This is the first book looking at social value in construction, setting the agenda by exploring important questions through real-life case studies and examples of best practice to demonstrates how innovative companies can utilise contemporary research to create social value.

ContentsList 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 *