Shaping the future of construction
The overarching premise is getting them to think from an architectural perspective about how they can influence the environmental design of the building.
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.
Therefore, the logical question becomes, how do we engage those people?.asBuilt believes we need to find a way for those workers to use construction technology onsite without even realising they’re doing it.
In this way, we’ll unlock more technology, more often.
Lamont believes that what we really need is something to change the entire world at once, and suggests the use of mobile phones and QR codes to achieve this.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesDesign to Value.
approach means we are always looking for new ways to deliver the best value solutions for clients.This sometimes takes us in unexpected and surprising directions.
For example, one longstanding client of ours is an industrial plastics manufacturer who is strongly focused on improving their sustainability.For this client, Bryden Wood have designed facilities with excellent environmental performance, introduced green landscaping throughout their site and undertaken studies into the feasibility of achieving Net Zero carbon for the site’s base load energy consumption..