Construction
Transformation
The industry is under pressure to transform to a digital construction ecosystem to digitise processes, better exploit real-world data and improve sustainability. The digital construction ecosystem leverages the real-world to inform design, manages the delivery process through digital tools and shared data, and utilises a connected and automated workforce to build using sustainable materials & methods to create a smart built environment that maximises operations and minimises the climate impact. Digitisation could reduce project costs by 45%. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a rapid shift to digital interactions and remote working that is unlikely to change in the new normal.
Digital Delivery
Data driven & collaborative
Complex and highly fragmented ecosystem where up to 35% of time is non-productive and only 50% of planned activities are on schedule. Project owners and contractors often use different platforms that do not sync with one another.
Digitised processes, better collaboration, data exchange and a single view of the truth could drive a 20% reduction in costs. Project management and collaboration environment built on a common data environment Drives cloud, data analytics, blockchain and security.
Contextual Design
Creation in the real world
The right design has a significant impact on the lifetime costs, environmental impact and contractors profitability.
There is an increasing need to blend adoption of 5D Building Information Modelling (BIM) (including project’s cost and schedule) to geospatial technologies improve the upfront design sustainability.
GIS, Augmented Reality and design technology linked to BIM is being adopted and eill require the integration of networking, cloud, AI & analytics and security.
Intelligent Workforce
Connected & automated
Only about 50% of planned activities on a construction site are completed on schedule. Workers at construction sites still spend about 30% of their time simply waiting to do their jobs. A high percentage (90%) still use outdated methods (email/Excel/paper forms) for 25-100% of their business processes.
There is a need to connect workers to the right applications and data to drive productivity and safety.
Up to 49% of tasks could be automated, especially repetitive ones through robotics and cobots.
This will need Networking & Communications and IoT linked to business applications and data. It also drives adoption of cloud, data analytics, AI and security.
Sustainable Construction
Net-zero embodied carbon
The construction industry is the largest consumer of raw materials. Embodied carbon in buildings and construction accounts for 11% of GHG emissions. About 40% of solid waste derives from construction and demolition.
Nearly half of all drivers (45%) want service to be integrated seamlessly into their daily life: they don’t want to have to go in person to a workshop or dealer service location.
By 2050, new buildings, infrastructure and renovations will have net zero embodied carbon. This will required low carbon design, low or zero carbon materials and low or zero carbon construction techniques, e.g. modular construction.
It will drive the need for data and analytics automation.
Smart Built Environments
Net-zero, safe & efficient
Buildings construction and operations accounted for 36% of global final energy use and nearly 40% of energy‐related CO2 emissions in 2017. Global buildings sector energy use continues to grow, but not as quickly as population or floor area. All new buildings need to be net zero by 2030.
Capacity is also an issue with much infrastructure such as transportation and energy.
Leveraging IoT and analytics in Digital Twins to drive optimisation of operations is key. It will also drive adoption of cloud, networking, data, analytics & AI and security.