Social Value in Construction

Contents

List of Tables *

Table of figures *

Preface *

About the authors *

Acknowledgements *

Part 1 - Principles and conceptual foundations *

Chapter 1 - Introduction *

Social value in context *

The language of social value *

The economics of social value *

Social procurement and social value *

The political context of social value *

The opportunity for industry leadership in social value *

Defining the social value proposition of in a construction project *

Creating social value through the construction project life-cycle *

The ethics of social value and what it means for measuring social value *

Barriers to delivering social value *

Chapter 2 - Social value in the built environment: the legal framework in the UK - Beulah Allaway and Martin Brown, Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP *

The legal framework for social value creation *

Understanding social value - opportunities in the built environment *

Understanding social value - the legal framework *

Domestic legislation *

Procurement regime and reform in Scotland *

EU legislation *

EU case law *

Understanding when social value is linked to the subject matter of the contract *

Applying social value in practice *

The need for a social value policy *

Preliminary Market Engagement *

Social value at pre-procurement stage *

Social value during the procurement process *

Social value during the contract term *

Social value post contract *

Chapter 3 - Theoretical justification for social value - Andrew Knight *

Some conceptual distinctions between moral and non-moral reasons *

Utilitarianism *

Kantian Ethics *

Decisions between alternatives *

Some existential conclusions *

Chapter 4 - Creating social value within and between organisations *

Partnerships and hybrid collaborations *

Social enterprises and social businesses - with Anna Mimms, MBE *

Employment and employability *

Diversifying the construction workforce to create social value *

Pay and benefits *

Training *

Apprenticeships *

Managing aspirations *

Embedding social value in strategy and practice *

Chapter 5 - Social value assessment *

The case for social value assessment *

Measuring social value in practice *

The social value assessment process *

Step 1 - Planning and program development *

Step 2 - Developing a 'Theory of Change' *

Step 3 - Developing a measurement framework *

Step 4 - Implementing the program and assessing and monitoring social impact *

Step 5 - Reporting to stakeholders, learning and improving *

Part 2 - Case studies: Showcase of good practice *

Chapter 6 - Building social value into design and placemaking - Sophia de Sousa, The Glass-House Community Led Design *

People and place *

Empowering design practices at The Glass-House Community Led Design *

Participatory Design *

Design as a vehicle for social value in placemaking *

White City Green *

Tidworth Mums: a case for soft play *

Granville New Homes *

Placemaking and Media skills exchange *

Invest in and learn from collaboration and experimentation *

Chapter 7 - Meadowhall, Sheffield, UK: Co-creating social value on a large private sector project *

The Project *

The Organisations *

The Case Study Participants *

Key Themes *

Values & Priorities *

Employment and Training *

Section 106 Agreements *

Tendering, Monitoring and Measuring *

Chapter 8 - Multiplex's Connectivity Centres© - an exemplar of social value in action in Australia - Dave Higgon and Joanne Osborne *

What is a Connectivity Centre? *

Context *

Program philosophy *

Benefits *

Measuring the social impact of Multiplex's Connectivity Centres© *

Social impacts *

Chapter 9 - Latch, Canopy, and CITU, Leeds, UK: Three unique SMEs providing secure housing *

Latch *

Canopy: a Community Housing Project *

CITU: eco-developers with a strong focus on social integration *

Chapter 10 - Deconstructing social value in decommissioning: Industrial heritage at Dounreay, UK - Cara Mulholland, Paul W Chan and Kate Canning *

Dounreay: From ushering a brave new world of energy security to securitising the site *

The Fast Breeder Reactor Programme and UK energy security *

Securitising the site: Making sense of uncertainty and change *

Finding a focus: Dawn of the decade of planning through socio-economic strategies *

A nuclear vision for the North of Scotland *

Creating cultural heritage and legacy in a period of decline *

Social value as an organic or a planned process? *

Nuclear legacy as industrial heritage *

Chapter 11 - Conclusion *

References *

Index *