An Amazon for construction? Powering change in construction procurement through e-commerce

Gogan points out that it really doesn't matter how cheap something is, if you can't build it in the first place.

Curiosity is optimistic, believing that through understanding comes the potential for improvement.Without curiosity, humans would simply not have developed and without curiosity now we will remain stuck in our industrial greenhouse..

An Amazon for construction? Powering change in construction procurement through e-commerce

In my curiosity, I decided I wanted to know the answer to a simple question.Having been involved a little in a project to look at the production of carbon-neutral synthetic aviation fuel and conversations about the replacement of coal-fired power stations with small nuclear energy generation; I wanted to know how many small nuclear plants it would take to replace the totality of aviation fuel.Given that it seems that using agricultural biofuels is a cul-de-sac; I imagined all the synthetic fuel being fixed from CO2 in the atmosphere.. Now I am aware that my calculations may be wrong, I used good, referenced papers and information, but I can make mistakes.

An Amazon for construction? Powering change in construction procurement through e-commerce

The answer I came to was, at first, shocking.Data suggests that the demand for Kerosene within 10 years will be 100 billion Gallons per year.

An Amazon for construction? Powering change in construction procurement through e-commerce

To produce this amount of synthetic Kerosine from CO2 will need approx.

With the output of a small nuclear plant being about 1.4x10.We want the factories that produce components for the construction industry to be more like the best factories making consumer goods; highly efficient, controlled and focused on achieving the highest throughput for the lowest cost, without compromising on quality..

In short, we want factories to be less like construction sites.. Construction Platforms: our MMC approach to achieving the best mix of on-site and off-site construction.At Bryden Wood, we have over 25 years’ experience applying all types of MMC solutions to a huge range of projects.

Our industry-leading approach to MMC has developed over the years to consider ways to maximise the productivity of both off-site and on-site construction works to achieve better project outcomes for our clients.. Much of our thinking has been published on our website, particularly in our series of books about Construction Platforms, including the recently updated.Delivery Platforms for Government Assets.

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