecasts. A key theme of this year’s event is examining the trends that will impact the sector and the challenges and opportunities they will present, including the latest developments in modern methods of construction and technology. Attend this conference to:

• Hear the latest economic updates from Gordon Nelson, Director, Federation of Master Builders.
• Listen to an inspirational keynote from an industry leader about how they utilised disruptive technology.
• Twenty-four months on from the publication of CDM 2015, review the guidance and assess the improved approaches to health and safety in the construction industry, led by George Inglis, Project Director, Currie and Brown
• Benefit from need to know sessions on recent case law and legal updates. Hear a round-up that will cover the essential issues for surveyors, including professional negligence, repairs and dilapidations by Alan McMillan, Partner, Burness Paull LLP whilst Sandra Cassels, Partner, BTO Solutions will lead a session on the changes to NEC4 and JCT construction contracts and the proposed timelines.

Choose from breakout sessions to allow you to choose and create your own agenda for the day to ensure you take away practical guidance that is tailored to your business development needs.

RICS Professionals: £140 +VAT

Non RICS Professionals: £189 +VAT

The annual RICS Building Surveying Conference in Scotland returns to keep you up-to-date with the latest technical information, legal guidance and economic forecasts. A key theme of this year’s event is examining the trends that will impact the sector and the challenges and opportunities they will present, including modern methods of construction and technology. Attending this conference gives you the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of our expert speakers, ensuring you remain at the forefront of your profession and are equipped to provide the best advice to your clients in common areas of practice.

Attend this conference to:

Hear the latest economic updates from Gordon Nelson, Director, Federation of Master Builders.

Listen to an inspirational keynote from an industry leader about how they utilised disruptive technology.

Twenty-four months on from the publication of CDM 2015, review the guidance and assess the improved approaches to health and safety in the construction industry, led by George Inglis, Project Director, Currie and Brown

Benefit from need to know sessions on recent case law and legal updates. Hear a round-up that will cover the essential issues for surveyors, including professional negligence, repairs and dilapidations by Alan McMillan, Partner, Burness Paull LLP whilst Sandra Cassels, Partner, BTO Solutions will lead a session on the changes to NEC4 and JCT construction contracts and the proposed timelines.

Choose from breakout sessions to allow you to choose and create your own agenda for the day to ensure you take away practical guidance that is tailored to your business development needs.

RICS Professionals: £140 +VAT
Non RICS Professionals: £189 +VAT

FREE annual Autodesk Building, Infrastructure & Construction User Conferences. These events have been specifically designed for your business and are tailored to help your design team drive best in class efficiencies utilising your existing Autodesk software and to introduce the new generation of design and collaboration tools along the way.

Reasons to Attend:

• Breakfast Briefing – Achieving Your BIM Level 2 Accreditation
• Built Environment & Infrastructure Workflow – Data Capture to Project Delivery Technical Showcase
• Receive half a day of free product training from four Technical Masterclasses
• Full supporting technical documentation provided
• Get the latest Autodesk product tips and tricks
• Great networking opportunities with your peers
• Get hands-on at our Solutions Technology Centre

For further information click here

The RICS Legal Issues in Construction Conference is an essential update for all practitioners working within the construction sector. Providing crucial updates on the most recent case law, practice and procedures – this year’s programme has been developed in partnership with Pinsent Masons and Keating Chambers, the leading Law Firm and Chambers operating in this area.

Don’t miss your opportunity to hear the latest developments and legal insights to help you to effectively manage risk in your organisation and remain compliant.

This year’s programme includes sessions on:

• interpretation of contracts
• design risk and responsibilities
• payment notices
• fraud in adjudication
• NEC4
• case law relating to limitation periods.

Benefit from a panel of expert speakers offering leading legal advice on a range of contentious issues with the potential to directly impact you and your business practices. Take away practical knowledge and tools that you can immediately apply to your work. You will also gain 5.5 hours of formal CPD for attending.

RICS Professionals: £235
Non-RICS Professionals: £317

Read the full agenda and book your place at: www.rics.org

Digital Construction Week is the only event series in the UK dedicated to digital construction, engineering, design, manufacturing, and operation.

We believe that the tools and processes now available to you, have the power to change the future of the built environment and the world we live in like never before. Our aim is to help you explore their potential and help you understand how best to adopt and implement them. Helping reduce costs and carbon emissions, improve profitability and efficiency, and create a smarter more diverse industry.

The event series features a two day exhibition with interactive, hands on demonstrations. Free to attend seminars, workshops and classes. Networking events, and a full two day thought leadership conference programme.

Since 2011 and the first ICE BIM conference, the construction industry has been digitally transforming itself, driven by the BIM Level 2 Government mandate. ICE has always been at the forefront of this effort, bringing the government and industry into the same room, offering high-value technical knowledge and providing a platform for debate on the key strategic steps to unlock potential.

On 13 October, the seventh ICE BIM conference will also be transforming itself to “Shaping a Digital World” to provide invaluable insight on how to transform not only the tools we are using, but also our fundamental approach to the assets we build, maintain and operate.

Delivering more new homes has been one of the biggest residential challenges the UK has faced in recent years.  The Government has committed to increasing the housing volume delivered per year; targeting to deliver almost 250,000 homes annually.  Government, the housebuilding industry and stakeholders need to work together to ensure that these new targets are met and that the quality of these new homes is not compromised.

BSRIA’s Residential Network event will discuss the challenges and opportunities in moving this forward, with a select panel of Government and Industry representatives.

This conference will explain what the New Urban Agenda is and focus on the role architects can play in building the good city.

What is the New Urban Agenda?

Agreed at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) conference in October, the New Urban Agenda is a global strategy addressing the key issues affecting housing and sustainable urbanisation over the next two decades.

What does it mean for you?

Securing your role in building the cities of the future is vital. The New Urban Agenda provides a new global standard for sustainable urban development and it is essential that you understand this to contribute to our future cities.

Why should you attend this conference?

Times are changing and so must the profession. We need to think differently and work differently. Looking at the three main themes; housing, a cohesive society and cultural heritage, our impressive panel of expert speakers will provide more detail on what the New Urban Agenda means for architecture and how you can adapt to stay relevant in these changing times. This is a great opportunity to:

• Hear from a global line-up of industry experts that you won’t see on any other conference programme
• Network with others, share ideas and meet some of the people shaping the future of architecture
• Gain clarity around the New Urban Agenda to help you stay relevant, think creatively and showcase your skills

The UK Government and Construction industry have an aim to move towards a Digital Built Britain (BIM Level 3) as set out by The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills who have unveiled the strategic plan for BIM Level 3. This sets out how to create a high performing and transparent digital infrastructure in the way we plan, design, build and maintain our built environment leading towards greater efficiency and profitability and ensuring reliability is sustainable.

The government strategy document of February 2015 for BIM Level 3 – Digital Built Britain was generally acknowledged to be a work of “vision” as Richard Saxon one of our acclaimed speakers and former UK BIM ambassador for growth, described it.