Construction
Within Construction, a broad range of activities may qualify for R&D Tax Credit where competent professionals are seeking a technological advance and the solution is not readily deducible. This can include developing or materially improving build methods, refurbishment and retrofit approaches, building fabric and façade interventions, fire and acoustic performance systems, moisture management strategies, and complex multi-trade integration where standard details, product certifications, or typical sequencing do not deliver repeatable results in a live building environment. It may also include work in heritage, constrained or occupied sites where achieving compliance and performance requires new interfaces, new installation methods, or new validation approaches rather than straightforward adoption of off-the-shelf systems.
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How our skillset can help you claim.
Construction-led innovation is often driven by real constraints, existing structure, limited access windows, safety and compliance requirements, and interdependent interfaces between building fabric, services, and specialist systems. Our specialist team works directly with your engineers and delivery leads to define the advance being pursued, set a clear baseline against established methods, use site evidence and performance outcomes to support the iterations made, and separate qualifying development from routine delivery and standard installation. We then set out the development work in a clear, Revenue ready narrative, supported by a practical and defensible approach to cost capture, helping you secure funding to reinvest in capability and delivery resilience.
Project Examples:
A common advance is developing a reliable way to reinforce, repair, or upgrade older buildings where the substrate and hidden conditions make standard fixings and details unreliable. Progress is demonstrated through structured investigations and iterative method development that delivers repeatable performance without causing unintended damage.
Projects may seek to achieve defined performance outcomes where standard certified assemblies cannot be applied as-designed due to retained services, geometry constraints, or interface conflicts. The advance is evidenced by developing new junction details, sequencing and validation methods that maintain performance when multiple systems interact.
Some work focuses on improving methods to control moisture risk, mould risk, or internal environmental stability during construction where conditions vary by zone and over time. The advance lies in establishing repeatable application criteria and monitoring-led methods that work reliably across varied materials and site states, rather than relying on post-completion remediation.
