Building New Opportunities for Timber GATE Conference Aberystwyth 21 st April 2005

Don Snow Board Member Constructing Excellence in Wales

‘Rethinking Construction’  Selection processes – radical change  Integrated teams  Contracts based on target and whole life cost approach  End to selection by lowest price tender  Performance measurement  Culture and processes must be changed

Approved Purposes  Promote Rethinking Construction  Demonstrate Innovation  Co-ordinate activities in Wales  Disseminate Best Practice  Establish RC Forum in Wales

Progress and Commitment  WAG sponsorship  ERDF Funding for SME’s in Wales  Commitment from LA’s, HA’s, WLGA, WPIT  Welsh Health Estates  N Wales Housing Consortium  15 Demonstration Projects  Benchmarking Club

Progress and Commitment  Communication networks established 1.Best Practice Clubs 2.Consultative Forum 3.Public Sector Client Forum  52 Events in 2 yrs 3 mths.  Growing Database

Sustainable Construction  EC Final Report 2001  CEW priority 2002  EC/WAG TASK Project 2003  CEW Task Group, WDA Future Technologies Programme, Mandix Consultancy and Cardiff University  CEW Starting to Construct Differently 2004  WAG Sustainable Development Action Plan 2004

Starting to Construct Differently  Sustainable construction needs a world class knowledge management system  Challenge is to develop:  CEW business-to-business knowledge transfer  Better links between businesses and academia  2005: CEW, Design Commission, WAG and WDA partnership with researchers

Sustainable Construction  New opportunity for Timber to help create a knowledge based industry  Aim for excellent products and processes  Meet the challenge to:  Do things better  Do things different  Work in partnership