May 14 2004
The Construction Industry Environment Forum (CIEF) has announced a series of June events, People and profit: delivering value through socially beneficial buildings, aimed at demonstrating the value that can be added to a building by designing for social benefit. Events will be held at the following dates and locations:
- 15 June 2004, London
- 21 June 2004, Glasgow
- 24 June 2004, Leeds
Evidence of the value that buildings can add to a clients’ business is emerging at pace. The links between office design and productivity, staff retention and benefits to users is becoming more widely acknowledged. Clients are increasingly considering the design issues of a building as a means to improving the profitability of their business or the efficiency of their service delivery; contractors and designers who offer such demonstrably better products will be able to increase their market share.
These seminars will be of particular interest to clients, investors, architects and planners wishing to optimise the value and benefits resulting from development and building projects. Delegates will gain an insight into the emerging evidence linking socially beneficial design to commercial value, and information on real life case studies that demonstrate the business case. Speakers will also describe a number of case studies covering housing, education and healthcare, where clients have gained direct benefits to their business or service delivery as a result of the design of their buildings.
Source: CIRIA