Building construction
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- To what extent have investments in buildings/infrastructure (new buildings, expansion/maintenance or repurposing for cultural use) led to social and economic regeneration of an area?
- How will new and emerging technology assist in reducing construction costs for road schemes?
- How could modern materials and construction techniques be used to improve both the safety and, through weight reduction, the productivity of dangerous goods tanks?
- How many places and settings will be needed in future, what building designs work best, and where, when, and how should they be provided (taking account of costs, wider community resources, needs, and sense of belonging)?
- What are the contexts in which the different types of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are likely to be most useful? Are new standards for module interfaces required to facilitate the use of MMC? If so, in what terms should they be defined?
- Why has construction sector productivity declined in the UK and in other countries in the recent years? Are there examples of policies across the world which have successfully addressed this?
- What are the opportunities and challenges in deploying off-road automation in construction?
- How can transport investment release additional land for housing and deliver wider economic benefits?
- Where are the skills and capabilities missing within the infrastructure construction and maintenance industry to effectively conserve and enhance biodiversity and implement biodiversity net gain?