Arcadis Rejects WSP’s $5.4B Takeover Bid as Undervaluing Firm’s ‘Intrinsic Value’

“We are confident that our standalone strategy is the most effective path to creating value,” said Arcadis CEO Heather Polinsky.

How demonstrable social value turns good buildings into great ones

The standard of proof for social value is now the measure of how investment improved lives and strengthened places.  The post How demonstrable social value turns good buildings into great ones appeared first on Construction Management.

Burnham says UK will ‘value hard hat as much as graduation cap’ as he announces new technical education routes

PM commits to boost quality, availability and status of technical offer to 14-to-16-year olds

Burnham vows to value “hard hat as much as graduation cap”

Prime Minister wants parity between academic and technical education paths

Fusion21 marks social value success

Procurement organisation Fusion21 has released data on its social value programmes, showing that more than 700 people found employment through projects on its frameworks, including 116 apprentices.

The Value of Platforms in Construction

An essential 2024 guide by Mott MacDonald for anyone interested in design, productivity and skills challenges in the construction industry

Constructacademy - Cost Value Reconciliation, The Definitive Guide to CVRs, 20032021

This video explains the basics of a CVR, why they're useful and more importantly how to prepare one. This is the most requested topic from Constructacademy viewers and Richard Wimbush gives a comprehensive explanation of the CVR process. CVRs are an important tool in construction reporting but they are often misunderstood. This can be as a result of the CVR template being too complicated or poorly interpreted. If you want to know how to compile a CVR then look no further than this video

An Introduction to the value toolkit - Published by Construction Innovation Hub

Many projects fail to realise their intended value. Even for projects that are delivered on time and on budget, the anticipated benefits do not always materialise. Why is this?This is why the Construction Innovation Hub is setting out the new Value Toolkit – a suite of tools that will drive faster, better decision making to deliver measurable value improvement. This document provides an introduction to the Value Toolkit – what it is, what it will deliver and how it will be used.

What BIM deliverables add the most value during preconstruction, not construction?

Is alliancing the answer to better value public sector procurement?

How is the development value modelled for a Net Zero Carbon Building such as this?

Should we award the contract to the subcontractor with the lowest price, even though their previous safety record on our projects is poor

Are Performance Bonds offering value for money in current market conditions?