Tag: Andrew Skudder
BIM adoption is crucial to ensure construction industry sustainability
As a major source of global CO2 emissions, the construction industry needs to take heed of digital solutions like 6D BIM to drive sustainability efforts and build a net-zero world for future generations. According to the World Economic Forum, the infrastructure, construction and urban development industries need to embrace the possibilities that come with digitalisation should they want to be sustainable in the future.
Construction industry a potential flywheel for economic recovery in SA
The construction industry can play a critical role in helping address the recent hard knocks to the South African economy, but it needs the willingness and, more importantly, the action of all stakeholders to succeed. This was the overwhelming sentiment at a recent conference hosted by Construction Alliance South Africa (CASA) and headline we sponsored.
Construction industry needs to negotiate increasingly complex world
To prepare for uncertain times, we need to develop robust business models and structures that allow for experimentation and to see what grabs and what doesn’t grab. The engineering and construction sector has been operating in the same way for decades, is one of the least digitised industries in the world (21 out of 22 industries) and has not enjoyed significant productivity growth in recent years.
