A school, for example, can be configured in just 15 minutes.. Key insight.
We have already seen our PRiSM to Platforms digital workflow deliver tremendous improvements to the procurement and payment process.As soon as we have a design we like, we can instantly generate a data model.
This information gives us all the bill of materials quantities we’ll need for the project, and from this data set we can also create the BIM models (ie.the BIM model is one ‘view’ of the data set, not the other way round).What’s more, as we move further into a construction Platforms space, we will increasingly see the data set of a design able to talk directly to the manufacturing marketplace.
This means we’ll be able to access instantly both the cost and availability of a project’s components.For example, Xometry, a company in the United States, is already being used by major manufacturers.
Xometry sends the digital file of the required components out to its distributed network of pre-qualified manufacturers all over the USA.
They then get a price.He talks about his experience working within the design and construction industry in Australia, and the way contractual risk is pushed down onto contractors, who then push it further down the chain.
This is problematic, he says, because the great unlock we’re seeking in the construction industry is going to come from those lower tiers, with people like the rebar tradesman, the electrician and the plumber.. Bryden Wood agree that one of the key issues blocking the progress of the industry is the struggle to try and get digital construction technology down into the supply chain through the massive long-tail of small suppliers.The large general contractors and consultants have already adopted digital to quite a significant extent.
However, getting construction technology down to the smaller contractors and lower tiers on a construction site remains challenging.Without their involvement, we aren’t gathering valuable site data, which simply evaporates.
(Editor: Affordable Watches)