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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R95371/01
Title:	Built Environment Innovation Centre - BEIC
Principal Investigator:	Gann, Professor D
Other Investigators:	Nethercot, Professor D Griffiths, Professor D
Researcher Co-Investigators:	Professor J Barlow Dr AJ Salter
Project Partners:	Arup Group Ltd Audi Group Barts and The London Charity Catalyst Housing Group CSC DEGW Department of Trade & Industry Edward Cullinan Architects GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd IBM Laing O'Rourke Ltd Mott Macdonald NHS Office for National Statistics PRP Architects Ltd Royal Mail Sir Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd The Bernard Sunley Foundation Thomas Pocklington Trust Tunstall Telecom Ltd TWI Ltd Willmott Dixon Construction/Housing WS Atkins
Department:	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Organisation:	Imperial College London
Scheme:	IMRC (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 April 2003	Ends:	30 June 2008	Value (£):	3,336,076
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Construction Ops & Management Manufact. Business Strategy
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Construction Environment No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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The centre proposes an ambitious interdisciplinary programme that build upion research and expertise developed over the last five years by the EPSRC's IMI/RAEng Chair in Innovative Manufacturing - Construction. The Centre will draw upon engineering, management and social sciences in order to tacke real world empirical problems focusing on the development of new technology in the production and use of the uilt environment. It addresses competitiveness and quality of life issues, recognising that problems faced by practicioners and policymakers are inter-related and can best be investigated through a collaborative approach.The proposed work is located within the field of engineering, design and innovation management associated with long-lived complex capital assets and infrastructures. As yet, the development, acquisition and deployment of technology in project-based organisations has not been studied in enough detail to create a sufficient body of knowledge. The Centre's staff have close links with industry, user organisations and research networks worldwide. Our activities will draw on and contribute to this wealth of experience,leveraging additional funding from other agencies. The centre will be located in a new JIF-supported research laboratory, The Freeman Centre, designed specifically to encourage creativity, innovation and problem-solving.
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