GIRI launches grant scheme to support error reduction in construction

The Get It Right Initiative has launched a new £10,000 grant scheme to support research into the causes and impacts of error in construction and the effectiveness of approaches to reduce error, improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability.

The launch of the scheme comes as the Get It Right Initiative marks its 10th anniversary. GIRI was founded following initial research into the most economically significant construction errors and their causes. This research highlighted for the first time that error is costing the construction industry up to £25 billion a year.

As GIRI enters its 10th anniversary year in 2025, the grant scheme will support research to help the industry better understand the causes of error and the effectiveness of innovations to tackle error and improve productivity.

The £10,000 scheme will fund up to four individual grants available each year to PhD students conducting research in any discipline related to the aims of the Get It Right Initiative to improve productivity, quality, sustainability and safety in the construction sector by eliminating error. 

Research findings will be shared with GIRI members and the wider construction sector through a research showcase.

Dr Grant Mills, Professor of Healthcare Infrastructure Delivery at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London said: “For PhD students gathering evidence on why and how the construction industry must reduce error, this is a unique opportunity to showcase their ability to secure funding, communicate their findings, and drive meaningful impact. 

“I am excited to see how their research, grounded in evidence and rigour, will uncover root causes, trial solutions, and provide the industry with actionable pathways to productivity improvement.”

GIRI executive director, Cliff Smith said: “Since GIRI’s original research in 2015, the construction sector has seen huge changes, but the cost and impact of error has remained stubbornly high.”

“This new research grant scheme will further our collective understanding of the root causes of error and the effectiveness of strategies to tackle error and improve productivity across the sector.”

For more information and to apply, download the application form.