1. Built and Human Environment Research Centre Presentation for InnoCons 27 July 2001

2. Who are we? Multi-disciplinary centre involving Construction and Property Management, Art and Design, Virtual Reality, Acoustics, Civil Engineering, Environmental Management, Action Learning Multi-disciplinary centre involving Construction and Property Management, Art and Design, Virtual Reality, Acoustics, Civil Engineering, Environmental Management, Action Learning 5* rated (RAE) 5* rated (RAE) 49+ Research Active Staff 49+ Research Active Staff 17 Professors, 7 industrial visiting professors 17 Professors, 7 industrial visiting professors 25 research assistants 25 research assistants 150+ postgraduates by research 150+ postgraduates by research 200+ industrial collaborators 200+ industrial collaborators More than 700 publications produced in the last four years More than 700 publications produced in the last four years Research spent in the last 4 years, £7m in cash (£7m in kind) Research spent in the last 4 years, £7m in cash (£7m in kind) Completion of more than 60 PhDs in the last 4 years Completion of more than 60 PhDs in the last 4 years £600k Mres in construction innovation £600k Mres in construction innovation £400k HEFCE VULCAN lab (Urban Regeneration) £400k HEFCE VULCAN lab (Urban Regeneration) Current research contracts in excess of £4m Current research contracts in excess of £4m Potential new contracts over £3m Potential new contracts over £3m

3. Research Income Research Council Research Council EU EU Government Government Industry Industry

4. Research Income (%)

5. Research Centres Construct IT Construct IT Centre for Facilities Management Centre for Facilities Management Centre for Construction Innovation Centre for Construction Innovation SURFACE (Accessibility Research) SURFACE (Accessibility Research) SURF (Sustainable Futures) SURF (Sustainable Futures) EOHSLRC EOHSLRC Acoustics, Art and Design, CVE, Revans Centre Acoustics, Art and Design, CVE, Revans Centre

6. Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre £3m for 5 years (EPSRC) £3m for 5 years (EPSRC) Support for applied and blue skies research Support for applied and blue skies research Support for dissemination and commercialisation Support for dissemination and commercialisation Main Themes: Process, IT, and Organisation and Management Main Themes: Process, IT, and Organisation and Management

7. Networks EPSRC Integration of Design and Construction EPSRC Integration of Design and Construction IMI Information Standardisation & Exchanges IMI Information Standardisation & Exchanges IMI Process IMI Process BEQUEST BEQUEST Constrinnonet Constrinnonet CIB CIB

8. InnoCons Team Les Ruddock (manager) Les Ruddock (manager) Erika Leho (researcher) Erika Leho (researcher) Martin Sexton Martin Sexton Alex Wharton Alex Wharton

9. Construction Innovation Projects Constrinnonet Constrinnonet MSA MSA Innovation in Small Construction Firms Innovation in Small Construction Firms

10. SIGs Centre for Construction Innovation Centre for Construction Innovation RICS RICS NFB NFB