We need to know where a particular machine is located, whether it’s vibrating, how noisy it is, and what the light and temperature readings are.. All of this information can be done on devices that are already in plentiful supply.
Marks notes that people tend to think standardised design is something new, but it isn’t.It’s just an idea that’s coming back, growing in scale, and becoming more mainstream.. Another issue we have in the construction industry, she explains, is that when we talk about this type of industrialised construction work, we tend to focus on the projects we consider to be the sexy, quirky ones.
We talk about the asterisk, which will never be done again..In actuality, her volumetric modular company had built hundreds of schools for New York City.It was a case of lots of buildings and big applications.
She says these are the industrialised construction projects we need to be talking about - the ones that everyone needs to do.. Kit-of-parts architecture and the benefits of standardisation.Jaimie Johnston MBE, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood and Design Lead for the Construction Innovation Hub, is equally enthusiastic about the changes taking place within the industry.
and the shift toward industrialised construction.
He reminds us that post-war housing was built using a kit-of-parts approach and that Roman forts were prefabricated.There are enough examples of extremely great women out there who are doing some really really great things, that people don’t see it as men and women, just your colleagues, and that’s where we’ve needed to get to and I think that’s where we’re at.. To a young woman considering a role in engineering, I would say, ‘do it.’ It will take you wherever you want to go.
If you want to stay local to your area, you can.There are enough opportunities out there to stay local.
But, if you want to travel the world, it will also give you that ability.You can make it however you want.