Digital Convergence and the Future of Construction
Tools for the digital future of construction are available now
While building design processes have gone digital over the past five decades, construction has not fully caught up, still relying on face-to-face collaboration on-site to facilitate error resolution and paper-based processes at handover. But Lee Ramsey of Morgan Sindall Construction sees the era of traditional construction coming to an end soon. This will require adaptation from contractors and project managers, but the tools exist now to enable the process—and they are already driving important productivity and efficiency gains for builders. For example, when a change is made to a building design, it commonly takes three weeks to revise engineering documentation manually, but BIM-based computational design tools can make the change in hours. This supports better decision making early on, and building in smarter, more efficient ways to meet growing global demand. The time is now to cultivate the tools, skills, and culture for the digital future of construction.
About the speaker
Lee Ramsey is the design management and digital construction director at Morgan Sindall Construction. He has been with the company since 1998.
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