We global citizens must look all over the world to find the best techniques

By James Faflik2019-02-01T06:00:00

If we can work better, work smarter, by employing practices used elsewhere in the world, why wouldn’t we?

Value engineering is a practice for which the UK construction industry has been criticised – in my view this is due in part to the fact that such practices vary so greatly. The best companies help clients to make informed choices to reduce costs at every stage of a project, from inception through to completion. But unfortunately, it’s not like that everywhere.

During a trip to Gleeds’ New York office, it became apparent to me that those working in the US place great emphasis on value management from the very beginning of a project. Their reporting system is succinct, while design-and-build procurement methods – common in the UK – are virtually unheard of. Is this something we could learn from?

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