Construction Archives

We accelerate innovation in the built environment, helping to create sustainable buildings, smart infrastructure, and inclusive urban spaces across the UK.

Our projects focus on decarbonising the built environment, harnessing digital technologies, and enabling connected, resilient communities.

1.5 million homes

Target for new homes to be built by the end of this Parliament

26%

Proportion of UK greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and product use in 2022.

£11 billion

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

Sustainable buildings and infrastructure

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.

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Urban design & place making

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.

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Digital Construction

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.

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Driving collaborative innovation for Infrastructure

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.

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Open Calls

Have an innovative pilot, product, or solution?

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Station Innovation Zone

We’re working with Network Rail and SMEs to test new technologies in live station environments. This helps SMEs grow, reduces risk for rail partners, and improves the passenger experience.

Project

Connected Airport Living Labs

The Connected Airport Living Labs is designed as a network of collaborative partnerships between Connected Places Catapult and UK airports, through which UK-based SMEs can test and demonstrate their late-stage innovative solution in a live airport environment.