Calls for proposals launched for Energy Efficient Buildings Initiative

We are pleased to announce the calls for funding for the Energy Efficient Buildings Initiative 2010 have been launched. These include

Sandwell Homes, a major client of Environmental Solutions through Partnerships (ESP’s), was recently placed 21st in the 2010 Sunday Times Best Green Companies List. This also means that the company is second in their sector of bigger companies with a low impact.

ESP believes this is a fantastic achievement and shows how much the company has improved over the last 12 months to go from 27th to 21st in the list.

Climate Change Minister Greg Barker is today (12th July)  launching the first stage of the Government’s plans to help communities become more self-sufficient in the way they use heat and power.

Empowering communities to generate their own energy on a large and a small scale can not only bring in an income but also help save money on fuel bills and increase domestic energy security.

WMCCE held a Workshop on Thursday 24th June 2010 as part of a project it is developing with the West Midlands Climate Change Partnership on Best Practice in Adapting Schools to Climate Change.

Delegates from leading construction companies and local authorities engaged in school building heard from Julie Fay the Regional Climate Change Coordinator why it is vital to adapt to Climate Change
             

The Go for Business (including Find It In Wolverhampton and Building Schools for the Future projects, held at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton on 30th June 2010 brought together many local suppliers and sub-contractors keen to support the local economy.

Logistics practice in the construction industry is still lagging behind industries like retail and manufacturing due to some problems such as fragmentation of construction project teams and limited application of real-time data retrieval/situation awareness systems.

Having provided construction related events to the West Midlands construction marketplace for over 5 years, the West Midlands Centre for Constructing Excellence (WMCCE) in conjunction with the six Best Practice Clubs, namely the Birmingham Best Practice Club (BBPC), Forum for Constructing Excellence (FORCE), Constructing Staffordshire, Hereford and Worcester Constructing Excellence (HAWCE), Shropshire Constructing Excellence Club (SCEC) and the Black Country Constructing Excellence Club (BBCEC),  wo

Staffordshire school pupils were given the chance to try out their skills as construction engineers and building designers in an innovative competition organised by the Staffordshire Partnership and judged by experts from across the industry.

The West Midlands Centre for Constructing Excellence (WMCCE) monthly Construction Talk podcasts give you an insight of what is happening in the UK construction industry, with special emphasis on the West Midlands, through discussions with those who work in the industry from industry leaders and government officials, contractors and the supply chain.

Over the last few months Construction Talk has covered the topics surrounding:

July sees the launch of the WMCCE Benchmarking Forum. Enabled by our partner The Centre for Construction Innovation North West (CCINW), the Forum will provide a new and unique opportunity for clients and constructors in the West Midlands to better understand their  performance in relation to their regional peers.