The difference between iteration and re-work needed to be understood..

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.

She believes the heart of this may come from the fact that “data is the new oil, the new currency.”.In other words, we create a virtuous circle of benefit.. What is the future of the construction industry?.

Ultimately, we suspect that over time buildings will become flexible configurations of components, rather than large, fixed assets.We may end up creating loose-fit superstructures.

The superstructure contains the majority of the embodied carbon in a building.We could design these for a 100-year total life span, while the use of standardised components would make an interior refit possible every five to ten years.