New technologies, particularly AI data centres and the electrification of transport (e.g., electric cars), are driving unprecedented increases in demand for reliable power, putting significant strain on existing infrastructure.
“That's why it doesn't happen, not because it's not a good idea.It's just everything works against it…”.
One challenge relates to the complexity of the construction ecosystem itself, which is made up of multiple different industries, all with different value propositions.These don’t match up, Marks says, commenting that this is why she went to work at.Ultimately, she realised that she just couldn’t make the level of impact she wanted to by working from the bottom up, within just one small portion of the ecosystem.. Marks says the level of change needed to facilitate a true industry shift to industrialised construction requires a top-down level of influence.
She’s currently writing a book about the topic – ‘The Innovator’s Deception.’ She says she’s starting to see multi-billion dollar companies pushing back.They’re starting to feel dissatisfied with what’s on offer to them with traditional construction and they want something different.. That, says Amy Marks, is how she knows things are going to change..
Serial owners and the power of clients to drive change in construction.
The key lies with the big owners.Great Western Studios really is the epitome of what a modern workspace should deliver to its occupants, from its light-filled, five-storey central atrium and chic industrial design, all the way through to its sense of community and focus on the wellness of the hard-working people within.
Kristi tells me, ‘People always come to Reception and say, ‘’Oh my God.This is amazing.
I didn’t know this building was here.’’ It’s such a beautiful space.’.CHRIS TROTMAN & ANNA BURLES, RUN FOR THE HILLS.