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Mike Welton |
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Chief Executive, Balfour Beatty plc |
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Accounting and admin systems |
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Specific areas such as design and planning |
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Supporting new construction technology |
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Supporting new business systems |
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The use of I.T. in its own right |
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Arrideo – Laing, Bovis Lend Lease, AMEC, Skanska |
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Internet as communications channel |
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Build on Line |
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Supply Chain £2.0bn spend |
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Group overhead £250m |
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Savings of £20m p.a. of transaction costs |
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Help reduce cost of project and service |
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Not an electronic auction – except commodities |
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Not an investment vehicle |
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It will speed up bidding, estimating and reduce
overheads and transaction costs |
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Site inspections by video link |
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Design aids, 3D modelling etc. |
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Use of GPS |
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I.T. support for new technology |
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Site inspections by video link |
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Design aids, 3D modelling etc. |
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Use of GPS |
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Remote control |
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Asset management |
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Whole life costs |
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Knowledge management |
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Construction |
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Ownership & maintenance |
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Productivity of people |
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Changes |
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Whole life cost |
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Supporting Technologies |
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Internet |
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Reduction in costs for powerful I.T. |
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Smart miniature sensors |
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Wireless data communication |
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Computer recognition of audio and video |
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What happens? |
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The building reacts to occupants without them
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Access control |
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Access to systems |
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Environmental control |
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etc. |
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Andover Controls |
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Integral Technologies |
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Costs |
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Value for money |
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Returns |
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Timing |
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Definition |
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Sector knowledge |
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Sticking to requirements |
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Driving programme |
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Longer term monitoring |
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Answer : No |
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Should it be? |
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Answer : No |
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Construction I.T. should not be leading edge. |
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Construction I.T. needs to be better value. |
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