There are many ways to approach master planning in design.

In this particular instance, we see technology reducing stress for a busy site manager, who didn’t have to waste time investigating the issue further.Here, construction technology enabled people to quickly and easily return to work.

In another example, onsite sensor cameras were able to detect overnight theft and the captured images were successfully used by the police.Using IoT in this way also creates a differentiating, reputational advantage for contractors, as these companies are seen to be running very tight, lean, safe and productive operations.This could ultimately enable such contractors to win more business, forcing other players to adopt these types of beneficial practices in order to keep up..

Improving the future of construction.Speculating about where industry progress may lead us across the next decade, Lamont predicts that the industry will gradually come to the realisation that the technology platform itself is not the solution to construction’s problems.

In fact, he thinks that by simply shifting focus to the question of why we’re doing what we’re doing, we could see substantial growth in the.

His hope is that within the next five years we’ll see a much larger portion of the industry engaging with these processes, as we remove technological hurdles such as network connectivity and engagement.It’s important to ask for all processes being undertaken as to the EHS requirements, as often it affects the laboratory design layout or services design.. For example, consider processes which require either containment or clean room status.

In both instances, this means that process, along with perhaps all the other processes within its functional group, will need to be separated physically from the other functional groups and an air pressure differential adhered to.This directly drives the lab layout, plus the services requirements and the finishes specifications..

Hazard studies, conducted with both the users and the laboratory designers present, should identify the major EHS issues with the aim to design out all the risks.Some processes may use hazardous material or be explosive, so a Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR) assessment must be undertaken by the client with the lab designer involved, as it will affect the plant selection and design.. We must be aware of design elements which are assumed to be inherently safe.