These numbers do not include the money spent by the industry to treat solvent waste, manage the safety risks, or pay any application of carbon tax.
As a result of the Infrastructure Projects Authority and the National Infrastructure Pipeline, we now have more clarity surrounding the issue of what needs to be delivered, for who, and the timescales.Although that’s been available for some time, the conversations around commonality are a significant shift.
The Construction Innovation Hub’s work last year with the Defining the Need Report looked at the specific pipelines of infrastructure delivery (particularly social infrastructure), and analyzed what specification requirements were already in place, their maturity, and how much common ground existed..The level of significant overlap was surprising.Over fifty percent of the estates were not unique in any way.
And yet, the way these programs are being delivered is incredibly diverse, which simply doesn’t make economic sense.Identifying this reality and presenting it in such a clear and accessible way has garnered a lot of support from the government.
The opportunity is clear to see.
Sully doesn’t believe there will be any person, from any industry, political party, or part of the government, who will object to having better quality buildings delivered at lower costs, and providing better overall value.The MHCLG categorisation of MMC is comprehensive and includes the application of digital tools to drive productivity improvements both on site and in factories.
The use of digital tools is an important part of DfMA which relies on capturing knowledge about how a building will be delivered from the earliest stages..The rapid pace of change in digitisation has created a great opportunity to integrate DfMA into projects in ways not previously possible.
Data contained within digital objects can be used to explore, test and validate construction methods from the earliest project stages..The role of the designer is evolving to include the creation and maintenance of digital assets with great potential value.
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