Construction is evolving-and if you're not leading the change, you're falling behind. In a world of tighter margins, greater scrutiny, and rising expectations, the construction industry is under more pressure than ever to deliver faster, smarter, and more sustainably. Driving Innovation & Excellence in Construction is your ultimate guide to not just surviving this transformation-but thriving through it.
Written by Chartered Construction Manager and bestselling author Godson Akinsanya MCIOB, this book goes far beyond buzzwords and theory. It's packed with real-world strategies, industry insights, and hands-on tools to help you lead innovation and embed excellence into every aspect of your construction projects.
Whether you're managing a site, coordinating trades, delivering projects, or overseeing strategic operations, this book provides a clear roadmap to improve quality, reduce waste, enhance team performance, and build smarter from day one.
Inside, you'll discover:
- Proven frameworks for creating a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement
- Practical applications of lean construction and agile thinking that boost efficiency
- Smart construction technologies that are transforming delivery across the UK and beyond
- Step-by-step guidance for reducing carbon emissions while increasing productivity
- Tools to engage subcontractors and suppliers as innovation partners-not liabilities
- KPI dashboards, checklists, and benchmarking strategies that actually work on-site
- Case studies from real projects that show innovation and excellence in action
From digital transformation and net-zero site planning to leadership behaviours and supply chain collaboration, this book doesn't just tell you what's changing-it shows you how to lead it.
Whether you're a construction manager, site supervisor, project leader, contractor, or forward-thinking student, Driving Innovation & Excellence in Construction will challenge you to rethink your approach and equip you with the mindset and methods to build for the future-with confidence, competence, and pride.
If you're ready to become the kind of professional the industry needs next-this is the book you can't afford to miss.