Of course, much of what we need to do is perfectly achievable with existing technology, but we can also be confident that as tech continues its rapid advancement, what we’re using a year from now will be significantly better than what we’re using today..
about the state of U.S. construction over the past three years..In other words, it’s already happening.
We just need it to get better.. A formula for change.Regardless of BIM or digital twins, we won’t win if things continue as they are.We have fundamental problems which need to be addressed.
These include the lack of productisation in construction, as well as the lack of knowledge about DfMA principles and practices.. We have drawings moving back and forth across industry silos from architects and engineers to fabricators and beyond in a way that means “we build things, prefabricated or not, that aren't what was originally upfront in the process,” Marks says.. She believes this is where we will see the most change and brings up Gleicher’s Formula for Change (revised by Dannemiller), where dissatisfaction, vision, and steps toward the vision must be greater than resistance.. “I actually think we’ve hit dissatisfaction at this point,” she says, pointing out the various issues across the industry: construction companies unhappy with the money they’re making, designers unhappy with the roles they’re playing, owners dissatisfied with the inconsistency.. And the question that needs answering now is: “what does the future look like?”.Marks says that her job at Autodesk is to help people envision what that future could be by taking the current building blocks and foundational pieces and expanding on them.
She knows there will be resistance and thinks we’ve got to start thinking about things to be able to combat issues like old thinking, processes, contracts, scopes, and procurement methodologies.. “We've got to be able to highlight the dissatisfaction, show people there's a potential vision up.
Nobody changes unless there's something better on the other side,” she says.Examples of typical options we analyse to optimise the design:.
Different equipment selections –.We test different options to find a balance between cost, energy usage and performance.. Cooling unit positioning –.
Our analysis ensures an even distribution of cool air is provided to maximise cooling efficiency, in both normal and failure scenarios..Quantity of cooling units –.