By that point, we’ve often begun discussing other, internal elements, such as technology related to the temperature of the building..

Leading the change.According to Amy Marks, we need strong leadership figures in the industry who are going to take risks and be thought leaders.. “Every CEO that comes to me, I'm like, get ready, this is gonna take a lot of money, a lot of time, a lot of effort, you're not going to get there on one project.”.

She cautions against trying small, single aspects of industrialised construction on one project at a time, as the projects take years to complete and so the learnings are too few and take much too long to achieve.She says there’s a need for more people like herself and Jaimie Johnston to challenge what doesn’t make sense and stick their necks on the line.. “It's not easy to be the Queen of Prefab!” she says, adding, “Mike Tyson says, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.I've been punched in the face a lot.

It's not easy, but nothing that's really amazing is ever easy.And, by the way, interestingly enough, I don't really get punched in the face that often at all anymore, which is, I think, a litmus test that things are changing.”.

Marks says that these days people mainly just want to know how to get where they need to go with all of this.

She says the CEOs still fighting the change to industrialised construction need to recognise that others aren’t anymore - that in a long-game sense, they “probably aren’t doing the right thing.”.This method uses simple commodities like standard steel sections and in situ concrete with highly optimised interfaces manufactured at scale.

It supports endless configuration possibilities, enabling a wide range of designs and uses from a single kit of parts.This approach mirrors strategies used in the car and consumer tech industries for mass customisation while maintaining standardisation at the base level.. 3.

Diverse and inclusive supply chain with simplified assembly:.The platform approach allows a diverse range of suppliers, including new entrants, to contribute without significant capital investment.