1. Tayside Construction Forum Stephen Good CSiC Chief Executive 27.5.15

2. background

3. Funding Approved: March 2014 (£7.5m Core + £1.8m Capital Equipment) CSiC Launched: October 2014 Industry Led Governance Board Industry/Academic Technical Advisory Group Industry Led Operations Team Currently based in The Lighthouse, Glasgow

6. vision

7. “To create a networked community of industry, academic and public sector talent, channelled towards providing necessary, effective and appropriate innovation support to industry in order to deliver a paradigm shift in the sector’s approach to innovation and drive transformational change within the industry.” CSiC Steering Group February 2014

8. key objectives: uncover & develop with industry the value that lies in innovating drive future demand for the innovation support available from Scotland’s leading universities empower industry to take ownership of the innovation process align academic expertise & public sector agency support bridge existing gaps by matching industry need to appropriate innovation support packages deliver support from inception to commercialisation

9. our industry

10. UK Context Over the coming decade £250 billion will be invested in built environment infrastructure The 2020-Vision report on future UK construction identified key areas of growth as offsite construction, energy efficiency measures, infrastructure and ICT The UK CPA has indicated the construction sector will grow by £111 billion by 2017 Global Context Globally, construction is forecast to grow by 65% from £4.6 trillion in 2011 to £7.6 trillion in 2020 By 2020, construction will account for 13% of the World’s GDP with much of the activity focussed on Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe

11. Scottish Context 170,000 people -10% of all Scottish jobs 31,000 businesses GVA of £8.7 billion Top 10 Scottish construction firms had a total turnover of £2.2 billion and employed 6,000 people directly Unique role in building the infrastructure to support society and commerce and enable all other sectors to grow Scotland’s low carbon economic strategy cites construction, building technologies, energy-related retrofits, and waste reduction measures as priority market opportunities Building technologies and energy management sectors alone are forecast to support 15,000 jobs by 2020. The low carbon retrofit market for buildings is expected to be worth £400 million over the next 5 years The industry’s current strategy aims to grow GVA by £800 million by 2016 (£9.5 billion)

12. key challenges

13. key challenges: current innovation support is fragmented & confusing there are significant gaps in the support landscape needs are diverse (products, processes, skills etc) challenges are many (low carbon agenda/waste/H&S etc) industry apathy HEI support often not focused on industry need

14. 4 channels of support

15. business innovation support

16. product innovation support

17. process innovation support

18. service innovation support

19. 5 key themes

20. advanced construction

21. energy + ICT

22. design + performance

23. environment

24. infrastructure

25. technical advisory group

26. Chair Len Bunton, Bunton Consulting Environment Richard Allan, Hutton Institute Dr Scott Arthur, Herriot Watt University Advanced Construction Andy Outram, Turner Townsend Professor Sean Smith, Edinburgh Napier University Infrastructure Steve Irvine, Laing O’Rourke Professor Rod Jones, University of Dundee Energy and ICT Dr Lori McElroy, SUST Professor Joe Clarke, University of Strathclyde Design and Performance Matt Bridgestock, John Gilbert Architects Professor Richard Laing, Robert Gordon University Observer Suzanne Dawson, Interface Bunton Consulting

28. engaging with CSiC

29. operational model: Single point of entry to a wealth of academic and public sector expertise No funding call cycle…flexible support focuses on meeting industry demand when it’s required Academic support model is collaborative across HEI’s…A Team Projects must be demand driven and industry led Stimulating industry demand is critical across key sectors Projects with greatest economic impact potential will be prioritised

30. construction scotland innovation centre info@cs-ic.org +44(0)141 212 5250 www.cs-ic.org @CScotIC

31. thank you.