Following on from yesterday’s Day One review post – here is a quick review of Day Two…
Andrew Wolstenholme – Construction Leadership Council
I’ve been to many BIM events, but until today I have never had the chance to listen to Andrew Wolstenholme who is CEO of Crossrail and chair of the CLC.
Some of his key slides below. Some of his big messages:
- Look at how automotive and aeropspace industries collaborate and work together on standards and innovation and work to get Government funding. Construction industry is way behind. The two big innovation areas for cars are (a) batteries and (b) self-driving cars – the industry really gets behind the challenge.
- When it comes to the big projects. You must focus on the outcomes. Focus on the business case. The spending is then worth it. Example being Crossrail – spend £14.8bn – for a return of £42bn to the economy.
- Three areas of focus for the industry – (a) procure for better value, (b) industry-led innovation with matched Government funding…