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Really enjoyed this session yesterady and a selected bunch with different experiences and standpoints made interesting discussion. A few stand out points for me were How the Building Safety Act is going to impact on Frameworks and collaboration moving forwards. I see it as a positive thing and a real opportuity to move forwards on what Lagan, Egan et al have reported on for 40 years. What do you think? Construction procurement is now about far more than just the activity itself. Someone talked about us becoming school teachers, parents, counsellors and much more as part of the social value agenda, which I believe in. However, this got me thinking. When the government procures IT systems (thinking the Post Office Horizon and the NHS, and more specifically, Fujitsu, then what Social value for those levels of contracts do they have to demonstrate and give? What did the suppliers in the PPE crisis have to do to win the contracts? I bet not as much as construction has to. This is not fair or right. Surely Social Value should be spread across the whole procurement piece fairly? What is your experience? What do you think?

BOWA Construction CEO Nosa Ehimwenman is named to Crain's Chicago Business Who's Who list. Learn more about Bowa's impact on the city!

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While we might not be experts at the building side of construction, you can rest assured knowing we're the experts with the numbers. Check out this fun video we made for ABC Florida First Coast Chapter Excellence in Construction Awards!

We are delighted to announce that our Managing Director Dick Clerkin is one of the keynote speakers at next week's National Construction Summit in the Abbotstown campus on April 18th. This year, Dick will be leaning on Clerkin Consulting's experience with MMC Companies, discussing the challenges and risks they face when it comes to scaling for growth, coupled with the strategies that can be deployed to minimise any risk along the way. To get the conversation going... based on your own experiences, what do you see as the key risks and challenges facing the MMC industry, from both an Internal and External viewpoint?

Happy Construction Appreciation Week! 🛠️ This week we celebrate all those who work tirelessly to protect what's beneath the roof, and especially our amazing team who is dedicated to raising the roof on innovation and excellence in the commercial roofing industry. #ConstructionAppreciationWeek #ProtectingWhatMatters #BuildingStrongerTogether #Innovation #Partnership #CommercialRoofing #RoofRepair #Contractors #Construction #PropertyManagers #FacilityManagers

The recent roundtable event co-hosted by Kier Construction and PCE Limited brought together like-minded industry experts from across the construction value chain. The goal? To find more meaningful opportunities to reduce embodied carbon in precast concrete. We need to work together to drive change and make progress quickly. 🎥 Watch Sarah Blackwell and James Franklin talk more about the innovations behind carbon reduction in precast concrete.

It was great to join DDC Commissioner Thomas Foley, P.E., and DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez this morning at New York Building Congress panel and share all the ways we’re building a stronger, safer, more resilient future. Thank you Carlo Scissura for the opportunity to share the role and remit of the public realm team at City Hall. To recap, we are focused on doing 3 things: 1. Hardware - Advancing transformative public space projects to make sure they happen on time and on budget. From Fifth Avenue and Broadway Vision to Chinatown Connections and Queensway, we support capital agencies to get them decisions they need to keep projects moving. 2. Software - Creating vibrant public spaces is not just about building new. The real secret sauce is maintenance and programming which can transform the smallest unassuming spaces into something wonderful. Cities need partners to help us do that maintainance and activation work, but we don’t always make it easy for partners. How do we make it easier for partners to do this work in our public spaces? 3. Orgware - Many agencies have various jurisdictions over public spaces. How can city agencies better coordinate their policies, rules, regulations, and plans in a comprehensive way that is easier to understand for people to understand and navigate? To learn more about our work check out www.nyc.gov/publicrealm

It was a pleasure to tell the Fred Lay #story, trust me, you want to #read it! His tenacity is nothing short of #inspiring! #ceos #businessnews #adoption #businessadvice #ecodev

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