Publisher's Synopsis
Many innovations in the UK construction industry are developed in response to the government initiatives based on the Egan Report. This publication provides a background and profile of innovations in the UK construction industry though an analysis of the innovations presented within the Network of Construction Creativity Clubs (NCCC). The analysis of collected data shows that significant efforts are being made in the construction industry, academia, professional organisations, and through government initiatives to stimulate and achieve improvements. Innovations are taking place in all construction related areas, especially in environmental impact management, contracting and partnering, procurement, and application of IT. The NCCC has thus provided not only a forum for direct knowledge transfer on innovations between the construction industry SMEs and academia, but it has also provided information on the conditions and mechanisms supporting the innovations.
