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With the current global crisis surrounding COVID-19, we know that society is facing unprecedented and uncertain times ahead. Ultimately, this is likely to have a significant impact on the construction sector and consequently many of the communities we live and work...

Earlier this month saw the Construction Innovation Hub make its debut appearance at Futurebuild, the annual industry trade show which has rightly earned its place as one of the ‘go-to’ events in the construction calendar. Having earned its place as a one-stop-shop for...

The Construction Innovation Hub has today unveiled the industry players who will take forward its flagship Platform Design programme. A central plank of the Hub’s four-year Government-backed programme to transform UK construction, Platforms will enable new buildings...

Three of the largest R&D initiatives in the history of the UK’s construction sector are set to appear together at a trade event for the first time, as the UK Research & Innovation’s Transforming Construction Challenge partners are announced as Lead Innovation...

Leading offsite advocacy body Buildoffsite, part of the CIRIA network, has teamed up with the Construction Innovation Hub to help deliver its mission to transform the way that buildings and infrastructure are designed, manufactured, integrated and connected within our...

National industry body Constructing Excellence is to become the newest delivery partner of the £72 million Government-backed Construction Innovation Hub. With an extensive network of national and regional members, which cuts across sectors and the supply chain,...

The Construction Innovation Hub has enjoyed a busy and productive few weeks exhibiting and leading key conversations at some of the UK’s most exciting events in construction. After our participation in CDBB Week and our award-winning involvement in UK Construction...

The construction sector could soon benefit from a new digital system which will support whole-life outcomes-based decision-making in new asset procurement. While numerous individual tools and methodologies exist for evaluating the social, environmental and economic...

Some of construction’s biggest players will help develop the standards for a new ‘kit of parts’ which will be used to create the next generation of government projects like schools, hospitals and prisons. The Construction Innovation Hub has today appointed a new...

This October saw the Construction Innovation Hub make its debut appearance at UK Construction Week, the UK's largest built environment event. The Hub’s presence at the show was used as an opportunity to engage directly with the industry players who will be critical to...

Would you like to hear from the leading opinion makers and shapers, initiators of ideas and professional pathfinders in the world of construction? The Hub Blog is your new 'go-to' resource for the latest insights on driving innovation and transformative change in...

Construction’s largest ever government-backed initiative is offering innovative businesses the chance to be part of a programme which will create the next generation of new build projects. The Platform Design Programme, announced today through an Open Call at the...

A group of talented youngsters will today see their dreams come true as the futuristic homes they designed are set to be brought to life. The 2019 Student Design Challenge, which is being delivered by education charity MOBIE and the recently launched Construction...

The construction sector’s brightest young minds gather today in Leeds to explore how their generation is embracing new technologies to make the construction industry better, faster and stronger. This year’s Generation for Change (G4C) conference, themed...

The newly-formed Construction Innovation Hub has teamed up with the Ministry of Building Innovation and Education (MOBIE) to challenge school students in the UK to design a home for the 21st Century. The winning design is set to become a reality. The 2019 MOBIE and...

The Construction Innovation Hub is delighted to welcome the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) as a delivery partner. Launched in October 2014, the CSIC industry-led team have been linking together businesses, university experts and public sector providers...

The Construction Innovation Hub (formerly the Transforming Construction Alliance) announces the creation of a powerful new Industry Board to ensure key industry decision makers and leaders help to shape its programme of work. The £72 million Construction Innovation...

An alliance of experts specialising in digital, manufacturing, building performance standards and construction technology has been awarded leadership of a new national Hub to drive innovation and technological advances in the UK construction and infrastructure...