It operated through a series of Task Groups, each dealing with a particular research topic, and each of which produced a report published on the CRISP website.
[1] Between 1998 and 2002, 13 Task Groups covering topics such as design, sustainable construction, performance and value produced 233 recommendations.
In 2000, 2001 and 2002, the requirements identified by the groups were used to form action plans for the Department of Trade and Industry, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Highways Agency, and the Environment Agency.
They were discussed at the offices of Mace on 16 May 2005. nCRISP was subsequently absorbed into the National Platform for the Built Environment, and ring-fenced government funding for sectors like construction ended, and construction had to compete for funding with sectors such as aerospace and pharmaceuticals.
[5] The Pearce Report The Social and Economic Value of Construction (2003) was used for a special issue of the journal Building Research & Information, edited by Jim Meikle.