Insights

Colin Proctor, co-chair of the CQIC working group, recalls what he heard and learnt at the CQIC launch event. This was the joint event with GIRI on 9 February for which we recently celebrated the 6-month point! Colin still refers to his notes, which capture some of the main points (see above) that our speakers raised. These range from,

All too often Clients and Contractors take the approach that construction quality is achieved by inspecting the works after they are completed, finding the snags, defects, and non-conformances, and getting them rectified. This “process” can either be during the construction period or, in many cases, after project completion and sometimes, even when the facility is in use. Rectifying defects which

The drive to meet net-zero carbon targets, spiralling energy costs and the desire for assured comfort standards has resulted in an increase in projects that are adopting a PassivHaus approach. To achieve PassivHaus standards demands construction to a rigorous quality level but how do the PassivHaus standards and quality go together? Jonathan Hines is Managing Director of Architype, architects who

Steven Anderson, Associate Director at Scottish Futures Trust, and a manager in the LEIP programme team says: “The Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) is putting construction quality at the heart of the delivery of school projects in Scotland.” LEIP is a programme which is jointly funded by Scottish Government and Local Government and is designed to: Improve the condition of

Construction errors cost the UK construction industry billions every single year. The annual spend due to error is estimated to be around 7 times the total annual profit of the UK Construction Industry according to research done by the Get It Right Initiative (GIRI). GIRI originated from the Institution of Civil Engineers Best Practice Panel and was developed with the