The UK’s innovation accelerator for transport,
We champion efficient, inclusive, and sustainable buildings, infrastructure, and public spaces — creating connected communities through place-making, planning, and urban design.
From decarbonising the built environment to creating connected communities, we drive innovation, delivering real-world impact.
Target for new homes to be built by the end of this Parliament
Proportion of UK greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and product use in 2022.
Potential savings from spatial planning reforms to unlock critical infrastructure.
Without this programme (Homes for Healthy Ageing), we would not have achieved the range of learning we did. It’s been an opportunity to change the way we deliver homes in the future, so it’s exciting to see how we can drive the next stage of learning and delivery.
Graham Scanlan
Assistant Director of Housing & Communities, Sunderland City Council
By 2050
80%
of households will live in homes already built
To meet net zero targets
1 million
homes
need retrofitting each year
Our focus areas
We support the development of energy-efficient, inclusive, and safe buildings and infrastructure. Our work includes decarbonising the built environment, improving lifecycle management, and promoting efficient and healthy homes.
We help create connected, thriving urban spaces through innovative planning, design, and collaborative co-creation. Our focus is on aligning spatial planning with infrastructure development to unlock investment and improve quality of life.
Digital Construction International Programme (DCIP) provides strategic and technical expertise to support the adoption of digital construction across national and local infrastructure organisations, public policy units, programme teams, and individual projects.
Explore how the Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership (i3P) facilitates collaboration between infrastructure operators, supply chains, and innovators to increase productivity, improve safety and reduce carbon emissions.
Projects
Open Calls
Are you working on an innovative pilot, project, or initiative within data and digital in transport or the built environment?
Check out the open calls and opportunities to collaborate with Connected Places Catapult and major stakeholders in this space.
Current opportunities
Public Realm Innovation Initiative
Applications close 30 April
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