Automation and Manufacturing for the Built Environment

Automation and Manufacturing for the Built Environment is a plain-language guide to a range of technologies that can support the adoption of offsite manufacture, modern methods of construction and automation. Covering the full asset lifecycle, the book provides a straightforward guide to a range of technologies, showing where they fit and the benefits that they have, and real-world examples of their applications.

Coverage in the book includes

• how automation and manufacturing-led approaches can complement each other to address longstanding construction industry challenges
• overview of automation and manufacturing technologies likely to offer greatest value in the short, medium and long-term
• "no-regret" decisions that can be made today that will be of value in the future, including development of structured product data, logical data models and use of generative design tools
• the crucial role of connectivity platforms, including digital twins, in delivering real value and how technologies can work together to achieve digital transformation
• 2035 scenarios based on adoption of different automation and manufacturing-led models.

Automation and Manufacturing for the Built Environment will be of interest to a wide range of construction professionals seeking information in the very latest developments in the industry, including senior managers; digital leads, information and BIM managers; engineers, architects, and planners.