Construction Productivity Taskforce – VSSP – Pilot Case Study

This case study highlighted how proactive measures in planning can significantly mitigate common disrupters in design and construction projects while leveraging digital tools can enhance overall productivity outcomes effectively across various stages of development. Through continued diligence in these areas coupled with strategic approaches tailored specifically towards identified gaps/issues observed during the Construction Productivity Taskforce’s pilot studies - construction industry stakeholders can be better equipped to tackle inherent challenges, disrupters and production variability head-on to drive tangible productivity improvements.

Awarded by the Ministry of Defence through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), to Skanska, this £259 million project commenced in 2022 and is planned for completion by 2027.

This case study provides an analysis of the structural steel frame operations by William Haley Engineering Ltd and the delivery of the complex design solution using Adept Management Ltd “Flow” system of integrated design planning and control. A key aim of the study was to assess the efficiencies of these operations, gain insights into key productivity disrupters and enablers, and provide insights and solutions into how design and construction productivity can be improved.

The measurement and analysis of the collected data focuses on productivity metrics during the design and construction of the project from May 2023 to June 2024, using the framework established by the Construction Productivity Taskforce Measuring Construction Site Productivity: A Seven-Step Framework for Success (2022).