Inventing Construction

Today we are discussing Quantity Surveyors and BIM - advantages and challenges. How do we as Quantity Surveyors help define the future of our own discipline? This new Digital Construction Industry is requiring us to adapt. In this episode we’ll be discussing how we at KOSMOS are moving into the future, and what challenges we face as Quantity Surveyors working within BIM. What you'll learn from tod...

The traditional process of quantity surveying is slowly being phased out, and perhaps giving rise to a new Digital Quantity Surveyor. Today we are having a conversation with Andrew Knight from the RICS, about the future of quantity surveying. What will it look like? And what changes have already taken place? What you'll learn from today's episode: - What is Digital Quantity Surveying? - Why we as...

BIM is the future of Construction. But what actually is BIM? And how do we best work together with BIM as our baseline? This episode is all about BIM. What you'll learn from today's episode: - Why BIM is a process, not a technology - What is 2D, 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D and 7D? And how are they interconnected? - How BIM is all about information - Why building information will become a sellable asset in the...

A larger standardization of how we work in Construction offers a tremendous amount of value. But what would it look like? And why hasn’t it happened already? What are actual standards? And what can you, as an individual, do to start being more efficient and standardize your processes? Having global standards would be extremely valuable for both society and our environment. But how? That’s what we’...

How would a completely digitalized Construction Industry look? What does it even mean to digitize? Or even digitalize? There is no doubt that the amount of work we do digitally will only increase, but what does it all entail? And where can we, as an Industry get the most value from it? What you'll learn from today's episode: - What exactly is digitisation and digitalization? - How do you move from...

A change in mindset is required in all of us, before the Construction Industry can move properly into the future. But how can we collectively change how we work and think? This is one of the major challenges that the Construction Industry is facing right now. In today’s episode, we will take a close look at this challenge. What you'll learn from today's episode: - Why we need a mindset change in t...

In this first episode of Inventing Construction, we will be discussing the overall changes in the Construction Industry as we see them. What we can expect from the future and the challenges we as an Industry face which might be preventing these changes from taking place. What you'll learn from today's episode: - Are your Industry traditions preventing progress? - Why your internal standards are of...