Construction Research Programme
Partners in Innovation, the research scheme for the Construction Sector closed to new applications in September 2002. Construction research is now funded through the Technology Strategy Board. Calls under the strategy are generic but cover a number of key issues for the sector - ITC, Materials, Waste etc
We are working closely with the Chair of the National Platform for the Built Environment as a key stakeholder network to develop construction relevant sub-themes to the Technology Strategy Board.
Through the TSB we are encouraging collaborative research involving key industry players, research organisations and HEIs and networks of expertise and excellence.
Working with BERR, CLG, DEFRA and industry, the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has developed an Innovation Platform in Low Impact Buildings to enable industry to deliver more sustainable buildings through collaborative research and development (R&D), demonstration programmes and design competitions.
The Platform will address a number of key themes such as the integration of technologies into viable buildings; design tools for future climate change; the use of new materials and components; building management and the use of low-carbon energy sources.
The Platform will draw on the Knowledge Transfer Network for the Modern Built Environment (MBE-KTN) which aims to intensify technological innovation in the built environment and promote knowledge transfer.
The KTN, led by BRE, partnered with Arup, The Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA) and the Construction Research and Information Association (CIRIA) was launched formally in Spring 2007.