Construction 2.0. , produced by the Hong Kong Development Bureau in September 2018 with the assistance of KPMG.
With both organisations, we are looking at ways to work together to magnify our individual impact..I see academics, businesses, and organisations of people focusing on the problems that face us, not just out of good intent but out of facing cold, hard realities.
This is resulting in money, the fuel of the world economy, being slowly but steadily diverted from the old economy to a new one.We are starting to invest in a changing world.Leaders and regimes will come and go, but this matrix of positive intent and action is what will truly drive the next 50 years..
The third reason for hope came to me in maybe the most unexpected place: a two-hour stand in the toilet on a train with five others, due to huge overcrowding.Of course, there was griping, anger, and frustration about the situation.
There was also a humble reflection that our plight was nothing like those stuck in conflict and humanitarian disasters.
What struck me most, though, was the very human and humane way people came together - caring about those wishing to catch their flight to New York, caring about one of the passengers who started to feel ill, finding space where there seemed to be none; and the humour, sharing stories, and keeping each other’s spirits up.. My sense is that we can always see the future as dark and full of threat.This uniformity of build means there is suddenly something meaningful to do with operational data.
Learning how the components perform, or how the facade systems are working, can help refine the components and make a better asset next time.This standardisation at component level creates the ability to put a feedback loop in place.
Furthermore, it opens up an opportunity for machine learning and artificial intelligence to come into construction, as they require vast data sets to operate.If we want to get into AI in construction, and even digital twins, we have to put the building blocks in place now.
(Editor: Quick Baby Monitors)