Building SMART –The ArdmacWay
7.0 Building SMART Into The Future
To summarise, we apply Lean Construction Principles and Technology to everything we do at Ardmac. By focusing on problems to be solved, we can apply technology in a specific and focused manner. The problems can come from a variety of sources such as customer insights, feedback from our site teams or market research. We analyse these in a structured innovation process that allows us to understand the next steps. We have a dedicated digital construction team to continue the trialling of technology with the goal of digitising all processes in the company. We aim to deliver a paperless jobsite by 2022. Our employees now link continuous improvement to Building SMART. Lean Construction, BIM, and Field Software are at the heart of everything we do at Ardmac. We have found that linking all the three pillars enhances the results by bringing clarity to our teams. Groups and people across disciplines work in tandem rather than in conflict as we work towards common goals. This allows people at all levels of the organization to make decisions that help us become more efficient through linking their efforts to Building SMART. The use of digital tools has also been a massive benefit for us during the current pandemic and has allowed large portions of our support teams
to continue to be productive while not being physically present on our sites.
This has a positive effect on our supply chain also. We collaborate with supply chain partners in the same manner using the same systems, they also have access to clear, current information, filtered to their specific scope of works. This greatly reduces frustration sourcing information or the impact of additional costs due to rework. We believe that our supply chain is a crucial part of what we do and as such we are happy support them in this manner. Finally, we are very much client focused and maximise value for our customers. All these initiatives are implemented with the customer in mind. Customers can see Realtime project information on any mobile device, approvals processes can be managed easily including RFIs, Submittals & Punches. These digital processes not only improve efficiencies for Ardmac but also for our clients. They enable us to be more competitive at tender stage while allowing us to deliver projects faster without compromising Safety or Quality. Building SMART allows us to consistently deliver excellence across multiple sectors and geographic regions.
Fergus Nugent isTechnical Manager at Ardmac. His experience includes Project Management and Architectural Lead on major projects. Fergus has a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree fromWaterford Institute ofTechnology, is a member of the Chartered Institute of ArchitecturalTechnologists and has recently completed a Masters Degree in Construction Project Management.
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