Additionally, the further the data gets from its intended use, the less useful it is.

The benefits of transforming construction will be enormous, but it won’t happen overnight.However, as long as we have a clear and compelling vision, and are all aiming for the same end goal, companies will be able to plot their own path to reach it.

The journey will be important and it must be handled properly.Industry must have the capability and capacity to deliver new solutions.We need everyone to contribute and collaborate:clients, policymakers, the market.

Of course, this process will be disruptive because industry transformation always is.However, the shift will take time and there will be plenty of signals along the way.

Companies will be able to adjust accordingly.

It’s likely that many of the current Tier 1 players will remain very powerful in the new market, but we’re also likely to see big disruptors coming in.Ultimately, this type of data would then feed back into the design process itself, creating an open-ended process of continual improvement, and contributing to the next generation of components.. Our sustainable future.

Of course, the most pressing, current question is: how do we make a planet which sustainably supports 11.5 billion people?Population growth coupled with the required infrastructure will generate massive amounts of carbon.

We must find ways to deliver what we need using much less.Optimisation of materials, better control of logistics, automation in construction, fewer people on site – all of these factors will help to create an overall lower carbon version of the built environment.