BSEE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER BUILDING SERVICES & VOL. 34 N0.8 AUGUST 2015
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I have been reading about an American company, established in 2007 for the purpose of advancing the construction industry to “include robotic automation and other advanced technologies”.
At the time, the company was developing a system that would revolutionise the masonry industry by bringing robotics and automation to the construction site. Bricklaying robots, indeed.
I can see how the use of robots could seem appealing to construction firms, saving staff costs and offering safer working conditions that remove strenuous lifting and repetitive tasks for the human employees.
And I suppose robots could provide some kind of answer to the skills shortage that the industry is facing. But I guess that’s a long way off.
Moving right up to date, I hear that Skanska UK has received funding of more than £700,000 to
EDITOR’S NOTE If I ever see a Cyberman on a building site…
obots have been used in car manufacturing for quite a while, but the use of robots in construction is a fairly
develop the use of robots for on- and off-site
construction.The award came from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), as part of their collaborative R&D programme.
Skanska is leading a research consortium to create robotic construction units that can be deployed on site, or in ‘flying factories’, to carry out cutting, drilling and fixing.
‘Flying factories’ is a system of near- site manufacture, which allows structures to be built in controlled conditions, removing the potential effects of bad weather and other on-site hazards – speeding up the assembly of the building on site.
According to Skanska, the advantage of robotics in construction is that it is “safe, green, accurate and fast”.
Skanska’s Head of Innovation, Sam Stacey said: “Robotics in construction is an unknown field and provides great opportunities. A robot to drill and fix to the underside of slabs, for example, would eliminate a lot of work at height in dusty, noisy environments.”
Starting in the fourth quarter of this year, the
CONTENTS 4 INDUSTRY NEWS
This month’s news and pictures from around the industry.
09 BUILDING CONTROLS SHOW 2015 Registration is now open!
12 INSTALLATION NEWS ATAG commercial boilers guarantee a warm welcome at Bristol Lido, plus more case studies from building services suppliers.
14 THE BCIA COLUMN BCIA President, Steve Harrison explains
why energy efficiency should be taken more seriously by government.
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15 HOTEL & LEISURE FACILITIES Getting the basics of the hotel experience right, with advice from Geberit.
16 LIGHTING Varilight on how to get the best out of retrofit dimmable LED lighting.
18-20 ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Timeguard advises readers how to keep an eye on the energy management ball. Plymouth University chooses Schneider Electric as strategic partner to meet carbon neutral targets.
22-23 VENTILATION
We’re talking about ductwork cleanliness with Andrew Steel, Managing Director of Airmec. There’s no excuse for poor air circulation, says Dave Garvey of Nordair Niche.
24-26 WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY Preserving history at London’s
Guildhall Art Gallery, with Sontay. Malcolm Anson, of Clarkson Controls, describes what a truly wireless sensor system can achieve.
25 INDUSTRY COMMENT Taking the hassle out of waste management, with Lumicom.
27 INDUSTRY COMMENT 28 HEALTH & SAFETY 30 APPOINTMENTS
Girls allowed! Chloe Adams-Pickford – a second year student at Oxford University studying General Engineering – talks about why she wants to be an engineer.
Asbestos management and the need to make competent decisions.
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Latest people moves and appointments from around the industry.
32 CLOUD TECHNOLOGY
34 PRODUCT FINDER 36 BUYERS GUIDE 38 RECRUITMENT
Visit our new recruitment website:
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There’s a bright future for cloud-based solutions, according to Priva.
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project, Flexible Robotic Assembly Modules for the Built Environment (FRAMBE), will scope out the opportunities for automation and develop robotic applications, building on a suite of Skanska initiatives that are transforming productivity in construction.
I’m sure we will be hearing more. But I promise, if I ever see a Cyberman on a building site, I will be running to take cover behind the nearest sofa!
Debbie Eales Editor
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