In reality, there’s no need for 5G technology in order to obtain the data we’re looking to gather onsite, Lamont says.
The owners want transparency.They want certainty around the data.
She believes the heart of this may come from the fact that “data is the new oil, the new currency.”.It’s hard to get certainty around processes that change every single time, Marks says.The construction industry needs to create some stability amongst the fluidity.
We need to create a kind of man-made reef in the ocean to provide some information within all of that water.She believes productising construction will form exactly such a reef.. What is productisation in construction?.
The way things currently stand in the construction industry, every building we create is essentially a prototype.
This means that our built assets are riddled with all the inefficiency of one-off designs and custom components.As a method of construction, it presents many advantages, but in this context three stand out:.
The Platforms approach to construction uses standard components for buildings that can be assembled in a number of ways, depending on the purpose of the building.But because they’re standardised, these parts can be disassembled and reassembled relatively easily within the superstructure.
The inherent agility of Platform construction means that final decisions on configuration can be made much later in the process than in traditional construction, allowing for change, if necessary, during design and build..The use of the same components across sectors allows the possibility of repurposing buildings – so an office block can later be turned into residential with relatively little intervention.. Digital design makes it all possible.