CIOB has launched a range of digital resources designed to help construction clients achieve better project outcomes and create more value.
Central to these is a new best practice guide for professional clients: Leading Projects in the Built Environment, which is available to download free of charge.
Aimed at those who are new to the process, the new guide helps clients get the building blocks right from the start. It explains how projects are structured and managed, and what to look out for along the way.
Drawing on CIOB members’ expertise, it highlights the things clients can do to benefit their project. Although aimed primarily at larger projects/programmes, the principles apply regardless of size.
Initial resources also include online training courses and signposting to third-party support, as well as top tips and FAQs for homeowners.
The official launch was on 7 March with a ‘what clients want/need’ panel discussion at Futurebuild, London, chaired by Daphne Thissen from Thissen Consulting.
Panellists included: Jennifer Makkreel, deputy head of capital projects, University of Oxford; Neil Pennell, head of design, innovation and property solutions, Land Securities; David Haimes, former programme director, Highways Agency; and Jamie Strathearn, head of programme, cost, procurement, pre-construction, Marks & Spencer.
Over time, CIOB envisages a global, one-stop shop for all those in need of advice. There will be best practice case studies and knowledge-sharing podcasts and resources available for contractors, who themselves become clients when they subcontract work.
