Be connected
Listed below are some related web sites:
Collaborative Working Centre
CWC is an arm's-length not-for-profit joint venture between Be and Warwick Manufacturing Group to deliver training, mentoring and consultancy services in all aspects of collaborative working to any client or supply-side firm. Its chairman is Sir Michael Latham and its Executive Directors are Neil Jarrett, Don Ward (Be Chief Executive) and Joe Dowling. Members of Be receive a 25% discount on training courses and up to 40% on consultancy rates.
www.cwcltd.biz
Accelerating Change
This report of the Strategic Forum was published in September 2002. Be is tasked with leading the delivery of the toolkit for supply chain integration and a training and education strategy to support this. We are also working jointly with Rethinking Construction to develop a systematic basis for measuring progress against the target that 20% of construction projects by value will be undertaken by integrated teams and supply chains by end 2004.
www.strategicforum.org.uk/pdf/report_sept02.pdf
A Be CFM website
A Be CFM online guide to facilities management and construction collaboration.
www.abecfm.com
Advancing the Integration of the Supply Chain in Construction
The challenges for commercial practice.
www3.open.ac.uk/oubs/projects/pj49.htm
Avanti
ICT enable collaborative working
www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/ceavanti/
Be Collaborative Contract
A contract for construction projects that underpins collaborative behaviour.
www.bcc.beonline.co.uk
g4c
generation for collaboration
www.g4cbeonline.co.uk/
Index of Construction related web sites
Links to over 100 construction industry bodies including professional institutions, trade associations, research organisations and government departments.
www.cic.org.uk/Links/index.shtml
Whole Life cost Forum
Whole life costing is a technique that quantifies financial values for buildings from inception and throughout the building’s life.
www.wlcf.co.uk/
Construction Best Practice Knowledge
Creating continuous improvement through the exchange of best practice
www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/bpknowledge/default.jsp?level=0
Construction Products Association
www.constprod.org.uk
CPA forcast synopsis Winter 2005-06
Innovative Construction Research Centre (ICRC)
The Innovative Construction Research Centre at the University of Reading was established in January 2002 with a grant from the EPSRC.
www.icrc.reading.ac.uk/
Building Research Establishment
Commissioned research, consultancy and testing services for construction and environment professionals
www.bre.co.uk/
RICS
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
www.rics.org/
Strategic Forum for Construction
SFfC is focusing in four key areas:
- Client engagement
- Intregrating teams and supply chains
- People issues
- enhancing the value of the product
Construction Industry Council
CIC is the representative forum for the professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations in the construction industry.
www.cic.org.uk/
CIOB
Chartered Institute of Building
www.ciob.org.uk
ITCF
Information Technology Construction Forum
www.itconstructionforum.org.uk
ICE
The Institution of Civil Engineers.
www.ice.org.uk/
CIRIA
Leading provider of performance improvement products and services in the construction and related industries.
www.ciria.org.uk/
Strategic Forum Toolkit
The Integration Toolkit offers information, advice, guidance and training – signposts and pointers to help you find answers that suit your particular needs, projects and challenges.
www.strategicforum.org.uk/sfctoolkit2/home/home.html
Thomas Telford
Information services for the construction professional
www.strategicforum.org.uk/sfctoolkit2/home/home.html
VALue In Design
Aim is to increase customer satisfaction through a better, shared understanding of appropriate value systems (for the project process, the product and its performance) and standardised mechanisms that map and measure the flow and delivery of value within the design solution.
www.valueindesign.com/