Innovation - the key to the future of construction

public perception of the construction industry hasn't kept pace with reality advances in digital technology has seen the industry shift away from traditional building methods to cleaner more efficient ways of working building contractors lend-lease recognized how this evolution has brought exciting innovations to their working practice around the iconic buildings of the 2012 Olympics construction company lend-lease is developing international quarter London a workplace fits for the future to do so they're harnessing innovative construction technology these closed cavity facades are just one of the prefabricated units lend-lease is deploying at International Quarter London by manufacturing the unit's off-site the speed and accuracy of installation and the quality of the end product is unrivaled pressures ready to take you to the fifth floor then we can look at that trophy mint detail Building Information modelling or BIM has been utilized from day one enabling detailed coordination between designers contractors and project managers the team can identify and resolve any issues in digital reality before parts and people arrive on-site we're able to coordinate in three dimensions rather than two dimensions so it means that when we get to site there's less mistakes on-site and there's less rectifying of work we save time on the program but also less cost for us for our clients and also for our subcontractors to mobile and cloud technology means everybody can work from the same comprehensive model wherever they are the models are very large you can have up to 600 models just on one project and that then has hundreds of files that sit behind it because technology has moved on it means that we can manipulate those models not only in the office but also on-site precision fabrication techniques are also showcased in international quarter London's chilled beam units which incorporate air conditioning lighting alarms sprinkler and management systems into one specialized unit that's fully tested before it arrives on-site embracing technical solutions isn't just making construction cleaner faster and safer it's changing the face of the industry when I go and visit schools universities when you start talking about being 3d 4d technology it provides a completely different perspective of the construction industry people's previous perceptions were it's not only benefiting the construction process but it's also attracting another level of talent elephant park in london's elephant and castle district is one of 19 pioneering developments globally as part of the carbon 40 initiative creating climate positive developments it'll deliver two and a half thousand new homes and space for retail leisure education and business when completed is projected to actually reduce the local carbon footprint by almost 7,000 tons of co2 II annually sustainability is really key Atlantis it kind of runs through the thread of every decision that we make ensuring that we have that positive impact on the community that we're building within and on the environment so we're actually leaving a positive legacy cross laminated timber or CLT is becoming the green rival to concrete and steel structural frames its environmental credentials are impressive offering negative embodied carbon and reduced waste these Passivhaus units utilize CLT for the walls floor plates and roof structure pre-cut large format panels mean fewer joints and therefore greater air tightness essential to meet the exacting standards it's almost a solid airtight structure very easy very quick to test and we know that it's going to get the performance we need there's less variation outside there's less cutting on-site is safer for operatives to work with and it's far quicker as well 21st century construction is modern design LED and miles away from the traditional stereotypes and with the pace of innovation set to increase the greatest challenge remains in convincing a wider public and fresh talent to be part of that future

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Length: 4min 23sec (263 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 24 2017