However, Lincoln emphasises that Edged’s approach differs, likening these facilities to repeated products that can be continually refined.

Initial capital costs and whole-life costs will always be important, but all of the various value metrics and value drivers need to be considered alongside them..Therefore, another solution which might evolve in the process of transforming construction would be the creation of a digital marketplace.

Such a scenario would stipulate certain quality and ethical thresholds for supplier participation.It could be similar to an Amazon model, but with products, sub-assemblies and systems supporting and providing value-driven data.The data would reflect jobs supported, social value delivered, net-zero carbon emissions facilitated, safety promoted, as well as compliance with regulations and standards..

Staying focused: collaboration, disruption & diversification.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.For example, with the Platform to superstructure, we have a series of standard connection brackets, which link the beams and columns.

The same brackets are used consistently and they are colour-coded.This makes it easy to teach people how to do the assembly and they become very quick at doing it.

However, the beams and columns can be any length.Spans can be specific to particular clients, but to the operative on site, it's the same yellow bracket, requiring the same torque wrench and two bolts.