I also think there will be a huge drive to reduce material quantity in buildings.

The project also offered the added benefit of attracting digital natives into housing construction.: A program by the University of Sussex in association with the British Parking Association, TransPark explored how car parking could be revolutionised.

With an increase in the number of electric cars on the road, and our need to be connected all the time, the program investigated how car parks could function in an integrated and digitally enabled way..Currently, the TCN+ stakeholders are in the process of articulating their findings, and plan to share their observations with the business community over the next six months.Due to the longstanding fragmentation of the construction industry there won’t be a panacea, but most companies in the sector will find something interesting in the conclusions.

The projects have served as catalysts for change, helping to progress us further toward our goal of modernising and positively shaping the future of construction..The research has also led to interesting collaborations and networking opportunities with other Transforming Construction Challenge partners and beyond.

For example, Dr. Tom Beach at Cardiff University has been funded through one of the projects, with significant scholarly interest in his research on digital compliance checking.

As a result of a link fostered by TCN+ with the Construction Innovation Hub, The Hub is now supporting Dr. Beach with some of his leading work.The Hub aims to overcome the industry’s current fragmentation and adopt a new, data-driven, industrialised construction approach.

The goal is to harmonise, digitalise and rationalise demand across industry projects and programmes.By creating standardised products and components, driven by Design for Value principles and Platform construction methodologies, we can harness the benefits of manufacturing and DfMA for the good of the industry and wider society..

The role of the Transforming Construction Challenge.The Construction Innovation Hub is funded through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Construction Sector Deal as part of the Transforming Construction Challenge.