Industrialised construction: transforming the industry with productisation & DfMA innovation

We have already seen our PRiSM to Platforms digital workflow deliver tremendous improvements to the procurement and payment process.

This is problematic, he says, because the great unlock we’re seeking in the construction industry is going to come from those lower tiers, with people like the rebar tradesman, the electrician and the plumber.. Bryden Wood agree that one of the key issues blocking the progress of the industry is the struggle to try and get digital construction technology down into the supply chain through the massive long-tail of small suppliers.The large general contractors and consultants have already adopted digital to quite a significant extent.

Industrialised construction: transforming the industry with productisation & DfMA innovation

However, getting construction technology down to the smaller contractors and lower tiers on a construction site remains challenging.Without their involvement, we aren’t gathering valuable site data, which simply evaporates.Therefore, the logical question becomes, how do we engage those people?.

Industrialised construction: transforming the industry with productisation & DfMA innovation

asBuilt believes we need to find a way for those workers to use construction technology onsite without even realising they’re doing it.In this way, we’ll unlock more technology, more often.

Industrialised construction: transforming the industry with productisation & DfMA innovation

Lamont believes that what we really need is something to change the entire world at once, and suggests the use of mobile phones and QR codes to achieve this.

He doesn’t believe more BIM is the answer to the industry’s problems, explaining that a drawing numbering system isn’t going to help the worker installing rebar.And we have found that existing carbon capture technologies have the potential to change the way industrial plastics are produced.. Industrial Plastic Production: Reducing Carbon Emissions.

As we know, industrial plastics are used in many items we use every day.From nylon stockings to Teflon-coated cooking pans, we all use these types of plastics in some form or other.

Industrial plastics have become so prevalent precisely because of their wide range of uses.And while they have been historically carbon heavy in their production, they also have the potential, in fact, to lessen carbon emissions in certain areas.. One positive example we are seeing of the increased use of industrial plastics is engineered plastics adding benefit as alternative building materials.