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She envisions a near future where AI and machine learning will significantly change the construction industry, from better data management and analysis to possibly altering work methods and material handling.However, she also notes the need for cultural changes to fully leverage these technological advancements.. 5.

Understanding work density and takt planning:.The concept of work density is introduced as a way to measure the amount of work done in a specific area over time.This metric is crucial for takt planning, a method used to increase efficiency on construction sites by creating a steady workflow.

Iris explains how understanding and applying these concepts can lead to faster, more predictable, and higher-quality construction projects..This podcast offers a comprehensive view of the future of construction, emphasising the need for lean principles, collaboration, standardisation, technological integration, and advanced planning methodologies.In this episode, Head of Global Systems,.

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, explores how Platform II is setting new benchmarks in the construction industry.‘It doesn’t look like a hospital,’ she says, ‘so it puts them at ease as soon as they walk in… There’s a smell to hospitals.

Whereas when you walk in here, you’ve got the smell of the deli, of the food, of coffee.’.Martin Wood describes the concentration for the design of the hospital as being on efficiency of flow, in a way that ‘owes more to manufacturing processes, owes more to buildings that are directly about efficiency in outcome.’ However, he notes that at Circle this doesn’t compromise the user experience in the least.

‘Emphasis on value,’ he says, ‘does not necessarily mean that it precludes the use of interesting architectural form.’ Rather, the opposite.The atrium aids with facilitating natural and easy way-finding, says Wood, adding that the building’s concentration on flow efficiency, as well as the sense of legibility the space provides, actually lends itself to a reduction in stress.