The housing industry suffers from a fragmented approach to project conception, execution and delivery, the result of which often is a product that is not consistent with design intent and a 'performance gap'. Limited engagement of occupants with the project team post-occupancy means that any 'settling in' issues are not addressed. There are also no industry-wide mechanisms for feedback to be used to inform future work. The housing industry faces the dual challenge of delivering the 'zero carbon homes' standards from 2016 and meeting the large volumes of new homes to address the housing demand in the country, government figures for which are as high as 240,000 a year. Recent research has indicated that as-built and in-use performance of homes can be significantly worse than the design targets. This study will look into the requirements from a 'framework' based on BSRIA's Soft Landings, that will guide the roles and responsibilities within project teams to ensure there is a higher degree of confidence in the performance of new homes, both in terms of their energy use and satisfaction amongst the occupants.

The OnSoLa project looks to innovate in how Soft Landings and Government Soft Landings can be delivered effectively and efficiently using digital communications. Stickyworld, BSRIA, COSTAIN, Studio Klaschka, CJS (UK Management) Ltd, and NCTech will collaborate across 9 months to explore the commercial and technical feasibility for a fully digitally enabled and supported Soft Landings process. Combining BIM, digital media, online expertise via an integrated stakeholder engagement platform, the aim is to develop a digital platform and supporting service that aligns perfectly with Soft Landings and Government Soft Landings process in order to reduce risk of poor briefing, handover or operations which often occurs when end users, facilities and suppliers are excluded from the design and handover processes. The OnSoLa project team will map, measure and test the technical and commercial viability of packaging their solution for Contractors, their clients and Soft Landing champions, combining technology subscriptions, content creation services and supporting advice.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

This project develops and trials a new way working on the construction of an £8m Royal Marines’ training centre in Lympstone, Dorset, for the MOD to be completed in 2015. Normally, design consultants and construction specialists in the design and construction team will each insure against their individual liabilities on a construction project. This is wasteful, not only in terms of insurance costs but because it sets boundaries between different disciplines and hinders how well the team can work together. The new approach, called ‘Integrated Project Insurance’ effectively provides insurance for the whole team working as a ‘virtual company’. Not only is this a more cost-effective approach, it frees the team from being concerned about their own liability and encourages them to concentrate on improving the project overall. Current estimates suggest that this new approach could save between 15% and 20% of construction costs, and deliver major improvements to new buildngs also.

iCIM is an everyday design tool that facilitates carbon assessment by supporting designers and informing their decisions throughout the building lifecycle. It leads towards zero carbon and low impact building by enabling : a) The analysis of carbon embodiment and building modelling data from mainstream design and specification tools. For example, it has been shown to be fully interoperable with Autodesk’s Revit tool – taking in information from the model and returning it seamlessly. b) The development of a building lifecycle carbon signature at any stage with particular emphasis on the early, feasibility and pre-design stages. The tools are available to designers, contractors and owners through fully interactive 3D, tables and charts in a web interface. c) Carbon costing of any construction form, removing the constraints of current methods which only support pre-defined construction assemblies. d) Carbon and capital cost comparison. The tool demonstrates the impact of key decisions and allows them to explore alternatives and determine which decisions drive low impact design.