With a new model for office-based working, the current design of buildings will play a very important role in the transition to a ‘new normal’, with a focus on providing adequate support for the physical and mental re-adaptation to new work-life scenarios.
In another example, onsite sensor cameras were able to detect overnight theft and the captured images were successfully used by the police.Using IoT in this way also creates a differentiating, reputational advantage for contractors, as these companies are seen to be running very tight, lean, safe and productive operations.
This could ultimately enable such contractors to win more business, forcing other players to adopt these types of beneficial practices in order to keep up..Improving the future of construction.Speculating about where industry progress may lead us across the next decade, Lamont predicts that the industry will gradually come to the realisation that the technology platform itself is not the solution to construction’s problems.
In fact, he thinks that by simply shifting focus to the question of why we’re doing what we’re doing, we could see substantial growth in the.His hope is that within the next five years we’ll see a much larger portion of the industry engaging with these processes, as we remove technological hurdles such as network connectivity and engagement.
He would like to see more of the sub trades and supply chain making successful requests to use more construction technology.
In ten years, he hopes to see the industry building the same amount in five days that it currently builds in six and a half.The counterargument to this is that the ceiling itself is one large dust trap.
In our experience, the ceiling type is dictated by the services; a ceiling can provide a plenum for air distribution at very low air velocity to the room, which is good for labs with a high air change rate, but it can also limit the space for service crossovers and distribution.. One final note is that the colour scheme of a lab can have a big effect on the users, not only from an aesthetic point of view, but also for safety reasons.Making walkways a contrasting colour to work areas can help with circulation around the lab, plus help prevent busy scientists from walking into worktops and dropping samples or chemicals..
Structural requirements.The main issues we have come across for structural engineers have been coordination with services.