Update on Demonstration Projects

Christos Vidalakis of CESW and Jon de Souza of the CE national team sort out the details for the demonstration programme which is being re-established in the South West and other regions.

 

The Demonstration Programme was initiated in 1998 in response to Sir John Egan's report Rethinking Construction and till 2007 had recruited more than 525 demonstrations nationwide. Its key purpose is to capture and disseminate best practice knowledge in the built environment sector.

 

In the South West the demonstration programme will be launched during the summer and focus mainly on sustainability issues. Given the breadth and complexity of sustainable construction the programme will address issues related to procurement, whole life value, whole life carbon, respect for people, etc.

 

Demonstrations can be projects, programmes, processes or initiatives which are innovating or applying an element of best practice. The demonstration process will comprise three main stages including recruitment, on-going engagement and final case study development, as well as a number of milestones such as peer review and panel review meetings. This approach will provide a robust way of capturing learning from demonstrations and ensure effective knowledge and success sharing within the industry.

 

The new programme will also offer unique publicity and knowledge dissemination opportunities as a means of influencing change in the South West construction industry and beyond.

 

A link to application forms for potential demonstration projects will appear on this page of our website shortly http://www.buildsw.org.uk/demo-projects