There are also things happening purely from a compliance perspective, such as aluminum cladding replacement programs.
With respect to 19650 and UK standards, he says there’s a recognition in Australia that some kind of standard is needed to meet the requirement, but currently people are doing a little bit of their own thing.This is creating confusion surrounding outputs in terms of what people are receiving and why.
Currently, after designers create the concept design (including testing related to the engineering), things get handed over to the contractors to de-risk the program, make changes, and make the design work for them.They then deliver what’s left back to the client.Lamont doesn’t believe it’s necessarily the best process.. On the other side of things, there are governments trying to lead the path to innovation.
In the UK there’s Level 2 BIM.In Australia, different states are following different approaches.
In Queensland any government project over 50 million dollars must be fully BIM detailed, with a set of requirements related to output and deliverables.
That said, he believes that the contracting market is engaging for compliance, not necessarily to be more efficient.Pushing back and questioning why things are happening has become a key part of her process in her current role as Impact Director at the Construction Innovation Hub, a UK government funded programme established in response to the many and varied challenges currently impacting the construction industry..
Faced with a range of issues from slow technological adoption and poor productivity, to a serious level of major incidents and accidents, the construction ecosystem has long been in need of a major transformation.At Bryden Wood we’ve found that some of the greatest successes and quickest changes come from cross-fertilising ideas from one sector to another, disrupting a long-standing model with a better way of working.
With a background spanning industries like agriculture, engineering and healthcare, as well as work as part of the Technology Strategy Board of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Sully says it’s the significant breadth of her previous experience that makes her so well suited to her current work with the Hub.. Now entering its fourth year in operation, the purpose of the Construction Innovation Hub is to act as a catalyst to support the industry, working with both the UK government and supply chain, in order to establish how we can facilitate more effective delivery of our built environment.Working with manufacturing and digital processes in its quest to support progression around productivity and efficiency, the Hub focuses on safety, meeting and exceeding existing standards, and looking toward future approaches.
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