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Many thanks to the i3P members who joined us on Thursday lunchtime for the i3P SME Programme briefing. The i3P SME programme, supported by Innovate UK, has been launched to unlock innovation hidden in the SME supply chain. Enabling the adoption of new technologies to drive productivity and support the growth of high performing SMEs….

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Home (AIMCH) has published a research report to help the housebuilding sector use data to demonstrate the value of modern methods of construction. AIMCH is a collaborative innovation project involving major private, public and academic partners set up in 2019 to transform how the construction industry builds…

i3P has made great strides since it was first created in October 2016, establishing a reputation that enabled it to be influential in the Sector Deal for Construction. The completion and publication of the Innovation Investment Priorities research in 2019 enabled i3P to establish the 4 Strategic Priority Themes which it will use to drive…

The Wind Twin Consortium , Agility3 modelling and simulation, Brunel Innovation Centre, Dashboard Ltd., ESI Group and TWI Ltd , are developing an innovative solution for preventive and predictive maintenance of wind turbines. TWI is hosting a WindTwin open day, with industry expert speakers, on 28 January at TWI’s Cambridge facilities. Discover more and register…

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced new measures which go faster and further to improve building safety. The slow pace of improving building safety standards will not be tolerated, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick warned today (20 January 2020), as he announced measures that go further and faster to ensure residents are safe in their…

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Nuclear Innovation Programme (NIP) is hosting an event for suppliers on 30th Jan.   The event aims to disseminate information on progress from initial phases of parts of the wider £180 million BEIS investment through the NIP and promote opportunities for the next phase of the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials…

  Going Digital with Big Data: How to Harness its Value to Improve Design, Construction, and Operation.   i3P member Mark Coates from Bentley Systems shares his report below, identifying why we should be making the most of data & how we can mobilise it in the short-term and long-term within the construction & design…

  Last month, i3P hosted its first Carbon Conference – aiming to shape our industry carbon reduction programme through innovation and collaboration. Supported by Volvo’s Construction Climate Challenge (CCC), the day brought leading organisations together, from clients and the supply chain in the infrastructure sector, to agree on the priorities for innovation that will reduce…

How Exoskeletons Are Changing Construction i3P is interested in how Exoskeletons are changing construction and how the technology is making revolutionary strides within the industry. We are aware of one i3P member who has some onsite experience, and another who is interested in collaboration. We are very interested to hear from other i3P members if…