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Built environment
The built environment is complex, with challenge and opportunity across both new construction and in the management and maintenance of existing building stock.
We believe that the long-term fundamentals of supply and demand in mature economies remain positive and that there are clear opportunities to export best practice internationally.
We see mega-trends across infrastructure investment, online distribution, smart buildings and new methods of construction that unlock global markets for players with the right strategy.
With the winners often defined by their ability to manage stretch on the supply-side, we help our clients to focus and prioritize.
Example areas of expertize include:
Modular construction: Modelling adoption of various new methods of construction from panelized to full volumetric systems, to identify the winners.
Increasing H&S and compliance: Tracking a range of new services, systems and platforms that are being adopted internationally.
Managing skills shortage: Identifying the features of businesses that can manage supply-side stretch and recruit, train and retain skilled labour.
Online platforms: Tracking the models that are ready for the shift to online distribution, as well as cloud-based planning and BIM systems.
Smart buildings: Considering shifts in building products and services into the built environment enabled by better monitoring and data analytics.
Upgrading infrastructure: Our modelling highlights the basis for long-term growth in investment internationally, from housing to transport to energy.
Example areas of expertize include:
Modular construction: Modelling adoption of various new methods of construction from panelized to full volumetric systems, to identify the winners.
Increasing H&S and compliance: Tracking a range of new services, systems and platforms that are being adopted internationally.
Managing skills shortage: Identifying the features of businesses that can manage supply-side stretch and recruit, train and retain skilled labour.
Online platforms: Tracking the models that are ready for the shift to online distribution, as well as cloud-based planning and BIM systems.
Smart buildings: Considering shifts in building products and services into the built environment enabled by better monitoring and data analytics.
Upgrading infrastructure: Our modelling highlights the basis for long-term growth in investment internationally, from housing to transport to energy.
Construction sector forecasting: We have tried and tested models to forecast construction sectors in partnership with international data sources.
Market entry: A strong track record of supporting clients with market entry into new product and service markets both domestically and internationally.
Operational guidance: We have significant in-house experience of operational change, improvement and site rationalization across manufacturing and distribution facilities.
Site expansion strategy: Our analytics tools allow us to prove correlations between successful sites and situational factors to inform acquisition and roll-out strategies.
Sales effectiveness and improvement: We have tools to develop a pipeline of opportunities in the market for our clients and analyze conversion to identify areas for improvement.
Industry best practice and benchmarking: We have conducted surveys with hundreds of businesses to identify the features of share takers and share losers, using insights to benchmark clients against peers in key performance areas.
Construction sector forecasting: We have tried and tested models to forecast construction sectors in partnership with international data sources.
Market entry: A strong track record of supporting clients with market entry into new product and service markets both domestically and internationally.
Operational guidance: We have significant in-house experience of operational change, improvement and site rationalization across manufacturing and distribution facilities.
Site expansion strategy: Our analytics tools allow us to prove correlations between successful sites and situational factors to inform acquisition and roll-out strategies.
Sales effectiveness and improvement: We have tools to develop a pipeline of opportunities in the market for our clients and analyze conversion to identify areas for improvement.
Industry best practice and benchmarking: We have conducted surveys with hundreds of businesses to identify the features of share takers and share losers, using insights to benchmark clients against peers in key performance areas.

Sensing Change
The long talked about concept of ‘smart buildings’ is finally seeing investment. CIL spoke to over 150 landlords, property managers, agents and suppliers to understand what's happening in the sector.