ICALL's Mission
 

Our mission is to lead research and development through a global network to share knowledge and promote international excellence in construction and the built environment.

 
About ICALL
 

Five international research and development bodies across the Americas, Europe and the South Pacific are collaborating to achieve their collective aim of creating World Best Practice in International Construction and Property Management. The foundation members:

  • Centre for Integrated Facilitated Engineering (CIFE), Stanford University, USA
  • Centre Scientifique et Technique du Btiment (CSTB), France
  • Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation, Australia
  • Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment, The University of Salford, UK
  • VTT Technical Research Centre ofFinland
have come together virtually to found the International Construction Research Alliance (ICALL).

ICALL members will coordinate activities across four initiatives for mutual benefit and the benefit of the global construction industry:

  1. Collaborative research projects
  2. Corporate activities
  3. Researchers and exchange students
  4. Promotion and networking
 
Driving Innovation
  The initial collaboration focus for driving innovation within the Construction and Built Environment:
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Environment and Sustainability
  • Business and Industry Development
  • Delivery and Management of Built Assets
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