Birmingham pioneers Construction and Community digital engagement

A Birmingham led 'Community of Passion' delivered using FreeTimePays digital technology provides a social media channel and on-line space for Construction and Community to connect, engage and share in the huge rewards that result from major inner-city construction projects.

Birmingham takes the lead on this new digital initiative.

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FreeTimePays has produced a unique channel for the promotion of construction and the engagement of a community that can share in the passion of regeneration and the shared enjoyment of construction for positive social impact.

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ItsYourBuild is a collaborative space for projects, initiatives and ideas and promotes the delivery of positive social impact through construction and regeneration.

BirminghamWeAre is the first of the FreeTimePays communities to make this available and ensure that the people of Birmingham are engaged and involved as the City grows and develops with the construction and property industry playing a lead role. 

FreeTimePays is an on-the-go engagement channel that can be accessed and used on all devices from mobiles to laptops. 

Take a tour of ItsyourBuild here.

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ItsYourBuild is a digital space devoted to creating positive social impact by engaging people (and organisations) in the shared passion of construction and regeneration.

At FreeTimePays, we engage with people who want to make a difference, are keen to be involved in positive social change, and want to share their passion.

In October 2015, at the time we commenced the design and build phase of FreeTimePays, a number of social media accounts were set up using twitter in order to connect with people we believed would be keen to become involved in a digital channel devoted to the promotion of construction and regeneration.

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In just 2 years, we have built a loyal following through numerous social media accounts. These accounts now have a combined following of over 100,000 people and together they deliver well over 1M impressions every month. 

FreeTimePays is a unique social media channel and collaborative environment and is the result of 18 months design & build.

FreeTimePays satisfies the demand of social media users for a space that provides a variety of functions that, up until now, has only been possible by combining different social media channels.

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Community Passport gives people their own personalised space where they can demonstrate their passion, engage in activities and collect points for sharing passions.

Community Workspace is a secure access rights environment where people can work on their  projects (alone or with others) and make a positive impact within their community.

Community Matchmaker exists so that champions of great ideas can take their idea and their passion to the next level. They can share and collaborate with other people on their great ideas and they can consider and access alternative funding channels.

For more about FreeTimePays, connect here.

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Whatever your involvement and interest in construction, regeneration or architecture, if you're passionate to see Communities connected and engaged, then you simply must experience this quite unique platform.

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ItsYourBuild - Engaging people & community in Construction & Regeneration

It is vital that the Construction industry takes a lead in the engagement of people and community. FreeTimePays is a digital space and a social media channel dedicated to the passion of construction, regeneration and architecture. It is a space where people, business and the public sector can come together, exchange ideas and together ensure that community needs and interests are being met. Let's show you just how we are helping construction invest in Community!  Take our article below. 

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FreeTimePays has produced a unique channel for the promotion of construction and the engagement of a community who can share in the passion of regeneration and the shared enjoyment of construction for positive social impact.

ItsYourBuild.com is a collaborative space for projects, initiatives and ideas and promotes the delivery of positive social impact through construction and regeneration.

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FreeTimePays is an on-the-go engagement solution that can be used on all devices from mobiles to laptops. All YourPlaceYourSpace functionality is now accessible via www.ItsYourBuild.com

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Let us show you what we have created and explain the tools we’ve developed.  Whether you’re interested as a potential investor, you’re keen to support the engagement of a community, or you’re keen to get involved as a contributor and share your passion for construction, let us tell you more.

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It's Your Build is a digital space devoted to creating positive social impact by engaging people (and organisations) in the shared passion of construction and regeneration.

At FreeTimePays, we engage with people who want to make a difference, are keen to be involved in positive social change, and want to share their passion.

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At FreeTimePays, we are all about making a difference and by bringing together people who share passions we will help people make a difference for themselves, for their family and within their community.

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For people who get involved, share passions and help make a difference, we are launching a form of gamification that rewards people and recognises the time they are prepared to put in to help their community. 

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Construction and regeneration is one of our 20+ passions, and we have set up www.ItsYourBuild.com as the first of our websites for promoting a shared passion for construction and regeneration. Through this domain, we connect and engage with people keen to become involved in growing this Community of Passion and we will provide them with access to a range of YourPlaceYourSpace digital tools. 

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It’s Your Build at www.itsyourbuild.com will develop as a global engagement channel out of an initiative created and launched in Birmingham.

It’s Your Build is scalable and adaptable and can grow in many directions as decided by you and your community. 

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In October 2015, at the time we commenced the design and build phase of FreeTimePays, a number of twitter accounts were set up as a way of engaging with people we believed would be keen to become involved in a digital channel devoted to the promotion of construction and regeneration.

In just 2 years, we have built a loyal following through social media accounts such as @BirminghamWeAre, @LeedsWeAre, @CardiffweAre and, of course @FreeTimePays.  These accounts have a combined following approaching 100K and deliver over 1M impressions every month. 

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It’s Your Build is powered by YourPlaceYourSpace digital technology.

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FreeTimePays is a unique social media channel and collaborative environment and is the result of 18 months design & build.

FreeTimePays satisfies the demand of social media users for a space that provides a variety of functions that, up until now, has only been possible by combining different social media channels.

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Community Passport gives people their own personalised space where they can demonstrate their passion, engage in activities and collect points for sharing passions.

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Community Workspace is a secure access rights environment where people can work on their  projects (alone or with others) and make a positive impact within their community.

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Community Matchmaker exists so that champions of great ideas can take their idea and their passion to the next level. They can share and collaborate with other people on their great ideas and they can consider and access alternative funding channels.

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People, communities and stakeholders can choose to interact with the YourPlaceYourSpace platform and make use of the digital space in many different ways and access rights are completely flexible according to need. 

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People, communities and stakeholders can choose to interact with the YourPlaceYourSpace platform and make use of the digital space in many different ways.  They can build resource, run their own projects within their own workspace and create posts for public viewing by people who share their passion.

Content can take many forms and then be submitted and posted for publication on It's Your Build. This is completely in the control of the poster and is only published once approved. 

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Gamification is a key feature of the YourPlaceYourSpace digital space and the deployment of passion points is flexible and adaptable. .

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This is only the start of our journey. The digital journey we have mapped out embraces all that’s new and engaging. Come on the journey with us, help us grow communities of influence, create real and positive impact and generate the return and reward from being involved with ItsYourBuild.com.

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It's Your Build - bringing construction & people together for positive community impact!

Take the article below to see just why Its Your Build is receiving so mucn interest and attention as a fantastic initiative to bring people closer and more involved in construction that's happening in their city, town and community. It's all about engagement! It's all about keeping people involved! To find out more, contact Jonathan.Bostock@yourplaceyourspace.net. 

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Birmingham Construction Update - November 2018

Exchange Square now has it's main structure up to level with Maclaren House, a new crane has been installed on the site of 103 Colmore Row, the steel work on Three Centenary Square is rising around the central core, Bank Tower Two is up to the 30th floor and One Chamberlain Square is getting its final external details finished. Lots more photos and links to galleries in the full post.

Eastside Construction Feature

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Arena Central Feature

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Bank Towers One and Two Feature

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One Chamberlain Square Feature

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Arena Central Feature

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Crane Photography Feature 

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Arena Central Feature

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Two Chamberlain Square Feature

Photos by Daniel Sturley

The Construction of 103 Colmore Row

103 Colmore Row has been a big hole for a while now but that is set to change. Daniel has only been able to get snaps through the gate but was delighted to be briefly escorted into the site and got some great photos. He was told some very interesting stuff by the lovely gentleman at the site who is one of the senior engineers on the project.

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Usually this is the best shot Daniel has been able to get.

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Once inside, the true size of the 4 floor deep hole becomes apparent!

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One part of the original Natwest Tower is being used.

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Here the original waffle style floor construction of the Natwest Tower can be seen.

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The original foundations of the Natwest Tower are being used for this construction, test holes have been drilled to check it's integrity and the central core has bee marked out ready for the start of this massive 26 story tower, it will be over 100m and is being built on the highest site in the city!

Photos by Daniel Sturley

The Construction of 103 Colmore Row

103 Colmore Row is still a big hole but there is some structure that has gone in around the perimeter of the site. Click 'View Article' to see a few more photos.

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The Construction of the Unite Union HQ

The Unite Union HQ in Aston Science Park is a large complex build, click 'View Article' to see a few more construction photos.

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The Construction of Two Chamberlain Square

The construction of Two Chamberlain Square is well under way at Paradise Birmingham, here's a mini gallery of four photos of the progress. Click 'View Article' below.

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Topping Out of Bank Tower One

The topping out ceremony at Bank Tower One was held today with a time capsule being cast into a concrete block. Daniel Sturley, a local resident and passionate photographer was invited along. Wates Group had also put some prints of his photos of the construction. Click 'View Article' below to see a few more of his shots.

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