when a Reference Design can be repeated as a fixed design c.f.

, Vice President of Enterprise Transformation at Autodesk, in conversation with.Jaimie Johnston MBE.

- Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood.. Over twenty years ago, the Queen of Prefab, Amy Marks found herself talking to the C-Suite of one of the biggest contractors in the world.. She said, “I can show you a way that you can do more, with less people on the job site, and make these jobs shorter.”.The CEO responded, “Why would we want to do that?That's where we make all our money.”.

Now, Marks says, everything is changing.That sort of behaviour and thought process isn’t really acceptable anymore.

The owners want transparency.

They want certainty around the data.This digital process will then feed all the way down through manufacturing, assembly automation and construction, with the ultimate benefits finding their way onto site..

Lean construction in practice: a virtuous circle of benefits.All of these factors combine to deliver cost and material savings, while using fewer people and increasing productivity.

We’re already seeing evidence that it’s possible to build a superstructure with half the number of people in half the time, representing a four-fold increase in productivity, as well as a 25% reduction in overall material and a 20% reduction in embodied carbon.And there are other benefits, such as the ability to minimise tolerances.