{"id":94216,"date":"2018-07-23T12:14:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f22015e95275d71d7c829218515b0be0"},"modified":"2018-07-23T12:14:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:14:38","slug":"news-story-more-efficient-high-quality-buildings-apply-for-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=94216","title":{"rendered":"News story: More efficient, high-quality buildings: apply for funding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UK organisations can apply for a share of up to \u00a312.5 million for projects to transform how the construction sector delivers new buildings.<\/p>\n

The funding is provided by UK Research and Innovation<\/a> and delivered through Innovate UK.<\/p>\n

The need to transform<\/h2>\n

There is a shortage of high-quality housing in the UK and we need more affordable, energy-efficient and healthier places to live and work. This is creating demand to produce buildings more quickly, safely and with lower emissions.<\/p>\n

For this to happen there has to be a revolution in the construction sector. Currently it lags behind other industries for productivity \u2013 and hasn\u2019t changed much in more than 40 years.<\/p>\n

So through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund<\/a> government is supporting a transformation of UK construction.<\/p>\n

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Find opportunities for business and research to transform construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The \u00a3170 million government investment, matched by \u00a3250 million from industry, will create new construction processes and techniques for building manufacture.<\/p>\n

This \u00a312.5 million funding competition is one element of the programme, which also includes funding for research, a new construction network and the creation of an active building centre and innovation hub.<\/p>\n

It is a core part of the Construction Sector Deal<\/a>, which sets out its vision for a future-proofed sector that can provide affordable, energy efficient homes in days or weeks, rather than months, and at a third of the cost.<\/p>\n

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Find out more about the Industry Sector Deals<\/a> and how they\u2019re supporting the modern Industrial Strategy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tackling the construction lifecycle<\/h2>\n

We are looking for projects that address the 3 main stages of the construction lifecycle. Specifically, they should focus on how we:<\/p>\n