Our approach to master planning is collaborative, and iterative.

Currently, the TCN+ stakeholders are in the process of articulating their findings, and plan to share their observations with the business community over the next six months.Due to the longstanding fragmentation of the construction industry there won’t be a panacea, but most companies in the sector will find something interesting in the conclusions.

The projects have served as catalysts for change, helping to progress us further toward our goal of modernising and positively shaping the future of construction..The research has also led to interesting collaborations and networking opportunities with other Transforming Construction Challenge partners and beyond.For example, Dr. Tom Beach at Cardiff University has been funded through one of the projects, with significant scholarly interest in his research on digital compliance checking.

As a result of a link fostered by TCN+ with the Construction Innovation Hub, The Hub is now supporting Dr. Beach with some of his leading work.Due to the sheer number of stakeholders involved in supporting these projects, the researchers are frequently making organic connections as they go along.

These include representatives from Tier 1 contractors, housing and healthcare companies, as well as other research bodies like the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).

This is all adding to the excitement.. Research acceleration due to COVID-19.It’s no longer a case of trying to do the same things we’ve always done, just more efficiently.

We’re interested now in doing new and better things.We’re starting to ask different questions.

How do we drive better performance?How do we increase value and deliver those broader outcomes?