If we’re talking about offsite construction, automation is essential to scale up.

Uncertainty – the objectives, purpose and outcomes will remain uncertain.Learning from humans – there needs to be a dynamic process, constantly checking back and developing understanding.. Why is this important?

Russell asks you to imagine that you have a robot looking after your children.You give it the clear purpose of keeping the children safe and fed with home cooked food.All sounds great.

The robot goes to the cupboard and fridge and sees that there is no food in the house.Then it notices the family dog…..

These ideas and discussions are vital to the safe development of AI in pursuit of the betterment of all people and the planet but they hold absolutely true for human organisations..

Design to Value.The process of arranging and issuing tender documentation and requests for proposals, scoring them and awarding contracts, is very time-consuming and labour-intensive.

Projects very often require a complex network of contracts to ensure that the main contract clauses are passed down through the supply chain, resulting in management overhead on overhead being passed back up to the client.. For these reasons, the Construction Playbook notes that:.To support the growth and inclusion of more SMEs in the delivery of public works projects, we need greater visibility of the public spending flowing down the supply chain.

Suppliers should invest in automated, digital payment and contracting systems and processes.Digitisation will improve transparency, information exchange, payment performance and contract management across the supply chain.