Rates are also increasing, he says, with less work being done..
asBuilt believes the construction industry’s core problem lies in connectivity, and that we need to be evaluating where we should be looking to unlock connectivity on construction sites.That makes this a technology landing issue, rather than a technology platform issue.
In other words, what’s important here is where the construction technology lands, and why that’s effective.. On a broader level, this type of construction technology work relates to the current industry conversation surrounding the ecosystem of connected digital platforms that are starting to emerge in construction, with core connective pieces beginning to come together.These new software platforms are focused on stitching together other software products and allowing them to talk to each other in a particular way.While there are lots of companies solving problems in isolation, asBuilt say it’s the work of aggregating the data and bringing it together, causing it to be viewable all at once, which will create the great unlock needed to transform the future of construction.. Lamont doesn’t believe this unlock is going to happen at client level, and says he doesn’t think the industry should focus its effort on chasing the people with the money to impart digitization.
He’s also concerned about people focusing too heavily on potentially incidental uses of technology within buildings, which, he says, ultimately won’t contribute to solving the bigger picture problem.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.What we need, she says, is a much more mature set of transaction mechanisms.
We need agreements, possibly establishing the rules of data use, or how any profits will be shared.This will be key to getting a really high functioning National Digital Twin, even with the National Data Strategy..
This is uncharted, complex territory.Security is a key issue, and security services are embedded within the programme.
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