Despite the fact that distance isn’t necessarily the difficult obstacle one might expect, there’s still a long way to go with DfMA in Australia.

Equally, we must recognise just how crucial construction standards are, particularly as the industry modernises and transforms.UK construction companies have been slow to enable staff to be part of committees where standards are created.

This is a missed opportunity, as all parties should be working together to advance the whole industry in this regard.Regulations should have a significant and authoritative amount of input as they are developed, particularly given the long-term nature of the work, with buildings expected to last between 60-100 years.Equally, spending more time in the design phase of a project would enable us to truly understand the brief and open up the problem statement, ultimately preventing projects beset with difficulties as a result of a lack of planning.. One challenge we’ll face going forward is that, as innovation increases and we begin to iterate more quickly, the lag between innovation happening and standards struggling to keep up, will begin to get in the way.

The construction industry will need to find better ways to reach a consensus faster and deliver better outcomes.Adopting more open source methods, perhaps akin to Wikipedia, could offer a solution.

For example, Highways England is currently transforming the.

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB).It also means that more people can become involved in the decision about which solution is best for a particular site or project.

This increase in participation leads to far greater benefits for the project than just progressing in a very linear way, resulting in one solution produced by a single design team.On top of this, having the ability to generate a data model and undertake significant amounts of simulation, allows aspects of a design to be tested much more rigorously than by traditional means.

Together, all of these factors culminate in the delivery of the best possible buildings.. Education, Construction Technology and the Future of Construction.At Bryden Wood, our aim is to change the process of design through the use and adoption of technology.