{"id":58396,"date":"2019-06-11T10:39:09","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T09:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=58396"},"modified":"2022-10-19T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:45:40","slug":"construction-productivity-public-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-productivity-public-sector\/58396\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction to unlock productivity boost for public sector"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NHS could be boosted by the equivalent of 13,500 new nurses if there was a \u2018construction revolution\u2019 that could enhance the UK\u2019s hospitals, new analysis from Mace suggests<\/h2>\n

Nurses, teachers and prison officers would all see a productivity boost from the introduction of the next generation of construction technology<\/a> and processes, according to the analysis by a former Bank of England economist.<\/p>\n

The report from Mace<\/a> argues that beyond significant on-site productivity increases and cheaper, more sustainable construction the adoption of innovative engagement and production approaches to the design and construction of buildings could deliver a revolution in the delivery of our public services.<\/p>\n

By enabling more user-centric design and earlier supply chain engagement and product solutions, hospitals, schools and offices could be built in a way that improves productivity and delivers better outcomes for society.<\/p>\n

The report calls for faster adoption of new technology and processes across the sector; and outlines a proposed model for product development that could be introduced to enable that to happen, based on the \u2018Technology Readiness Levels<\/a>\u2019 originally introduced by NASA and adopted by the automotive and aviation sectors.<\/p>\n

Researchers polled workers to establish the extent to which introducing new design, construction and operations approach across the public sector could improve productivity. They found that:<\/p>\n