Here we see issues like cybersecurity and GDPR coming into play, presenting a list of complex and expensive regulations to navigate.
It may be that BIM unlocks value, or value unlocks finance, or finance unlocks BIM, but there is a real chance to develop a ‘UK brand’ construction approach that we can sell internationally.We don’t want to compete on how cheaply we can provide labor and concrete.
We want to compete on how much value we can add, and how we can help support the delivery of infrastructure and development plans of economies throughout the world..The Construction Leadership Council and Developing a UK Value Proposition.There can be no doubt that the UK has a crucial role to play in shaping the future of the construction industry.
The Construction Leadership Council, working very closely with the Department for International Trade, has started to address this.They’re considering what it means for consultants like Bryden Wood, Mott MacDonald, Arup and others, as well as the big contractors and construction managers.
We need to evaluate how we can get behind a UK value proposition and create something that allows us to export all of our wonderful technologies and services internationally.
At the same time, we also need to stay focused on the capability to service our own needs here in the UK.It is more male dominated at the moment, but I don’t think it’s something that can’t change and I would say that it’s becoming more of a nice mix.
I see more and more women participating, especially coming from academia and those joining the industry too..The ethos of the office at Bryden Wood is very good and very strong in terms of letting everybody, both men and women, participate and provide opinions that are heard.. We’re working on a bigger effort here...trying to demystify the [robotics] technology for as many people as possible, so that we are all on the same page as we try to implement and adopt it within the construction industry...
If we’re talking about offsite construction, automation is essential to scale up.I think it’s really important to rethink the construction process and that’s where robotics and advanced fabrication technologies help.’.