Resources

Procurement and construction publications

Creating excellent buildings: a guide for clients
1 January 2011
Expert advice for people commissioning and managing building projects, including clients from the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Creating successful masterplans: a guide for clients
1 January 2011
Expert advice on masterplanning for people commissioning and managing development projects above the scale of single buildings.
Who should build our homes?
15 December 2009
CABE has commissioned six experts with strong views to tell us what they would change to deliver more and better housing.
Agreeing a procurement strategy
1 April 2009
Briefing outlining how important a long-term procurement strategy is for delivering high quality development.
Selecting design and development partners
1 April 2009
Briefing describing how evaluation and selection processes can be structured to deliver successful, well-designed places.
No more toxic assets: fresh thinking on housing quality
27 March 2009
Setting out the changes that are needed to avoid more poor-quality housing design when the market eventually recovers.
Building excellence in the arts: a guide for clients
4 March 2009
A step-by-step guide to the procurement process which shares the experiences of arts clients and illustrates with existing arts buildings along the way.
Artists and places: engaging creative minds in regeneration
23 April 2008
Essays from prominent urban commentators explore why and how artists can make a difference to new developments.
Sure Start: every building matters
19 March 2008
Client guide focusing on preparation for, and design of, children’s centres and other early years facilities.
Assessing design quality in LIFT primary care buildings:
10 March 2008
Briefing paper summarising CABE's findings on the design quality of new health buildings provided under the LIFT (local improvement finance trust) programme.

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