2. Constructionarium: dreams, teams and learning

4. What is Constructionarium?

5. It’s like an aquarium but full of Construction
East Reef Pier
Ravenspurn Oil Rig
Naples Airport Underground station
Millau Viaduct

6. Brief History
Ove Arup Foundation supported Chris Wise to teach at Imperial College.
Chris frustrated at the theoretical teaching.
Stef Stefanou (John Doyle) offered money to Chris to find a solution.
Industry bodies soon gave support: Concrete Centre, Construct, Concrete Bridge Development Group, Ove Arup Foundation, CITB/NCCE.

7. Constructionarium teaching team?
Triangular partnerships (innovative)
University
Students
Site
Suppliers
Construction Contractor
Consulting Engineer

8. What constitutes the Constructionarium?
Residential field trip (usually 6 days)
Hands-on site experience for students
Work experience?.....No, role experience
Students’ roles range from CEng to general operatives
Innovative link of industry-academic as equals on neutral ground

9. Why do it?
Long-term solution………………….
……………….to longstanding problems

10. Problems Solutions Skills Shortage Hands on Experience
Safety and Nuclear Stringent H&S training
Awareness
Recruitment by Industry Exposes students to site life and easy to Head Hunt
Theoretical Approach Pragmatism rules due to tight time deadline and budget
See the Big Picture Applied management training
Gender Imbalance Up to 40% female participants
Staff CPD Training Learn by teaching

11. Where is it held? National Construction College East
CITB Construction Skills, Bircham Newton, Norfolk
14 acres land
fully residential college
Construction training facilities
on former RAF base
Terraformed site

13. Scale - Flexible
To start “keep it small” then grow e.g. small bridge (6m) to large bridge (21m Millau Bridge)
Choose projects within area of partners’ expertise and use their network of contacts for supplies
Infinity Bridge
Millau Bridge

14. What do contractors do?
Bring logistics and site know-how, experienced staff, materials, plant, equipment, operational and safety management, ‘quick fix’ experience, supervision experience, foresight
Fund materials, plant & equipment, own staff and accommodation
Act as “Client”, negotiating contracts and variations

15. Others’ costs
University: £150/student; staff time; accommodation (£55/day) and travel for students and staff; admin and preparation.
Consulting engineers: staff time, design preparation, scaling, modelling, student pack development, residential costs, travel etc.

16. Who is taking it up? Imperial John Doyle Construction
Expedition Engineering
Leeds
Shepherds
Buro Happold
Northumbria
G B Solutions
Space
Liverpool
A J Morrisroe
Mott MacDonald
Cambridge
Stephensons
Ramboll UK
Stow College, Glasgow
Dunne Engineering
Woolgar Hunter
West of Scotland
Strathclyde
UCL
Laing O’Rourke
Waterman
Greenwich
Byrne Bros
W S Atkins
London South Bank
Southampton
Aecom
Salford
Costain
Jacobs
East London
Mitchellson Formwork
Loughborough
Nottingham
Sir Robert McAlpine
Walsh Group
Westminster

17. Who else is interested Rostov on Don University Russia
Other Interested Universities : Aston, Birmingham, Cardiff, Central Lancashire, Kingston, Manchester, Nottingham Trent, Portsmouth, Reading, Warwick, West of England
Rostov on Don University Russia
Bari University Italy
Shanghai University China
6 Universities U.S.A.

18. Who recognises its value?
2004 CONSTRUCT Award for Innovation
CITB NCC donated 5 acres of land
2005 Ingenia (R A Eng magazine) article led to visit by Prince Philip as Senior Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering in 2006
2006/8 East of England Development Agency (upgrade the outdoor classroom and project portfolio)
2008 CITB NCC donated further 9 acres
Structural Steel Design Awards Finalist
BIS, JBM, Construction Skills Council, HEFCE, Professional Bodies, The Concrete Society, Cogent and National Tunnelling Academy
2010 SQA Star Awards Highly Commended
Continuing positive educational / technical press

19. Nuclear Island Project
Participating Training Experience
NOT a Nuclear Site
Safety Awareness
è Nuclear Awareness
New Nuclear Designed Package

20. For more information visit our website www.constructionarium.co.uk