Building Investment (July - August 2017)

OUTLOOK
Clockwise from top: Different perspectives of the Ngurah Rai International Airport (Bali, Indonesia).
NEXT GENERATION BIM SHAPES CONSTRUCTION’S DIGITAL FUTURE
PPVC, DfMA and VDC are exactly the kind of new technologies that the industry is looking
for and are available without huge investment. However, it should be noted that leveraging
BIM technology across the value chain is still integral to reap the full potential of the abovementioned
technologies. For example, an integrated BIM-VDC or BIM-DfMA approach will
support a truly digital model to drive production planning and automation.
The introduction of such lean construction thinking streamlines work processes and
makes way for further digital collaboration and innovation. Digitizing project management
workflows has substantial benefits. Its greater use in the construction-planning process and
on the construction site itself will enable firms to gain insight into advanced analytics of
construction projects which can help to improve efficiency, timelines, and risk management.
Today, regulators such as the Building and Construction Authority in Singapore and the
Construction Industry Development Board in Malaysia already playing an important role in
defining new standards for emerging technologies (at least in public projects). Now the onus
lies with the industry to develop digital roadmaps and train the next generation of building
and construction experts to be adept at these digital technologies and solutions.
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