To some people the term ‘digital twin’ implies a highly advanced, digital replication of an aircraft engine, while others imagine a real time digital model of an entire city.
What should our digital marketplace look like?.Other sectors have grasped the opportunities and challenges faced by e-commerce in different ways and with different levels of success, but it’s now an unavoidable feature of daily life for most businesses and individuals.
It is something that construction should – and can – also be heading towards.There is no question that a digital marketplace for Platforms is achievable; the policy context is in place and there is a growing body of work that would support this.It’s up to the industry to decide what it looks like.
We should shape this now, proactively, rather than wait for external forces or commercial imperatives to impose something on us..Considering the examples above, here are the key aspects I believe a digital marketplace for construction Platforms should include:.
Create a direct link between customers and manufacturers, reducing transactional friction.
Enable ease and transparency of procurement and payment.We were called in to assist with the mechanical and electrical engineering aspect of the project where additional technical input was required, to sit with the client and tie the various elements together, assess why it was going wrong, and help secure its completion and commissioning.. Illumina specialise in DNA sequencing.
DNA analysis is a complex and data-intensive business.Every sequence generates six terabytes of data, and Illumina’s HQ houses about 80 sequencers, running around the clock, generating significant amounts of heat.
So, a key issue is to ensure there are aqequate cooling systems.But we were tasked to review all equipment specifications, for the chillers, air handling units, pumps, or anything else, essentially to protect the client and make sure they got they were paying for.