The Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) Innovation in Buildings Workstream, chaired by Mike Chaldecott, General Delegate of Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland, has released a report outlining the barriers to the take-up and commercialisation of Smart Construction. Smart Construction is building design, construction and operation, that through collaborative partnerships makes full use of digital technologies and industrialised manufacturing techniques to improve productivity, minimise whole life cost, improve sustainability and maximise user benefits. Over 40 industry experts contributed to the report following a strategic road mapping session in April, facilitated by Cambridge University’s Institute for Manufacturing, with 11 key barriers identified, including the following top 5 in order of priority: Lack of collaboration; Lack of demand; Investment in suppliers who can support Smart Construction; Lending, valuation and insurance; Immature supply chain. The report also identified the innovations and technologies to overcome these barriers, as well as the key external drivers that will shape Smart Construction. The report can be downloaded in full (free of charge) from: www.saint-gobain.co.uk/media/18472/mmc-roadmap-workshop-7-april-report-i...
