Previous conferences

The first Revaluing Construction conference took place in Manchester, UK in February 2003. It was the first conference to bring together leaders of construction reform programmes from around the world. The conference attracted some 125 people and was organised by the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). Under the title "Revaluing Construction - the International Agenda" it focused on three interrelated themes:

• Change through construction reform programmes.
• The restructuring of business and project processes.
• The concept of value.

The second Revaluing Construction conference took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in March 2005. The conference attracted some 225 people from 19 countries. It was organised by the Foundation for Building Research (SBR) with financial support from PSIBouw - a Dutch construction reform programme initiated by government and the industry. Under the title "Revaluing Construction 2005 - the Challenge of Change in Construction" it dealt with issues of change in the industry:

• Radical change is on the agenda. But how can it be achieved?
• How can a traditional industry like construction be transformed to an efficient, technologically advanced and valued contributor to a modern economy?
• How does one achieve lasting change in an industry with so many small enterprises and specialist groups?
  

These conferences as well as Revaluing Construction 2007 - Crossing Boundaries form part of the broader Revaluing Construction initiative by CIB which supports initiatives for change and improvement in construction.