I see and hear stories about people doing great things with an intent of making the world a better, more sustainable place in the most holistic sense.

In fact, we think it’s likely the procurement process will suddenly become more akin to a model like Amazon.That is to say, payments will be instant and delivery onto site will happen automatically.

Additionally, these deliveries will be pre-coordinated with site activities and made by autonomous vehicles.This will make sure that components arrive exactly when needed and that deliveries place the least amount of stress on local infrastructure.. A for assembly in DfMA: automation in construction and fewer operatives on site.At Bryden Wood, we’ve started an initiative called the Framework for Robotics and Automated Construction (F.R.A.C.).

The purpose is to examine how we begin to design for automation, as well as to determine what level of automation is appropriate on-site.We’ve also been exploring automation in construction at component level.

This is done via our work with Landsec and Easi Space at our Construction Platforms Research Centre in Ropley.

This would include approaches like laser cutting components, and the use of autonomous reach stackers to place components.. As we move forward with automation in construction, we won’t need as many people on site.Alongside the massive deployment of renewables, the refurbishment of 2TWe of coal globally will make it possible for us to achieve the ambitious decarbonisation targets we need to achieve, to stop climate change.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.

http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesResearch, standards and the digital generation.As the construction industry embarks on a transformative journey of modernisation, Jacqui Glass offers a unique perspective.

Currently Professor of Construction Management at The Bartlett, UCL, Glass has spent over twenty years in roles spanning academia, industry, government and its associated bodies.She’s looked at construction through more lenses than most, and her ability to act as a conduit between practice, policy and the scholarly world is particularly valuable at this critical moment.