Problem solving in the room.
There’s a balancing act required.However, he says that people are genuinely looking for ways to de-risk programs of work and make additional profit.
He also notes that programs and build times are coming down, and that people are looking for ways to modularize and make things work.All of this requires proper digital coordination.The tier one contractors are trying to drive innovation in a different way, he says, and the smaller players are looking for a point of difference..
Conversations about DfMA are also starting in Australia, with some large contractors setting up their own DfMA plants.However, it really comes down to two, distinct schools of thought.
These revolve around the use of either an owned or distributed model.
The former focuses on ownership of the whole integration chain, the whole vertical delivery model.The temporary nature of construction sites also impacts the role of IoT technology onsite.
In fact, much of the information we’re able to take from the process, and many of the details about how things are being put together, has already disappeared by the time the concrete has set and we’ve got the finishes on the walls.By that point, we’ve often begun discussing other, internal elements, such as technology related to the temperature of the building..
Ultimately, this means that many important uses for construction technology are being missed.For example, we should be tracking how much movement there was in a column as it was being pulled in, and the bending.