The Construction Playbook includes policies for publishing commercial pipelines and developing long-term plans for key asset types.

It’s at this point that data becomes truly useful information.. asBuilt’s spatially connected database, Vault, enables them to consider an entire digital ecosystem.Working with the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the company is currently using cameras and other technology to map point of sale flows through a spatial model, enabling detailed knowledge about the amount of money flowing through tills and bars at particular points.

While it’s true that there is a lot of advanced and valuable work that can be done with these types of permanent installations, we also need to carefully consider the impact of spatial mapping technology on construction sites.With the example of a photograph, we can check to ensure the photo was taken, and the worker also benefits knowing his job has been done.However, spatial mapping can also be used to evaluate things like crane hook time and positioning, in order to drive productivity benefits.

At Bryden Wood, our work with kit-of-parts architecture and platform design for manufacture and assembly (P-DfMA) dramatically increases speed of assembly onsite.As a result, we’ve seen that inefficient hook time becomes an increasing problem, leaking value from this powerful MMC process.

It’s important that we use construction technology to improve these types of issues.. Standards and innovation in the Australian construction industry.

Ultimately, the construction industry needs to find a balance between prescription and innovation.For example, a reduction in floor to floor height to 6.5m would enable a three-storey data centre on that same site – an instant gain of 50% in site yield and significant reduction in cost per kW.. A similar approach to close integration of design and the arrangement of primary plant and ancillary systems will optimise the data centre facility plan footprint.

Again, this maximises yield per m2, with the added benefit of a reduction in costly M&E distribution paths..Deferring CapEx, delivering predictability.

Data centres are expensive.Being able to compress the time from project inception to occupancy, as well as having reliable procurement and supply chain, and a predictable construction programme, is hugely valuable in being able to defer CapEx and cost of finance.. One of the core principles of DfMA is the standardisation of parts and construction/assembly processes.