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[ I ]   07/03/2017

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WEF: Shaping the Future of Construction: Insights

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This white paper presents the outcome of this work in the form of insight articles proposing innovative solutions on how to address the construction sector’s key challenges in the following fundamental challenge areas:

1. Project Delivery – Creating certainty of timely delivery and to budget, and generally improving the productivity of the construction sector

2. Life cycle Performance – Reducing the life cycle costs of assets and designing for re-use

3. Sustainability – Achieving carbon-neutral assets and reducing waste in the course of construction

4. Affordability – Creating high-quality, affordable infrastructure and housing

5. Disaster Resilience – Making infrastructure and buildings resilient to climate change and natural disasters

6. Flexibility, Liveability and Well-being – Creating infrastructure and buildings that improve the well-being of end-users

Source: WEF Shaping The Future – Insights

[ I ]   04/05/2016

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WEF Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology

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Thirty measures are presented in the report, Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology as part of a construction “industry transformation framework”. The report describes and promotes the effort needed by all stakeholders for the industry to fully realize its potential for change.

Source:  WEF Shaping the Future of Construction: Breakthrough

From Original Source here, dated 01/03/2017, read excerpts:

3D-printed houses, automatically designed hospitals, prefabricated skyscrapers — once futuristic dreams are now a reality as described in the new report Shaping the Future of Construction: Inspiring innovators redefine the industry developed with the World Economic Forum. It showcases and analyses 10 Lighthouse innovation cases – prominent flagship projects as well as start-ups and pilot projects – that demonstrate the potential of innovation in construction and give a glimpse of the industry’s future.

From Original Source here , dated 01/03/2017, read excerpts:

Relative to other industries, productivity in construction has stalled over the past 50 years. Technology was not making any fundamental advances, and companies remained averse to changing their traditional methods. Recently, however, transformative technological developments have emerged, and some pioneering firms have adopted them for current projects. These developments – 3D printing, building information modeling, wireless sensing and autonomous equipment, to name just a few – are already starting to turn traditional business models upside down.