Bess Built Environment Skills in Schools

bess is a uk-wide, 10-year project using the real, physical, tangible built environment (in real and virtual form) to demonstrate the sector to young people and address the urgent skills gap in construction. the intention is to ‘make it real’, because the built environment touches all our working, social and homes lives every day in a very tangible and visible way. this interactive project uses the live canvas of the built environment, and all schools and further education institutions are invited to participate, as are all construction businesses and supporting organisations. the project is actively promoted to residents and communities. live projects include site visits, planning discussions, consultations, design meetings, community engagement, asset register collation, 3d augmentation development, helping to remove some preconceptions of ‘dirty’, unskilled work by demonstrating breadth. this will work towards an improved image of the industry, and increased capability in the workfo