{"id":48492,"date":"2018-10-31T11:39:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T11:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=48492"},"modified":"2018-10-31T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T11:39:11","slug":"collaborative-working-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/collaborative-working-construction\/48492\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilitating collaborative working in construction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Script & Go discuss the need for collaborative work in the construction industry, something that is crucial in today’s industry<\/h2>\n

There has been a global productivity problem for the construction and infrastructure sector for more than a decade. In a 2017 report from the McKinsey Global Institute (Reinventing Construction through a Productivity Revolution<\/em>), it states that in just over 20 years, the global average productivity of the construction sector has grown at only 25% of the rate of manufacturing.<\/p>\n

\"collaborativeTo make matters worse, the average construction project is becoming increasingly complex. Various entities come together in linear stages to work on a project, information is gathered on an \u2018as-needed\u2019 basis, and knowledge is hoarded, not shared. This means that collaboration and communication between various parties is becoming harder and harder.<\/p>\n

The construction industry has always been notoriously fragmented. Relationships between client, design team, engineers, consultants, contractors, subcontractors and operatives can have a massive impact on the success of a project. And when these relationships become fraught, it means that the industry sees its fair share of underperformance and waste, while a lack of communication can result in extra expense.<\/p>\n

However, with the recent emergence of digital technologies, fragmentation within the construction industry is starting to become a thing of the past, as more and more businesses realise that working collaboratively needs to be a more inclusive and data-driven process.<\/p>\n

The importance of collaboration<\/h3>\n

Establishing collaborative practices is particularly important for building design and construction projects, as they are likely to involve bringing together people from a wide range of disciplines, many of whom will not have worked together before. They are also likely to involve the co-ordination and integration of a great deal of complex information, procedures and systems.<\/p>\n

\"collaborativeFailure to establish clear and efficient project-wide collaborative practices can be disastrous. This has become increasingly true as project structures have evolved from straightforward client\/consultant\/contractor relationships to more integrated structures with complex financing arrangements, early engagement of the supply chain and the introduction of sub-contractor and supplier design.<\/p>\n

The best collaborations are when every stakeholder links capabilities and complementary skill sets to create additional value from the project start. Bringing together structures and processes from the outset is necessary to achieve multiple levels of integration and optimise efficiencies and productivity.<\/p>\n

At its very basic level, collaboration enhances:<\/p>\n