wlc training
London
WLC Ltd spun out of the University of Dundee in 2004, originally to
commercialise the results of a major EPSRC funded programme “A Generic Approach
to Whole Life Costing”. Its activities have subsequently expanded to encompass
the commercialisation of all the intellectual property and expertise developed
by the Construction Management Research Unit (CMRU). The CMRU was part of the
Department of Civil Engineering which was consistently placed top in Scotland
and in the top half dozen in the UK in successive national Research Assessment
Exercises. Supported by the research carried out by the CMRU, the company is
ideally positioned to realise the synergies between academic research and
practising professionals. The company’s multi-disciplinary staff, all of whom
hold or are working towards a PhD, include Civil, Mechanical and Environmental
Engineers, Architects and Computer Scientists. Drawing on this cutting edge
research, the company has specialist expertise in the fields of construction
productivity improvement, labour forecasting, project cost and time modelling,
whole life costing, value management, risk based asset management and
sustainability assessment. Its four technical directors continue to hold
part-time or honorary appointments in world class academic institutions.
Together they have track records in winning research and consultancy funding
approaching £10m from both the public and private sectors in the area of
Construction Management. More than 25 PhDs in productivity, sustainability, risk
based asset management, whole life costing and cost management have been
completed at the Construction Management Research Unit under the supervision of
Professor Horner (Chairman of WLC Limited), and the company has carried out
commissions to a value in excess of £3m.
