NEST at EMPA operates as Switzerland’s revolutionary innovation laboratory that serves as a real-world testing ground for construction technologies, demonstrating how the industry can “do more with less” through rapid prototyping, circular construction methods, and digital fabrication solutions. This living ecosystem enables over 200 research an ...
The global transition to net-zero emissions demands clean energy technologies that can operate at scale and cost parity with fossil fuels. However, most clean energy projects suffer from commercial unviability, technological inefficiencies, and geopolitical supply chain complexities, resulting in failures at Final Investment Decision (FID) gates. This paper exami ...
The demand for construction continues to grow year after year, putting more pressure on the global value chain. Construction labor shortages worldwide, even across OEMs and Integrators that supply construction, makes us question if modular and off-site construction are really solving the manpower issue or just moving it somewhere else. Compounding this situation, ...
It is well documented that capital projects continue to experience cost and schedule overruns, while owners whether business or government and their contractors experience the consequences. Driven by digital transformation, the associated need for energy and the necessity to build new or replace existing civil infrastructure while dealing with a declining skilled ...
The Project Production Institute’s 3rd Annual Technical Conference addresses the industry’s unprecedented challenges as AI-driven infrastructure demands create a $12-15 trillion capital spending surge over five years, while critical shortages of skilled labor, engineers, and equipment materials intensify with lead times extending to 5-7 years for esse ...
PPI Technical Committee Member H. James Choo presented at this year’s 5th Annual Last Planner System Conference which was held this April in San Francisco.
Martin Fischer explores the shift from siloed product and process design to an integrated, concurrent approach, emphasizing its transformative impact on the construction industry.
