CONSTRUCTION SCOTLAND INNOVATION CENTRE FEATURES
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Stewart Milne Group, Forster Group, L&Q and MTC, which is studying the whole housebuilding process and ways to build homes more effi ciently, faster, to better quality and in a more sustainable way. The project itself will build 5,000 homes and have an impact on 35,000 more.
This project looks at prototyping new build methods on and off site, creating standard product families, using new technology such as augmented reality, creating new business processes and systems. At the project’s end in 18 months, it will deliver to industry some key learnings for all involved in housebuilding which will have a major, positive, impact on the way homes are built.
● Digital transformation The recent pandemic has seen businesses of all sizes adopting new technologies. The use of simple technologies such as proximity sensors, remote site inspection tools and digital workfl ow tracking is increasing every day. However, the industry will benefi t
T e Play With the Future project aimed to change the way future generations think about construction
Decarbonisation is a major challenge but also a major opportunity for the sector and its supply chain
from the long-term approach to integrating and scaling up the very best tried and tested digital, manufacturing and enabling technologies that already exist, while continuing to innovate where there are gaps in knowledge and new solutions still required, to create a digital ecosystem fi t for the future. CSIC recently led a major Building Information Modelling (BIM) In Practice programme to increase awareness and adoption of BIM across the Scottish construction industry and its supply chain. An area of that is the creation of digital twins – digital models of buildings that change the ways that sub-contractors such as electricians work on site. The use of augmented reality headsets helps to see through walls to better identify the location of equipment, transforming the way the work is carried out, compliance and
quality. An example of this is available at CSIC’s Innovation Factory. CSIC is also involved in digital
awareness and future digital solutions research and is working with Scottish Enterprise to develop a digital diagnostic tool for the construction sector to help individual companies understand which digital tools and processes would most benefi t their business.
● Culture change & skills Products and processes don’t innovate themselves – it’s people who drive change. However new ways of doing things need new skillsets. Progress in off site and modular construction will require electricians to modify their skills and knowledge to work in these environments. The industry has the opportunity to work with Scotland’s world-class universities and colleges to develop the skills of our future workforce. So from apprentices to university
students to those working across industry at all levels, CSIC off ers access to a range of skills and knowledge programmes to equip the sector with the required expertise. The sector’s image problem also needs to be addressed if we are to attract the right talent. This is another area of focus for CSIC, promoting the opportunities we provide for all other sectors, the benefi ts we bring to society, the value we create, the communities we empower and the global challenges, like climate change, that we will solve.
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