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Despite how big and complex the
project is, a lot of what we do on site is
managed heavily by our digital models
and platforms, meaning we can be
certain of the right result. We have over
a thousand method statements, and
a model that gets updated every time
a change is made, which is why the
digital engineers are so essential.
We own this process, we can’t
outsource it. You can’t outsource
who you are, it has to be with you.
TIM KELLY
WHY IT’S SIGNIFICANT
THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION?
While each Laing O’Rourke project is
employing more and more in the way
of digital methods and tools, Edinburgh
St James is one of the first to use it to
this complete and connected extent.
The business drives innovation and new
technology that improves excellence
in engineering and sets us apart from
our competitors. To do that we need
to push the boundaries. We are all
about looking ahead and exploring
new technology and methods, to
rigorously develop and test before
passing them on to the wider business.
There are multiple productivity benefits
to a project of this scope and scale
using such an innovative and allencompassing methodology. Not only
does its flexibility make life significantly
easier for the workforce, it also improves
the experience for the clients and
stakeholders. Digital sophistication
is making the complex simple.
CLIVE DANIEL
It gives us complete clarity on what
we’re doing, and it gives the client
complete certainty on what we will
deliver. Uncertainty comes from a lack
of communication and understanding.
Through the method statements and
digital representations, we’re able
to communicate to the client, the
workforce and, the people who don’t
understand construction, everything
that we’re trying to do, from start to finish.
Using the model, we can have different
conversations depending on who we’re
talking to, which means everyone
is engaged throughout the process.
It’s an organic process. It gets to
the heart of behaviour and culture,
and the heart of our mission. It really
is who we are, and it will be where the
industry goes.
TIM KELLY
But what does this mean for the
construction sites of the future, and
the construction industry as a whole?
It is likely that the perfected process
will spread out, much like other
Laing O’Rourke innovations have done.
TIM KELLY