The cost of constructing an infrastructure asset can run into billions of dollars.
Finding ways to construct these assets in a more efficient, less disruptive and safer manner remains a key pain point for major infrastructure projects. A Connected Site provides insight supported by a rapidly deployed wireless network of sensors, monitors, cameras and artificial intelligence that proactively assists decision making in real-time to enhance operational performance, improve safety and reduce operating costs.
Our extensive experience within the engineering and construction industry has uncovered deep insights into large construction projects. Through our work, we have recognised the drivers causing the need to increase connectivity between infrastructure, environment, people and machinery:
- Improving site logistics – the movement of materials to and from sites
- More efficient asset management – monitoring the use of plant and equipment on-site
- Enhancing safety – the interaction between people and high risk environments
- Community and environment – the impact of the construction site on the community and environment around it
- Benchmarking – the actual against forecasted construction progress performance of the site from cost, risk and other practical measures
fast projects + complex stakeholders + large geographies + seeking immediate value
GHD Digital can assist at a site and program level to ensure the right people have the right information at the right time to:
- Reduce cost by reducing time in inefficient workflows
- Improve decision quality by freeing time spent on inefficient workflows to focus on higher order decisions
- Enhance community engagement and legacy building by improving the quality and approach to creating and sharing information with the community
- Manage complex interactions by creating single points of truth for multidisciplinary teams to avoid redundant approaches
- Respond to resource constraints by optimising the use of existing resources
Large infrastructure programs can attain these benefits, particularly where multiple construction sites are being delivered by multiple contractors, at multiple sites, each producing complex delivery environments and interactions with the community.
GHD Digital can deploy the infrastructure, guide the selection of use cases from our use case library, and lead the co-creation of any additional use cases that can produce immediate targeted value in the unique operating environment.
There are two ways in which we approach the deployment of a Connected Site:
- Self-directed – Using a train the trainer approach, our team helps your organisation select their own method. From the components of the solution through to the use cases and the cultural engagement approach, a Connected Site can be operational and start delivering value within 6-12 months.
- Rapidly deployed – Under this approach, we make decisions for the benefit of your organisation to deliver verifiable value as soon as possible. With this approach, a Connected Site is operational and starts delivering value within 1-3 months.
