Ten Years, One Reset: Lessons From the Sharp End of Construction Innovation
With a decade at the sharp end of construction innovation, Trudi offers a candid take on what's worked, what hasn't, and where the industry goes next — reflecting on ten hard-won years of change as construction enters its own reset moment.
That reset shows up in the data too: growth is returning for the first time in three years, but residential is being left behind — awards under £1m, the scale most relevant to relocatable and meanwhile-use housing, are down a third since 2023. The recovery is real, but it isn't reaching the homes the country needs most.
The session also gives an exclusive first look at the forthcoming Toolkit for Relocatable Homes on Meanwhile Use Land from the Building Better Community of Practice — practical guidance for Local Authorities transforming temporary accommodation.

