"The future belongs to those who prepare for it"
Whilst the future is notoriously hard to predict, there are 6 areas of change we can confidently expect to impact us and the wider industry. This site is designed to explain these areas, how it'll affect us, and spark a discussion.
by Clare Allen & Rob Claridge
Digital engineering tools will increasingly enable us to collaborate across, adapt and improve all aspects of construction.
Tools will support collaborative design such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Twins, real time data monitoring and gathering via sensors and the Internet of Things (IOT), and consutruction aids such as Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR & VR).
Data is key to solve problems and refine approaches at all stages of design through to manufacture by employing analytics, algorithms and predictive techniques such as machine learning.
New materials with new properties to enhance future construction will increasingly come into play, often driven by sustainability. Low CO2 steel is one example of this.
Manufacturing techniques will continue to be iterated and improved, with tools and approaches through construction design, manufacture, build and maintenance, centred on off site manufacture in a factory environment.
We can expect an increasing use of robots, drones and virtually controlled machines to aid people in their activities. This will increase efficiency and/or remove risk from operations.
We will ensure that considerations for, and improvements to sustainability are embedded into everything we do, to create a built environment that works for both people and the natural world.
These six areas of change will impact every aspect of our projects, teams, and thinking.
Follow the button below to explore how these change areas will affect particular functions and roles ⬇️.
