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Online self assessment tool for CDM. Find out more from the Construction Clients Group here

The client has a business to run and the construction process serves the needs of that business.

Clients report to us that they understandably often can feel rather isolated in a team of construction professionals because the client is not necessarily skilled in the construction processes. We are working to provide independent advice to clients and with groups of clients.

2012 Construction Client Commitments

At this time we are using the 2012 Construction Client Commitments as a helpful guide to clients. These documents provide a good overview of best practice from the client perspective. These guides have been prepared by the Construction Clients Group.

You can download all six documents from the Construction Clients Group  website.

  1. Procurement & Integration
  2. Commitment to people
  3. Client Leadership
  4. Sustainability
  5. Design Quality
  6. Health and Safety
2012 Construction Client Commitments training

Find out more here

 

Office of Government and Commerce
 Construction Procurement Best Practice Guidance and Common Minimum Standards A useful resource  and guide for all clients http://www.ogc.gov.uk/estates_construction.asp

Resource Efficiency

 Whatever your core business activity you need to:
  • reduce your carbon emissions and your waste
  • reduce energy  costs
  • stay up-to-date with a range of existing and forthcoming legislation
  • access tools and help – much of it for free
  • build a company reputation for being sensitive and proactive in   addressing  carbon and climate change  

 

Go to our Future Foundations Resource Efficiency page for links to helpful initiatives – some for example offering free services in calculating your carbon footprint (The Carbon Trust) or the (Defra) Small Business Guide on how to measure and report your greenhouse gas emissions.
 
 Essential and very helpful H&S Reading for Clients free to download in pdf format.  Industry Guidance for small, one-off and infrequent clients
 

 

Training for Clients - Health and Safety Special

On 27 November 2009 Mark Poole, who helped draft the CDM client guidance, will be speaking at a special joint CESW and IOSH conference at the Royal Naval Air Museum in Yeovilton. The other keynote speaker will be RIBA special advisor on heath and safety, Peter Caplehorn – Ticket prices will be very reasonable and free or low cost for IOSH members. Watch our events page for further details. Ticket includes a free look around the museum.
 
See our Health & Safety for Clients page Training Films for Clients 
 

Partnering Diagnostic Service

We are currently preparing a diagnostic service to enable clients to review the appropriateness of procurement solutions and the ongoing development of their procurement arrangements. Details of this will be on our website and newsletter shortly. 
 

Design Guides for Clients 

Primary School Design for headteachers and local authorities
A new design guide from CABE for headteachers and local authorities to help them make the most of capital investment in primary schools.
Click here to visit the CABE website for more information.