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Careful consideration should be given to the impact your work will have on the surrounding community. It is important to familiarise yourself with the local community and if any specific considerations or special requirements need to be accounted for. Below is an example of how sites can adapt their practices to accommodate their neighbours: The contractor identified that the Royal National…
On this project they strive to leave a positive legacy with the impact they have on individuals, the environment, the value chain and in the communities where they work. A key part of their stakeholder and community engagement was to carry out community surveys at three different stages; pre-construction, during construction and post construction. With the knowledge that this project…
At our Bishop Chavasse Primary School site in Tonbridge, we work closely with the local community to ensure smooth relations. Parking was highlighted as a potential issue at the start of the project. On-site parking is not feasible due to the limited space on site. The site also has two other live sites very close by which makes deliveries and…
To widen the way in which the site communicates information about the project to the public, it has created and installed setting out pins engraved with a QR code at various points along its external boundary. These are linked to bespoke websites for each block, sharing artist impressions from designated set out points, setting out drawings, capturing services within the…
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Stakeholders Engagement meeting was held on Teams. Keeping people engaged and in the loop about what is happening on site has always been a priority for the project. As part of the agenda, there was a project overview, the response to coronavirus explaining the measures taken to ensure government guidelines are upheld during the…
This technology creates a ‘digital twin’ of the construction site. Construction progress can be shared with all project stakeholders in particular the school staff, students and parents via a 3D virtual version of the project. The project has been scanned and a virtual version of the job has been uploaded that everyone can “walk around” similar to Google Streetview. This…
Creation of an interactive 4D animation that combines the BIM 3D Revit model with the latest animation technology. This model is then linked to the construction programme to inform the user on daily construction progress. This is interrogated by the site team using touch screen technology during daily short interval control meetings to inform construction planning, design issues and clash…
The Fibonacci Square project in central Dublin is a landmark office development in a high profile site. This project has been on-going for nearly two years when the demolition and excavation works are taken into account. This has generated significant local interest in the progress of the project and what it will finally look like. In order to address this…
What it is Interactive video detailing the incident/ near miss that occurred, why it happened, and the key lessons learnt. This video is produced following a LL critical incident (Can be a near miss rather than LTI or RIDDOR). The video is distributed to other LL sites and to the trades to ensure the same mistakes are not made again….
Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 places an obligation on authorities and those working on its behalf to “Consider crime and disorder in all of its undertakings.” Crime Statistics and Background During 2016/17 there were 2,659 offences shown as occurring within building sites within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) boundary (excluding the City of London and Rail…
Discussions have been taking place between Transport for London (TfL) and Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) on ‘all inclusive’ approaches to diversity and inclusion at roadworks. TfL are presently trialling alternative methods at two major works sites, Old Street and Highbury Corner which involves working closer with local communities and disability groups to better understand their challenges. Subsequently, BHCC…
In a data rich world, we understand the importance of turning data into intelligence so that our teams can make sense of the data and adapt customer facing initiatives on site to address the need. So we decided to analyse our customer feedback data in a number of different ways so that our project and site managers could more easily…