Demonstration Projects - Introduction
Demonstration Projects
The Constructing Excellence Demonstration Programme was established in 1998 and has proven to be an excellent vehicle for the capture and dissemination of best practice knowledge in the built environment sector.
Demonstration projects are live construction projects that are innovating or applying an element of best practice that it is hoped will lead to a step-change in performance for the participating organisations.
Constructing Excellence uses the learning captured from the Demonstration Programme to influence industry change. We find that nothing can really compare to highlighting practice from real projects and organisations when trying to make the case for implementing the lessons exemplary performers.
Project participants commit to learning and sharing from, and with, each other. They are also able to take part in communities of best practice which bring together like-minded individuals from across various different Demonstrations.
Demonstrations must also agree to measure their performance with Key Performance Indicators and are given the opportunity to present at Constructing Excellence events on a regular basis.
Key facts
The demonstration project programme was first established in 1998. Since then:
- Over 525 projects have been recruited
- Over 1300 organisations UK wide have been involved
- Projects have had a value of over £12.5bn
- 150 case studies and 63 associated reports and publications have been produced.
Recently, with Constructing Excellence's move to a member-led organisation, we have made some changes to the process for recruiting and managing Demonstrations which should add extra value to participants and ensure the continuing industry relevance of the programme. Information on this process and how to become a Demonstration can be found by clicking here