reinventing construction: innovating project delivery in

Reinventing Construction 1

REINVENTING CONSTRUCTION INNOVATING PROJECT DELIVERY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

JULY 2019

2 Reinventing Construction

PREFACE

A NEW APPROACH

The construction industry is populated by problem solvers From the architect to the engineer the civil engineering contractor to the building manager and the project direcshy

tor to the bricklayer the industry is full of professionals who are trained to respond to unique technical challenges in a safe and efficient way

So why then does the construction sector lag behind almost every other industry when it comes to embracing change and adopting the latest technology solutions

There are many factors contributing to the construction indusshytryrsquos apparent inability to adapt which we seek out in this report But it can perhaps be boiled down to two central problems The first is a lack of awareness of new technologies that might be availshyable A bigger problem however is a chronic failure to collaborate

From Dubairsquos Burj Khalifa to the Riyadh Metro the industryrsquos greatest achievements have been made possible when all parties on a project have worked together successfully Yet the construcshytion industry is characterised by technical and operational silos that are perennially unable to communicate with each other

Part of the problem stems from the adversarial nature of lowest-price-wins contracting Contractors win contracts at cut-throat prices and then enter a cycle of variation claims and disputes with their clients

Then there is the lack of collaborative processes with project parties running their own systems and paper trails Stakeholders in the value chain need to establish a more effective means of communicating with each other throughout the project lifecycle This will change as more technology solutions are created specifshyically to deal with industry challenges and we are already seeing transformation in the industry

This report looks at some of the technologies and tools that will deliver this transformation And it provides a useful guide to enabling and accelerating innovation in construction

Produced by Oracle Construction and Engineering together with MEED we hope that this report will serve as a useful docushyment for both those trying to implement change and companies that have already deployed innovation and recognise its benefits

Richard Thompson Editorial director MEED


The industryrsquos greatest achievements have been possible when all parties on a project have worked together successfullyrdquo


CONTENTS

06-08 FUTURE PROOFING Challenges facing project owners can be solved using innovation

10-11 PLANNING AHEAD Organisations need to plan for innovation well in advance to be successful

12-13 TEAMING UP Collaborative design and engineering will transform the future of projects

14-15 SHARING EXPERTISE Research centres and academia are pivotal for the construction sector

16-17 FUNDING PROJECTS How organisations can factor in financing for innovation

18-19 A NEW JOURNEY 5G is finding its way in the construction and engineering sector

20-21 VISUALS TALK Results from the Oracle 5G enterprise survey weave a positive tale

22-23 LEARNING Disaster recovery proshyjects impart key lessons in leveraging innovation

24-26 DATA-LED INTEL Project delivery benefits from advanced analytics and data intelligence


OVERVIEW

TIME TO ENABLE DEFINITIVE

STEPS PAIRED WITH INNOVATION

CAN HELP BOOST PRODUCTIVITY

AND PERFORMANCE

IN THE CONSTRUCTION

SECTOR

With about $10tn spent on construcshytion-related goods and services every year construction is one of the worldrsquos biggest areas of economic activity

But it is not just its scale that makes construction important The industry plays a strategic role in supporting economic development and providing a stimulating environment for business to flourish

The sector is facing significant chalshylenges that are affecting the profitability of construction companies project owners and other delivery entities Mounting cash flow pressures margins eaten-up by increased competition and meagre labour-productivity growth over the past decades have all affected sustainability of the industry

Leaving aside the first two factors which are common in industries workshying in a capitalist market economy a lack of improvement in labour producshytivity is the primary reason why the global construction industry is seeing a reduction in the value added by its services of about $16tn a year accordshying to McKinsey Global Institute This loss of value is equivalent to the GDP of Canada or boosting global GDP by 2 per cent a year

The construction industry must become more proshyductive as the demand for construction is rising and tools such as digital techshynologies and new materials are increasingly available to improve efficiency and reliability

Challenges Labour productivity in conshystruction is defined as the value added by construction workers per hour of work

and its growth over time adjusted for inflation It matters because of the posishytive impact that it passes on to customshyers owners contractors and workers

It is possible to identify 10 core challenges that are contributing to low construction productivity as classified in figure 1

In the era of lsquoIndustry 40rsquo innovashytion is transformative and will become essential to increasing productivity in construction We believe innovation is the key to tackling most of the chalshylenges faced in the sector

Construction innovation can provide the critical factor for a companyrsquos long-term competitive strategy

To capture these benefits however a construction company needs to undershystand the means through which these innovations are implemented and the strategies it can employ to increase the effectiveness of these operations

The companies can follow different strategies based upon the nature of the innovation their capabilities resources and overall market strategy

Investment in research and develshyopment does not in itself guarantee success It is essential for companies to collaborate with other industry innovators to generate challenging and motivational activities to achieve the desired objectives


bull FUTURE PROOFING

Figure 1 Ten challenges affecting productivity and performance in the construction sector

EXTERNAL FORCES

1 Increasing project and site complexities

2 Extensive regulation land fragmentation and the

cyclical nature of public investment

3 Informality and potential for corruption distorting

the market

INDUSTRY DYNAMICS

4 Construction is opaque and highly fragmented

5 Contractual structures and incentives are misaligned

6 Bespoke or suboptimal owner requirements

FIRM LEVEL OPERATIONAL FACTORS

7 Design processes and investment are inadequate

8 Poor project management and execution basics

9 Insufficiently skilled labour at frontline and supervisory levels

10 Underinvestment in digitisation and innovation

Defining the path Innovation in the construction sector can be boosted by the following five key factors 1 Clear business case for taking up the innovation 2 Clear path for overcoming compatishybility problems 3 Sufficient incentives to adopt the

innovation and coordinate with project stakeholders 4 Costs of acquisition must be amortised from a single project Innovation is 5 Measurable benefits

transformative The non-fulfillment of

these premises will create and will become obstacles when it comes to the implementation of essential to innovation enable theOther barriers include low contracting margins construction in-entrenched traditional attitudes and a shortage dustry to increaseof skilled workers

Improvements includ- productivityrdquoing lower costs as well as increased efficiency speed and safety have been seen in instances where innovation is deployed

For example the UKrsquos Mace Group was able to work at a much faster speed by using its rising factory method and higher safety standards on the East Village N08 project in London

The six-storey lsquojump factoryrsquo built around the tower created an indoor construction site ndash improving noise reducing safety risks and preventing environmental disturbance

Each floor was constructed in just one week while creating a safer working environment and increasing the use of prefabrication

UK-based Kier Construction used offsite manufacturing techniques for its R7 proshyject in London The facade and composhynents such as precast concrete columns were created offsite delivering efficiency and speed and requiring less workers

California-based prefab builder Katerra connects building information modelling (BIM) tools and computationshyal design directly to its global supply chain infrastructure for ease of material ordering manufacturing tracking and delivery Middlemen are removed from the equation driving down costs


ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Gurjit Singh (above) is the senior VP for real estate and Francesc Serras (below) is the senior developshyment manager for real estate strategy at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)

The opinions expressed in the article belong solely to the authors and do not reflect the views of DWTC

Regulations The role of regulation in promoting innovation is pivotal to implementing best practices and improving potential productivity

Regulatory changes facilitate the shift in industry dynamics that enable firm-level levers and impact productivishyty improvements Seven areas can boost productivity 1 Regulation2 Collaboration and contracting3 Design and engineering4 Procurement and supply-chain management 5 On-site execution6 Technology7 Capability building

The construction industry can catch up with total economic productivity by acting on these seven areas According to the McKinsey Global Institute wideshyspread adoption of all seven could lead to productivity improvement of 50-60 per cent

Driving best practices Few people will be surprised by these levers for higher productivity However the industry has generally not impleshymented basic approaches and even when it has further opportunities arise to push for best practices

Reshape regulationExamples include Singaporersquos move to allow for cross-laminated timber for high-rise structures and Japanrsquos promoshytion of scale through land pooling

Rewire the contractual frameworkIntegrated project delivery helps build long-term partnerships Sufficient upshyfront investments in planning by comshybining all partiesrsquo input have been shown to raise productivity substantially

Rethink design and engineeringA push for repeatable design elements in projects that do not require bespoke

Mace used a lsquorising factoryrsquo for its N08 East Village project in the UK

solutions would boost productivity and save time

Align managementImprove procurement and supshyply-chain management through inter-net of things (IoT)

Asset managementImproved on-site execution through IoT with advanced analysis would enable the tracking of equipment and materials

DigitalisationInfuse digital technology new material advanced automation and support the use of building information modelling (BIM) systems

Reskill the workforceA good example is the apprenticeship programme run by Siemens in the UK

Based on the above it is imperative that the global construction industry addresses its productivity problems to futureproof itself

We believe this can be achieved by firstly investing in talent innovation and technology and secondly by working together with customers clishyents the workforce lenders and regushylators to ensure the primary objectives of all stakeholders are successfully achieved for every project

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COMMENTCOMMENT

Where innovation does exist it is reshystricted to a few industries and is seen as largely lsquoimitative rather than radicalrsquo

In part this can be explained by the

GETTING READY TO INNOVATE recent emergence of many economies

ORGANISATIONAL READINESS AND

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ARE

NECESSARY TO SUPPORT INNOVATION

IN THE MENA REGION

For many innovation has become an often-repeated buzzword It is viewed as the key to a more competitive econshyomy and a mantra to deliver consistent business results in challenging ecoshynomic conditions

Innovation can be both of those things but for that to happen we need to go beyond the veneer of simple ideas supported by glossy marketing and deliver on concepts that drive real and substantive change across have also stifled society place innovation in many and business organisations

It is still common lsquoQuickrsquo to see design and innovation construction teams The Middle in the region rely-East and North ing on paper-based Africa (Mena) documentation and region has a processes despite proud history much of the world of scientific shifting to electron-discovery and ic documentation innovation Labour remains across a range accessible and of subjects inexpensive in

Today the the region so the region includes economic incentive

in the region on the global stage Government policies and approaches

have focused on accelerating economic development and encouraging quick delivery rather than exploring the best long-term solutions

At the same time imitative innovashytion has proven to be less risky and more profitable for many private sector companies because research and develshyopment and professional development budgets could be put aside for later

Persistent habitual behaviours and ways of working

some of the wealthiest countries in the world and is home to cities that leapfrog existing technology and maturity cycles

For example Abu Dhabi has already announced a 10 kilometre-long Hyper-loop track due for completion in 2020 while other cities are considering its feasibility

Yet the region typically ranks low in global innovation surveys The highest ranked Mena nation is the UAE which holds the 38th place on the Global Innovation Index 2018

to embrace techshynology and new ways of working is not the same

But the challenges we face in the next cycle of development are very different Disruptive and radical inshynovation are the next step ndash and they require planning

Acting for change What are the organisational and govshyernmental policies processes and investments that will drive innovation How can we better support and sustain


bull PLANNING AHEAD

disruptive innovation and growth across the region The solution is twofold

Firstly private sector companies must establish their organisational readiness to innovate This requires the involveshyment and cooperation of partners ndash both internal and external ndash and a leadership environment where all ideas are recognised respected and shared

Jacobs follows three simple steps to encourage innovative thinking and develop and embed innovation in the solutions we deliver for our clients

We use crowd-sourcing tools to actively seek out ideas from inside and outside our business that can help solve our clientsrsquo most pressing problems

Ideas are submitted to an internal innovation grants programme and progress is reported through a proven process for innovation project manageshyment to bring the idea to fruition and reduce inherent risk We actively seek out opportunities where we can work with a client to deploy the solution

We track progress and feedback from early stages supporting and dissemishynating learnings from the process and ensuring everyone understands the benefits and is aware of the solution

Government support Secondly ongoing support from Mena governments at a policy level and via practical initiatives will help private sector businesses gear up to innovate

Initiatives need to build on existing policy frameworks and other enabling features in the market such as the culture habit and knowledge of the organisation and its ability to access capital and funding Many governments have already started reforming laws on protecting intellectual property construction and finance ndash the lsquosoftwarersquo ndash and investing in

state-of-the-art research institutions and educational facilities ndash the lsquohardwarersquo

GCC leads the way The UAE government has steadily announced a set of reforms in the codes and standards across the real estate and construction industries starting with the introduction of an E-NOC system for permits better land registry and faster connectivity to essential utilities

More recently guidelines were introshyduced stating that by 2030 25 per cent of new buildings in Dubai must be 3D printed The use of building information modelling (BIM) has been mandated on all large construction projects These projects include buildings with more than 20 floors a built-up area largshyer than 200000 square feet or with unique features such as universities

In Saudi Arabia the MiSK Foundation has been set up to inspire learning and leadership values in Saudi youth to

ABOUT THE AUTHORhelp deliver the kingdomrsquos Vision 2030 across the four main pillars of educashytion media culture and technology Manosh De is The long list of local and international the Middle East

lead for urbaninitiatives will serve as a conduit for planning andideas coming into the region intelligent sys-

The region is already blessed with tems and globalbrave leaders who have the vision and lead for national commitment to change With the right and regional

developmenttime space and support from govern-strategies forments the private sector too can bring the buildings

its best game to the region by investing infrastructure in local centres of excellence to pro- and advanced mote a new experimental mindset and facilities division

at Jacobsculture to service the markets


SOLUTION

COORDINATING MODEL DESIGN

THE ORACLE ACONEX MODEL COORDINATION

CLOUD SOLUTION ALLOWS A

WIDER TEAM TO MANAGE

BIM ON COMPLEX BESPOKE

PROJECTS IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Building information modelling (BIM) is an increasingly important component of construction project delivery but is currently limited by a lack of collaborashytion reliance on multiple applications and missing integrations

Model management While open and transparent collaboshyration has become a well-known and addressed topic in construction and engineering projects over the past two decades model management on BIM projects has been the domain of specialshyists using proprietary modelling tools

The wider project team has been unshyable to easily participate in the design and coordination process as the BIM design information has been disconshynected from them and dispersed across different systems

Most importantly the critical model coordination process suffers from a lack of flow across the applications landscape due to the following

Design issue resolution is spread across multiple systems which impact cost and administration

Lack of integration with authoring and validation tools leads to errors and further cost

Scattered data leads to poor overview and control on status of the coordination process

Unreliable progress reports and audit records impact qualishyty and control

Slow progress and decision-making based on assumptions are the direct result of disconnected teams working with separated data and little to no transparency Information spread over different systems creates multiple vershysions of the truth leading to a lack of clarity errors and disputes ndash all impactshying cost quality and schedule This is not a basis for leveraging insights to improve and optimise processes

The Oracle Aconex Model Coordishynation Cloud Service eliminates these challenges by enabling construction design and project professionals to collaboratively manage BIM models across the entire project team in a true common data environment (CDE) Organisations can reduce the risk of errors and accelerate project success by ensuring each team member has access to accurate up-to-date models

All in one place A sophisticated model server forms the centre of the Oracle Aconex CDE integrating with most common authorshying and model checking tools Thereshyfore no additional management tools for issues and clashes are required

The entire project team benefits from the interoperability of Open BIM standshy


bull TEAMING UP

The Oracle Aconex Model Coordination cloud service eliminates the difficulties associated with BIM collaboration

ards and can interact with models and participate in the BIM processes

ldquoIssues with model management means projects go over budget run over schedule and end up with a higher total cost of ownership for the clientrdquo says Multiplexrsquos digital manager Davide Gatti

ldquoAs part of the early access pro-gramme for Oracle Aconex Model Coorshydination it was great to experience how Oracle has solved these challengesrdquo

With Oracle Aconex Model Coordishynation organisations can eliminate the need for various point solutions in fashyvour of project-wide BIM participation that drives productivity with faster proshycesses and cycle times enables a single source of truth for project information and delivers a fully connected data set at handover for asset operation

Improved visibility The solution enhances Oracle Aconexrsquos existing CDE capabilities which are built around Open BIM standards (eg IFC 4 and BCF 21) and leverage a cloud-based full model server to enable efficient secure and comprehensive model management at all stages of the project lifecycle

The Oracle Aconex CDE which is based on ISO 19650 and DIN SPEC 91391 definitions provides neutrality security and data interoperability By enabling model management in this environment Oracle Aconex allows greater visibility coordination and proshyductivity across people and processes including enabling comprehensive mod-el-based issue and clash management

ldquoWith Oracle Aconex Model Coordishynation wersquore making the whole model management process as seamless and easy as possiblerdquo says Oracle Construcshytion and Engineeringrsquos director of new products BIM and innovation Frank Weiss ldquoBy integrating authoring and validation applications to the cloud usshyers donrsquot need to upload and download their issues and clashes anymorerdquo

Weiss adds that there is much noise and confusion around BIM and CDEs most of which is driven by misinformation in the market about what each term means

He says ldquoEverybody on a BIM project should work with the best available tool for their discipline Therefore open forshymats are critical for interoperability and the use of a true CDE is key to efficient and effective model managementrdquo


RESEARCH GOES TO MARKET

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

RESEARCH CENTRES AND

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

WILL BENEFIT BY BRINGING PROTOTYPES TO THE REAL

WORLD

As a field engineer at Turner Construcshytion I realised that inconsistencies in daily construction reporting can expose construction management and general contractor companies to a varishyety of risks

Subcontractors frequently fell behind with paper-based submissions Superinshytendents were forced to chase subconshytractors for information that was genershyally insufficient to complete a useful and actionable daily construction report

It was around this time that people started using 2-3 mega pixel consumshyer grade cameras The applications of building information modelling (BIM) for pre-construction cost estimation and constructability reviews were just emerging I was intrigued by the potenshytial of how comparing images and videshyos to BIM connected to schedule could help visually document and measure work in progress

It was then that I decided to focus my PhD dissertation and academic research at both the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and Virginia Tech on the interface of construction management and computer vision Reshyconstructrsquos visual 3D command centre for construction projects emerged from this work

State of innovation The engineering and construction culture has dramatically changed over the past 10 years Since 2008 wersquove seen a change in the generation of people who are working at construction sites

Technology readiness has drashymatically improved especially in terms of how we model simulate and share project data as well

as how we capture information from job sites including using the internet of things Companies are witnessing a change in this generation because technologies have improved and the price point is lower This is where the opportunities are emerging

Assessing processes Over the past five to six years numershyous companies have decided to invest in establishing central research and development or innovation divisions

Companies want to ensure there is an internal process that can measure how new technologies fit into their processshyes and workflows and assess value It is the return on investment that matters at the end of the day

These technology assessments offer an opportunity for companies to either map them into existing processes or standardise new processes across their projects

However the real challenge is that ndash similar to tech companies and unishyversity research teams ndash the innovation teams are not directly involved in conshystruction projects

Innovation teams must introduce new ideas and concepts to their project teams and get buy-in Hence for some companies adopting and adapting technology may become a two-step process as opposed to a direct process

Due to dramatic improvements in technology there is a rise in funding and startups The concepts of digitisshying job sites and industrialisation have also matured


bull SHARING EXPERTISE

New opportunities have emerged There is a possibility of bridging the gap in terms of what the industry wants ndash processes and products that work ndash versus what academics typically work on theories methods and software hardware prototypes

Fostering a culture My mission in academia is to devise problem-driven research and explore scientific solutions to problems that matter I work with startups and adshyvanced technology companies to transshylate the research into processes and products that the industry can ultimateshyly use This process is easy to explain but very difficult to implement

At universities we receive funding from numerous national and local agencies ndash including the National Science Foundation which has funded most of my work ndash to drive research that contributes to the body of knowlshyedge in construction

We use this as an opportunity to develshyop scientific concepts that are typically transformed into prototypes We work closely with the construction industry and listen to what their biggest pain points are that we need to focus on

However academic research typically stops at publications and developing prototypes Because of this we donrsquot go the extra mile of transforming that prototype into solutions that a conshystruction company can use Universities traditionally donrsquot support the transition of prototypes into a product or process However now that startups are adding excitement to our academic research university leadership at our campuses are beginning to support this transition

At UIUC our leadership recognised this opportunity early on I was selectshyed in the first cohort of faculty entreshypreneurship fellows at the University of Illinois College of Engineering to transform our software prototype into products that can add value to the conshystruction industry

A prototype is great because it proves the conshycept and value

But construction comshypanies should really intershyact with products because they have the potential to scale and be standardised across projects

There must be a viable business case when asshysessing and testing a new solution before opportushynities sustain and grow

Startups are the best way to bridge between what the industry and academia both wantrdquo

across the organisation In my opinion startups are the best

way to bridge between what the indusshytry and academia both want Numerous academic colleagues are interested in transforming their research into indusshytry solutions through startups

However this means that somebody must fund it and these transitions come at a cost that is driven by venshyture capital firms

Close partnerships In the next few years academia ndash parshyticularly in construction informatics ndash will focus more on educating our students to develop internal entrepreshyneurial skill sets

This will include new ideas on mashychine learning artificial intelligence etc and how this technology can address pain points in the industry

Interested students can gain a better understanding of industry pain points through conventional construction enshygineering and management education They can also grasp new opportunities through data-driven courses

Students will be well-equipped to establish business models with an acashydemic background in entrepreneurship They can transform ideas and concepts from the classroom and research lab into new industry-grade solutions

Indeed this is the right time and space for innovation and entrepreneurshyship in construction

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr Mani Golparvar is the COO and co-founder of US-based Reconstruct


COMMENT

in productivity of just 1 per cent could result in savings of $100bn a year forPAYING FOR the construction industry

Owners also have a role to play in fosshytering innovation in the sector Projects INNOVATION

PUSHING NEW SOLUTIONS ON FUTURE PROJECTS

REQUIRES BOTH CLIENTS AND

CONTRACTORS TO HAVE A

HEALTHY APPETITE FOR TECHNOLOGY

Dubai is a place that is big on world records and lsquofirst of a kindrsquo

Islands in the sea shaped as a palm tree flying taxis hyperloop technoloshygy autonomous vehicles ndash Dubai has a track record of pushing boundaries for the art of the possible

Given this appetite for biggest tallest and best particularly in the field of conshystruction it is perhaps no surprise that as I look out of my office window I can see the worldrsquos first entirely 3D printed building In Dubai the future is now

Construction methods have not changed a great deal in decades But as we are seeing in other industries not even constructionrsquos traditionalists are immune to the forces of digital disrupshytion Innovation is impending (and in some cases it is already here) but in an industry where margins are so tight are contractors ready for it Moreover who should pay for the cost of disruption

Leading the way It can be reasonably argued that conshytractors should lead the way when it comes to new technology ndash incorporatshying innovative solutions during the bid process when pricing a project and then delivering on these good ideas throughshyout construction

However lsquofirst of its kindrsquo innovation often comes with a development cost or heightened risk that adds to the price But without any additional incentives the price-driven thin-margin nature of the industry ultimately discourages innovative thinking

Irrespective of market dynamics failing to invest in solutions that could boost productivity is ultimately counshyter-productive For example the World Economic Forum estimates that a rise

are constructed for the benefit of users whether end consumers for commercial assets or the general public for governshyment assets

Owners need to look ahead and anticshyipate the needs of their users in the fushyture ndash which should create an incentive to break this cycle of innovation stasis

Taking charge lsquoLow bidrsquo is not always the best model Far better to pay now and save later where possible rather than lag behind regulatory change or the fickle needs of an increasingly agile customer

While this is easier said than done our 3D printing example shows that the technology is there and can be used to create savings by compressing the supply chain

More than just a trophy structure down the street from my office Dubai has set a target that 25 per cent of buildings will be 3D printed by 2030

The city of Eindhoven in the Nethershylands has opened the worldrsquos first 3D printing factory for houses

Innovations in modular construction are creating significant efficiencies ndash in China a construction company that builds offsite and then ships to the end destination recently built a 57-storey modular building in just 19 days

These are prime examples of how easy it can be to get left behind in the construction sector

But the conflict of thin margins and the time it takes for innovation to be proven remains real It will take bold investors to test the waters Or forshyward-thinking owners who value this innovation Or both

It is here that government can help Policies such as Dubairsquos goal for 3D printing are examples of how governshyment can encourage change


bull FUNDING PROJECTS

It will take bold investors to test the waters Or forward-thinking owners who value this innovation Or bothrdquo

While government is rightly cautious in its spending it can and should be willing to pay the little bit extra to furshyther their policy objectives for construcshytion ndash be it improved user experience environmental sustainability or simply longer-term efficiency

Data from these projects should be collected collated and published where possible to demonstrate how these innovations add value and drive the sector forward

This will make it easier for others to learn and adopt similar methods

How can this be done At EY we have found that some of our public sector clients are now allowing proposals that include a lsquoplusrsquo option which goes beyond the standard specishyfication of the bid and offers innovative (and usually more expensive) add-ons

Governments can then take a view as to whether they want these extras and balance the outcomes against the costs collecting data to demonstrate their ultimate worth that can then be shared

They can also drive change through regulation or targets that will encourage or attract the sort of contractors with a desire to innovate and encourage ownshyers to take the necessary leaps to these new platforms

Dubairsquos 3D printing strategy is a great example where the expectation is to reshyduce labour materials transport time carbon footprint and costs

Sharing risk Better client-contractor relationships can also provide industry-wide benefit If the responsibility of innovation was shared and agreed up-front it would ensure fair distribution of risk thus increasing the appetite for innovation

This could include contracts that dicshytate risk and cost-sharing for innovation on a project thus improving trust on both sides that leads to bolder decisions and better outcomes for the consumer

Finally governments can encourage research and development (RampD) on such solutions making them cheaper and easier to deploy

Governments can either invest in RampD themselves or alternatively provide tax breaks to those that do as the British government attempted in its Construction Sector Deal in 2018

Construction is one of the last industries to be truly disrupted by technology but that wait cannot last forever Contractors will have to invest and owners must be willing to pay for these innovations

And as always government can play a role ndash both as a matter of policy as well as an asset owner

Innovation will soon be mandatory not a luxury Business as usual will leave industry players behind ndash they will end up as houses built on sand If they donrsquot embrace disruption when the rains come and the winds blow they will fall

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brad Watson is EYrsquos globshyal leader for infrastructure in government and real estate and leads the Mena infrastructure advisory team


COMMENT

CONNECTING THE ECOSYSTEM

5G SERVICES WILL

TRANSFORM GLOBAL

NETWORKS ndash AND IT HOLDS

THE SAME PROMISE FOR

CONSTRUCTION

Buzz is growing around 5G and the imshypact it can have For construction the prospect of 5G is creating excitement and anticipation but to appreciate the opportunity for the industry it is imporshytant to understand what it is and what it offers as a technology

Essentially 5G is about speed reliashybility and capacity It is the next genershyation of mobile broadband promising higher bandwidth speeds negligible latency and scalability

The promise of 5G is that it will bring in around 10 to 100 times faster speeds with a very low latency which could be anywhere from one to 10 milliseconds It is also believed to provide up to 10 to 100 times more capacity than our curshyrent long-term evolution networks

From a business sense 5G will be an enabler Better connectivity will obvishyously be good for businesses particushylarly in terms of data collection capture and analysisevaluation But with 5G much of this can happen in real time which means decisions can be made more quickly and issues addressed before they worsen

In the real world A recent study by Oracle Communicashytions titled lsquo5G Smart Ecosystems Are Transforming Are You Readyrsquo surveyed 265 key decision makers from both business and IT-focused roles More than 80 per cent of respondents believed that 5G will increase employee productivity reduce costs enhance customer experishyence and improve business agility

Around 30 per cent of business respondents and 24 per cent of IT respondents felt that real-time asset or process monitoring was a key benefit of 5G networks

Overall 84 per cent of respondents felt that 5G networks will be transformshyative and will have a lasting impact on the way their companies do business But does 5G have the same potential for the construction industry

5G for construction The speed latency and scalability of 5G will help construction and engineering businesses in three ways

Enhanced mobile broadband Providing high speed and capacity will allow fast access to data-intensive cloud applications and enable multiple users to interact with each other in real time from anywhere

Mission-critical operations Providing low latency and high reliashybility will increase the ability to have reliable information available immedishyately to understand what is happening on-site in real time This is essential for a complex and constantly evolving envishyronment such as a construction site

Massive machine-type communications This will provide highly scalable and geographic coverage to help with inishytiatives such as smart cities where the number of nodes will be considerably


bull A NEW JOURNEY

higher than on a normal project asset monitoring both on and offsite as well as health monitoring

Imagine a construction site where all workers vehicles drones devices and assets can be equipped with sensors as well as 4K or 8K camera feeds providshying visual information about a site as it happens or an asset production as it takes place offsite

The data collected from those senshysors coupled with real-time analysis using artificial intelligence will be able to improve productivity safety and compliance on and offsite as well as identify potential issues that can be dealt with immediately

This visual data will also continually evolve the project model to take acshycount of what it looks like at that exact point in time

Comparing that to information about how the model has evolved coupled with how assets are progressing in offsite production could increase productivity by reducing downtime as well as provide predictions for potential scheduling and production issues and how to deal with them

Enterprises are cautious when it comes to cost and near-term benefits 56

Feel that 5G is too early in its

development to begin making

business plans

56 State that 5G will be too costly to

implement in the near term

97 95 84 Are aware of Have begun Feel that 5G

5G networking strategic networks will be technologies planning transformative

or vendor and have a assessment lasting impact

on the way their companies do

business

There are however important conshysiderations around 5G for construction and engineering particularly in terms of standardisation and security

Some construction businesses are sitting on huge amounts of data across their portfolio but do not have standshyardised processes in place to measure analyse or understand the data 5G and deployment of sensors will just add to that data issue Standardising processes across a portfolio ensures governance control and visibility

With the ability to capture and share more construction site data security will certainly be a consideration The aim of 5G is for higher security and how it is going to be implemented will be clear in time 5G is a very important part of the network and is expected to be more secure than what we have today

A learning curve There are many unknowns with new technology and 5G is no different There will undoubtedly be discoveries made along the way There will be ways in which 5G can be used in the future that we have not even imagined yet and that is why we are only really scratching at the surface of the opportunity today

We believe 5G is going to help us improve productivity safety and compliance for construction and enshygineering thanks to fast reliable and scalable connectivity This will enable even greater productivity and better data management yielding the insights needed to accelerate the drive to conshytinuous improvement

Enterprises are overshywhelmingly aware of 5G network technology and its benefits to their businesses

Source lsquo5G Smart Ecoshysystems Are Transformshying Are You Readyrsquo by Oracle Communications

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Burcin Kaplanoglu is the executive director and inshynovation officer at Oracle Conshystruction and Engineering



5G TRANSFORMATION A survey published in January 2019 by Oracle found that more than 75 per cent of businesses globally consider 5G to be critical to their business objectives

Believe 5G is critical to

their business objectives

60 per cent are undertaking a strategic review 35 per cent are evaluating venshydor solutions while 5 per cent say it is too early to plan

Prefer specific vendor types for solution components suggesting a necessary

ecosystem for 5G solutions

Agree that communication service providers are necessary for successful

deployment of 5G network-enabled solutions

Aware of 5G benefits

MORE DEVICE CONNECTIONS

5G EVALUATION PLANNING

+75

97

50

67

UP TO


Ranked extreme reliability or low latency as the number one 5G benefit for the top

5G-enabled solutions

Feel that new 5G-enabled services will be transformative

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LOW LATENCY

68

60

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Source lsquo5G Smart Ecosystems Are Transforming Are You Readyrsquo by Oracle Communications

CASE STUDY

rebuild following natural disasters Can everyday projects learn from these SEEKING NEW

Mott MacDonaldrsquos technical principal Saurabh Bhandari has been involved in multiple urgent emergency and criti-WAYS TO WORK

DISASTERshyREBUILD

OPERATIONS IMPART

EVERYDAY LESSONS ON

SCHEDULING AND COMPLIANCE FOR

ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

PROJECTS

One thing engineering and construction (EampC) organisations and their customshyers could really benefit from is to learn lessons from past experiences ndash whethshyer those experiences are their own or anotherrsquos However the industry is not always great at looking inwards and there is a perception that each new proshyject is fresh and completely different

EampC started to look around at how other industries such as manufacturing learn from the past and are embracing new techniques and technologies but although that is growing it is not as widespread across EampC and the owner community as perhaps it should be So why donrsquot we look back at what we have done to perfect what wersquore about to do

Does it come down to not having the right information from prior projects to be able to gauge anything of value Is it the manual approach to certain aspects of a project that is hindering us from capturing everything

Or could it be because the fragmentshyed nature of developments with teams spread far and wide prevents a full view of the project

Whatever the reasons we are starting to see EampC organisations and larger owners using technology to capture a true picture of projects by using a comshymon data environment (CDE)

Coupled with this innovative busishynesses are starting to appreciate commonalities between projects as they look for ways to either perfect andor automate processes

Disaster recovery What about looking at completely different situations and taking lessons from those A case in point is the way we manage infrastructure recovery and

cal programmes of recovery work He has adopted some important lessons from the infrastructure rebuild works after Storm Desmond in the UK and Ireland Storm Sandy in the US and the Nepal earthquake

ldquoRebuilding after natural disasters is very different to building an office nuclear plant or an airportrdquo says Bhandari ldquoThe scale is often larger and complex due to the impact on multiple resources at the same time ndash be that water energy supplies or roads

ldquoThere is also obviously an expedishyency required in post-disaster rebuild that is more onerous than in a typical project developmentrdquo says Bhandari ldquoMost importantly each decision that is made or not made in the recovery effort has a significant humanitarian impactrdquo

Mott MacDonald has been involved in the recovery efforts for many natural disasters both in the UK and overseas including some of the rebuild projects after the UK floods of 2015

Rebuilding lives In the aftermath of Storm Desmond Cumbria County Council faced a hershyculean task to rebuild its shattered inshyfrastructure Almost 8000 homes were flooded and the storm also impacted 2000 businesses more than 600 farms and 300 kilometres of carriageways

Nearly 800 bridges were damaged Several stone-built river crossings some of which had stood for hundreds of years were swept away

In the stormrsquos aftermath businesses and livelihoods were badly affected and there was an urgent need to restore vishytal road links reconnect cut-off commushynities and get the county moving again as soon as possible

Given the scale and severity of the devastation Cumbria County Council


bull LEARNING

County Council is one of the first public authorities in the UK to benefit from a GIS tool with this capability

Bhandari talks about how specific awareness of the network impact of decisions is key and having a broad picture provides actionable insight to ensure issues do not escalate It is about bringing believable decision data together to paint the true picture of what is happening This is reciprocated across most projects

Defragmenting Disaster-rebuild operations often involve multiple parties ranging from the government to emergency servicshyes and community groups and within

required support and increased capacshyity to plan and manage the recovery It joined forces with Mott MacDonald to deliver what would become known as the four-year pound1236m infrastructure recovery programme (IRP)

A huge number of individual works were needed ndash more than 1200 in total ranging from patch repairs to full reconstruction of highways slopes retaining walls and structures culverts and bridges

Other challenges included building temporary structures restoring listed bridges of historical importance dealshying with the expanse and remote terrain of Englandrsquos third-largest county and restricting in-river construction activshyities to just 15 weeks of the year (in keeping with legislation to safeguard fish passage)

Alternative techniques One of the many areas of innovation was the use of geographic information system (GIS)-based planning

Mott MacDonaldrsquos cloud-based GIS asset management system GiGi brings together multiple data sources ndash includshying surveys and inspections on-land ownership river levels and temporary traffic regulation orders ndash to aid co-opshyeration and communication Cumbria

those groups are multiple stakeholders ndash all requiring up-to-date information ndash so transparency and auditability is also very important Bhandari points out that governance across everyday projects also involves fragmented teams working from the same information again echoing challenges that many project teams face

ldquoIf we boil down the issues and outcomes from urgent situations there are many lessons that could be adoptshyed across all projectsrdquo says Bhandari ldquoWhether it is maintaining fiduciary oversight or work scheduling from the planning perspective Integrating differshyent IT tools into a common knowledge platform can be a key enabler to creatshying a productive common data environshyment It is just that for a post-disaster rebuild the impacts are visible at a larger scalerdquo

Post-disaster rebuild is just one type of case EampC could learn from The industry needs to be more connected to what has happened before and what is happening around it We also need to be prepared to not just capture data but also to share it across projects and the industry The more examples we have to learn from the better the approach we will be able to take across future projects leading to higher-quality outcomes

Saurabh Bhandari is a technical principal at Mott MacDonald


COMMENT

A NEW WAY FOR PROJECT DELIVERY

The network basics The simplest and earliest network ndash which is a frequently cited example ndash is the telephone network or fax machine

The first telephone network was probably the hardest sell because the value of the network increased disproshyportionately as more telephones were sold and used

The Metcalfersquos Law (named after Robert Metcalfe co-founder of the ethshyernet) attempts to quantify that value The law states that the value of the netshywork increases by n2 ndash with n referring to the number of nodes

The formula contains multiple vershysions However the idea remains that the network value increases over time as more users came onboard

Construction project networks We have the makings of a similar netshywork with thousands of people collaboshyrating across organisations working on delivering a construction project

Collaboration activities become the link that connects these nodes ndash in much the same way as telephone conshynections link to users These networks

Figure 1 Construction project network in Australia Figure 2 Nodes are colour-coded for easy visualisation of areas of delay

CREATING DATA MAPS OF PROJECT NETWORKS CAN BUILD

AN EFFECTIVE VIEW OF THE ECOSYSTEM TO ENSURE

SMOOTHER END RESULTS

Clients often ask us ldquoDoes collaborashytion actually workrdquo and ldquoWhat kind of value do I get from collaboratingrdquo

These questions may seem abstract but most people intuitively know there is value in project collaboration

The answer lies at the intersection of mathematics and social sciences using social network analysis the process of investigating social structures by using networks and graphs theory

So how can the construction industry leverage the benefits of proshyject collaboration


bull DATA-LED INTEL

Figure 3 When done correctly network maps show which areas require urgent action

build over time and exhibit patterns These patterns can help people undershystand not only how projects are delivshyered but also offer many additional insights that might otherwise not be immediately apparent

For example the graph in figure 1 is the project network in Australia The dots (nodes) represent organisations and the lines (links) represent the flow of information Requests for inforshymation variations change requests transmittals design reviews etc are all flowing across these networks

In fact in 2018 over 375 terabytes of data flowed across this network in Australia alone Visualising a construcshytion project network in this way has many benefits

1 Owners and contractors can see collaboration in action Witnessing the flow of information in the network graph in figure 1 highlights just how important collaboration is The only reason it is even possible to visualshyise the network is because it is all capshytured on a single platform Otherwise

this flow of information would have been distributed across various systems and tools in the project ecosystem

Clients regularly ask us to create these network maps for their organishysation They are often surprised at the network they have either created or are part of Networks are often used to

Reinforce the return on investment from collaboration platforms This data clearly shows the scale of the problem The data also reflects the issues associated with managing the information flows across disparate systems used by contractors owners engineers consultants etc in the abshysence of a collaboration system

Build the business case for digitisashytion initiatives internally The network maps show the possibilishyties of ldquowhat nextrdquo and ldquowhat elserdquo

Usually these business cases lead to pilot programmes that incorporate some of the data to further digitise and streamline work processes or integrate existing data sources

Select partners and vendors as part of their next project The visualisation can be colour-coded to reflect where the ldquoweakest and slowestrdquo links are in their network

Clients often find visualisation as an easy way to consume and assimilate partner performance as opposed to tables in Microsoft Excel because the data can be aggregated across many of their projects

Start conversations on Big Data and artificial intelligence These visualisations provide the ideal creative prompt for water cooler conshyversations about how data can be truly transformative for the industry The power of data often excites us the most because the opportunities to leverage this information are endless


START OF PROJECT LATER IN THE SAME PROJECT

Figure 4 Delay in flow of architectural information at the start of the project affects the engineering and construction in later stages of the project

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Karthik Venshykatasubramanian is the vice president of data science and analytics at Oracle Conshystruction and Engineering

2 Networks often show patterns that can be used to make changes en masse Regional project networks and bigger companies form their own mini-netshyworks because they are involved in numerous big projects Making changes within these large organisations ndash usualshyly made by owners or contractors ndash can help propagate changes faster throughshyout a region

Understanding the key nodes that follow the 80-20 rule ndash where a few organisations direct the bulk of the information flow ndash can have a valuable ripple effect on productivity improveshyments when multi-organisational proshycesses are streamlined

3 Network maps reflect areas of delay very quickly While it might sound obvious netshyworks allow us to visualise congestion easily The ldquoinformation highwayrdquo (links connecting the nodes) quickshyly tells a story when nodes are colshyour-coded to understand areas of delay

Professionals can rapidly assess where the delay is and where proactive action might help

Not all delays are created equal although the traditional approach of looking at what is outstanding and overdue is useful When ldquocodshy

edrdquo correctly network maps show which delays are of concern and need pre-emptive action

4 Understanding delays early can prevent issues in the future Network maps continue to tell the story when pre-emptive action is not taken and the impact cascades downstream

As depicted in figure 4 early delays in the flow of architectural informashytion later started bleeding into engishyneering links

Clearly the early delay in the flow of architectural information is now causshying issues in engineering and construcshytion Picking this up early will help to potentially alleviate some of the issues in the future

Conclusion Collaboration has always been regardshyed as quintessential to project delivery Visualising networks help show the lsquowhyrsquo Many of the ideas in this article are just the tip of the iceberg

All aspects of a full-blown social network analysis can be applied to construction project networks to learn review and adapt

The first step an organisation needs to take is to ask the question ldquoWhat does my network look likerdquo


ABOUT MEED

MEED has been integral to delivering business inshyformation news intellishygence and analysis on the Middle East economies and activities for over 60 years Attracting a key senshyior management audience through its content and activities MEED is a meshydia brand publication and data business that covers a spectrum of services which inform engage connect and ultimately support our subscribers and partners in their business developshyment and strategic growth

Recently acquired by GlobalData Plc MEED is now part of one of the largshyest data and insights solution providers in the world with the capacity to build global communities for our clients

Our purpose is to supshyport the regionrsquos compashynies make better and more timely decisions through our innovative data solushytions and grow through our comprehensive and world-class marketing solutions

To find out more email infomeedcom

ABOUT ORACLE

The Oracle Cloud offers a complete suite of integrated applications for sales sershyvice marketing human resources finance supply chain and manufacturing plus highly automated and secure generation 2 infrashystructure featuring the Orshyacle Autonomous Database

For more information about Oracle please visit us at wwworaclecom

ABOUT ORACLE CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING

Asset owners and project leaders rely on Oracle Conshystruction and Engineering solutions for the visibilishyty and control connectshyed supply chain and data security needed to drive performance and mitigate risk across their processes projects and organisation

Our scalable cloud solushytions enable digital transshyformation for teams that plan build and operate critical assets improving efficiency collaboration and control across the proshyject lifecycle

To find out more visit wwworaclecomconstruction -and-engineering



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5G SERVICES WILL

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CONTENTS











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IN THE CONSTRUCTION

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WORLD


































ABOUT THE AUTHOR



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5G SERVICES WILL

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CONSTRUCTION













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business plans







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EVERYDAY LESSONS ON



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OVERVIEW




AND PERFORMANCE

IN THE CONSTRUCTION

SECTOR

















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the market

INDUSTRY DYNAMICS




















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5G SERVICES WILL

TRANSFORM GLOBAL



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business plans







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ABOUT THE AUTHOR















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EXTERNAL FORCES





the market

INDUSTRY DYNAMICS




















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ABOUT THE AUTHOR



COMMENT









































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ABOUT THE AUTHOR



COMMENT









































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