About the Conference As a natural progression from our highly successful international conferences in 2004 and 2006, our Third International Conference was sub-themed Benefiting from Innovation and continued with the overarching theme of Clients Driving Innovation. This Conference demonstrated how applied research is making a difference in delivering social, environmental and economic benefits to property, design, construction and facility management firms, the industry and the community, and provided a forum for leading industry practitioners and researchers to demonstrate the results of their research and innovation. Benefiting from Innovation reported on the practical implementation of innovative technologies and practices, and stimulated new perspectives on innovation in this industry. Conference themes were as follows:- Sustainable construction for the future
- Life-cycle assessment of materials
- Off-site manufacturing
- The role of government in energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings
- Eco-efficiency and life cycle management evaluation tools
- Industry development
- Engaging with SMEs
- Training initiatives
- Innovation and technology diffusion
- Leadership, project management and sustainable teams
- Procurement and risk management
- Risk and reward - mutually beneficial partnerships for all stakeholders
- Benchmarking and productivity
- Sustainable procurement - clients' material and design selection driving resource use
- The effect of innovation on regulations and codes
- Facilities management
- Strategic asset management
- Innovative practices
- Performance management
- Enhancing facility management feedback in design (using nD CAD models)
- Information and communication technologies improving efficiencies
- nD modelling - analysis and simulation solutions to 'test before invest'
- Interoperable data exchange and model servers
- Life-long information, digital standards and protocols
- Meeting client needs
- Who is the client? Understanding and meeting client needs
- Quality of digital models and information flows
- Practical applications of R&D
- Client/designer/contractor interaction
- Occupational health and safety
- Regulation of OH&S
- Responsible OH&S practices
- Current trends in OH&S
- The client's role in driving best practice
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