The best response is to create the most efficient, flexible and adaptable design.
This engaging episode of.Built Environment Matters.
underscores the transformative potential of industrialised construction and the critical role of collaboration, technology, and innovative thinking.As Amy Marks noted, the shift is already underway, and companies that embrace this change will position themselves as leaders in a rapidly evolving industry.. Stay tuned for more insights from Bryden Wood and.learn more about Industrialised Construction hereHistorically, mathematical modelling and simulation have been confined to sectors and projects with a focus on manufacturing, operations, logistics and supply chain.
Despite the availability of the technology since the 1980s, the construction industry has been much slower to apply these methods; most likely due to the nature of building design, with one-time projects using many unique elements and few repeatable processes.. Discrete Event Simulation (DES) is a method of modelling a system by evaluating a series of activities at the time they occur, or by evaluation at set points in time (every second, for example) with no change assumed to have occurred between the time steps.This type of simulation is well suited for activity-based operational modelling where the complexity of continuous simulation is not required.. DES is typically used to understand and improve the performance of a system, in the research and development or design phase, or for processes already in operation..
Bringing the construction industry up to speed with DES.
Research in the sector has found that while construction-related spending is 13% of global GDP, productivity has been flat for decades – with an ageing workforce and additional post-Brexit losses affecting the UK.Nuclear energy’s ability to make both heat and power means we can really start to dig into these tough to decarbonize sectors: industrial heat, domestic heating, desalination, fuels, and repowering coal.
What a lot of new technologies really need is simply large amounts of clean heat and power.Once we achieve that, we’ll create a domino effect that unlocks other elements..
The good news is that we’re starting to see a lot of interest in these types of strategies from governments, policy makers, investors, other NGOs and customers.For example, airlines have shown significant interest in the prospect of having clean, drop-in, substitute fuels that are comparable in price and performance to existing fuels.