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http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesGuest author: Keith Waller, Programme Director at the Construction Innovation Hub..Transforming construction and the shift towards social value, net-zero carbon emissions, data and platform construction.
A game-changing shift is taking place in the construction industry.The extraordinary difficulty of COVID-19 has created new urgency in our drive to transform construction, accelerating both the pace of change within the sector and our appetite for it..The UK government’s Build Back Better initiative highlights a move away from our long-held and narrow focus on efficiency.
Instead, we're beginning to turn towards much broader value outcomes: increased safety, net-zero carbon emissions, improved build quality, social value and more.We want to create a better future for our built environment, one that benefits both people and the planet.
However, to do this we’ll need to transform not only our approach, embracing new, MMC methodologies such as Design for Value and Platform construction, but also the way we work together across the public and private sector.
Collaboration will be key to success, as we begin our journey reshaping construction into an industry fit for the future.., not a suggestion of a perfect model to follow, but it prompted an interesting debate..
It is partly with that debate in mind that I think we should discuss what e-commerce may look like when applied to construction.But it’s mainly because a digital marketplace for construction would be another massive leap forward..
In this article I will look at the reasons for a digital marketplace for construction, the benefits of one and the infrastructure that would facilitate one.. What is a 'digital marketplace' and why would we want one for construction?.In the simplest terms, I’m talking about e-commerce: buying and selling online.