Additionally, these deliveries will be pre-coordinated with site activities and made by autonomous vehicles.

: A program by the University of Sussex in association with the British Parking Association, TransPark explored how car parking could be revolutionised.With an increase in the number of electric cars on the road, and our need to be connected all the time, the program investigated how car parks could function in an integrated and digitally enabled way..

Currently, the TCN+ stakeholders are in the process of articulating their findings, and plan to share their observations with the business community over the next six months.Due to the longstanding fragmentation of the construction industry there won’t be a panacea, but most companies in the sector will find something interesting in the conclusions.The projects have served as catalysts for change, helping to progress us further toward our goal of modernising and positively shaping the future of construction..

The research has also led to interesting collaborations and networking opportunities with other Transforming Construction Challenge partners and beyond.For example, Dr. Tom Beach at Cardiff University has been funded through one of the projects, with significant scholarly interest in his research on digital compliance checking.

As a result of a link fostered by TCN+ with the Construction Innovation Hub, The Hub is now supporting Dr. Beach with some of his leading work.

Due to the sheer number of stakeholders involved in supporting these projects, the researchers are frequently making organic connections as they go along.Jaimie Johnston, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood, is The Construction Innovation Hub’s Design Lead and the author of the definitivebooks on Platform construction.

The Hub’s collective vision is to build more safely, to a higher quality and with all round better value.In other words, the Construction Innovation Hub asks, how can we get more from UK construction, and how can we do it in a way which supports the industry to prosper and grow?.

Shaping the future of construction with a collaborative, P-DfMA approach.The reality of transforming construction presents a serious challenge, one which requires a uniquely broad and long-term viewpoint.