| Wednesday 17th October 2001 |
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| 15:30 | Registration |
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| 16:00 |
Introduction & Progress Report |
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| Prof. Tim Broyd, Chairman of Construct IT | |||
| 16:15 |
Is Construction Leading Edge? Is IT Offering Value? |
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| Mike Welton, C.E. Balfour Beatty | |||
| Mike discussed the strategic positioning of IT in the construction industry. He explained his views on the performance of IT professionals and suppliers within the construction industry and how they meet the expectation of the boards of major construction companies. | |||
| 17:00 | SPICE FM Panel | |
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| Chaired by: | Ron Stone, NHS Estate | ||
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Speakers: |
Prof. Marjan Sarshar, University of Salford | ||
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John Foster, Central Manchester Trust | ||
| NHS Estates have collaborated
with Salford University to develop an organisational learning framework
for facilities organisations. This session explored the business benefits
of the SPICE framework. |
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| 17:45 | Tea and Coffee | ||
| 18:00 |
The Basingstoke Project |
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| Mervyn Richards, Laing | |||
| Mervyn presented the fully engineered 3D model of the Basingstoke project, which was put together with the designer's information for clash detection, design integration and visualisation. Engineering information from trade contractors was also brought into the model. All the information was accessible via a project intranet. | |||
| 19:00 | Close | ||
| 19:45 | Dinner | ||
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Thursday 18th October 2001 2nd Morning |
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| 09:30 | Hochtief | |
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| Dr.
Uwe Krueger, Managing Director, Hochtief |
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| Hochtief
is the largest contractor in Germany. Hoctief differentiates itself through
advanced use of IT as an enabler for the business. Dr Krueger discussed
Hochtief’s current position and future initiatives. |
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| 10:15 | Remote project information access via the new generation of mobile technology | ||
| Joel
Wilkinson, Nokia |
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| Joel discussed remote access to project information using the new generation of mobile technology together with the experiences from other industries. | |||
| 11:00 | Introduction to Parallel Sessions | ||
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will be a five-minute introduction to each parallel session. |
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| 11:15 | Coffee | ||
| 11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Sessions | |||
| 11:30 | Session One: Web based Construct IT Self Assessment Tool & ITCBP Update | |
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| Guy Hazelhurst, Langdon Davis Consultancy, on behalf of ITCBP | |||
| 11:30 | Session Two: RICS Building Cost Information Service Online - Internet and Beyond | |
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| Ian Pegg, Technical Director, BCIS Ltd | |||
| Within
this session Ian combined a demonstration of the BCIS Online service together
with observations on the technological path taken. Since the launch in April
2000 of an Internet version of the long-standing BCIS Online service it
has become even easier to access and apply BCIS information. Development
has continued over the first 18 months, which extend the scope of the service
and offer greater integration with other applications. |
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| 11: 30 | Session Three: eLEGAL | |
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| Chaired by: | Clive Seddon, Masons | ||
| Speakers: | Prof. Andrew Baldwin, Loughborough University | ||
| Sue Langley, CITE | |||
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The
project team presented the EU funded research project, eLEGAL, whose goal
is to define a framework for legal conditions and contracts regarding
the use of ICT in project business. The expected key results from this
project are:
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| 13:00 – 14:15 Lunch |
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| 2nd Afternoon | |||
| 14:15 | Feedback from each parallel session | ||
| There will be a short review of the parallel sessions. | |||
| 14:30 | Construction processes: How does the UK compare with its Continental partners? | |
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| John
Goodall, FIEC |
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| FIEC
is the European federation of contractors. John compared the performance
of the UK Construction Industry against EU. He addressed insurance as well
as supply chain issues. Finally John discussed FIEC’s efforts in promoting
IT in the construction industry and potential collaboration with Construct
IT. |
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| 15:15 | The role of IT in Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning in construction | |
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| Chaired by: | Prof. Peter Morris, UMIST | ||
| Taha Elhag, UMIST | |||
| Prof. Hilary Kahn, University of Manchester | |||
| The project team presented the findings
of a two-year project, KILCON, which is investigating the role of IT in
Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning in construction. Peter
Morris is an ex-Bovis Commercial Director and is currently a professor at
UMIST. |
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| 16:00 | Special Interest Groups | ||
| Sum up and discussion Prof. Tim Broyd, Chairman of Construct IT | |||