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Future challenges of construction
branch - the role of UICB
Markku Salmi, UICB:
• The role and importance of construction branch in
society
• The future is here today
• Main drivers and challenges for construction
branch
• Strategies for building information
• UICB and its members are looking for
partnerships
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My background
Secretary General of UICB: www.uicb.org
– International Union of Building Centres
– Founded 1958, NGO status in UN
– Professionals in building information services
• Platform for benchmarking, exchange of experts etc.
Managing Director of Building Information Ltd
– 100 employees, 11 million €, in 5 towns in Finland
– Daughter companies in Tallinn and in St.Petersburg
– Mission: to produce and sell information products and
services for professionals in order to promote good
planning, building and maintenance practice
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The role of construction branch in
society – case Finland
Construction branch
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House building, infrastructure, FM
Producing and maintaining built environment
70 % of National assets
40 % of Energy Consumption
55 % of Investments
8-12 % of GDP in developed countries
15% of employment
10 % of Export income, strongly positive
Renovation; Fastest growing sector within
construction
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Main drivers of future
Environment and climate change
– Building branch has strong responsibility
• 40% of energy consumption and impacts
• Technological solutions are made for new building
• New buildings make 1 % of building stock
• Heavy winds and floods
– New norms and guidelines are needed
• Building owners and consumers are coming greener
• There is a huge lack of new information for town
planning, renovation and maintenance
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Main drivers of future
Technology
– ICT and BIM based methods are here today
• Finnish building owners demand BIM for new projects
– Oil based culture will be replaced
• 1 barrel 30 $ year 2 000, now 135 $ / barrel
• Oil will no more be used as raw material
Demographic changes
– Aging population – need for new solutions for disabled
people
– Lack of skilful workers in western countries
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Main drivers of future
Globalisation
– International trade with building products and
services is increasing
– International ownership of enterprises and real
estates is also increasing
– Focus from national norms to industry standards
and international standards
– Still building has its strong local character: all
locations are unique in the world
– “think global, act local”
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Main drivers of future
Citizens society
– Growing strength of customers – customer movements
– Demanding customers
• Indoor climate, building damages
• Ready to pay for services instead of doing it yourself
– Participation into town planning and building design
– Need for visualisation of plans
– Need for new processes with local citizens and new
inhabitants
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Market trends for next 4 years
Case Finland
Expectations for €uro-area
– Increase of GDP with 3-4%/a, low banking rates, strong
euro, low inflation
Positive expectations for Finnish economy
– Bigger increase than in €-countries on average
– Strong confidence among enterprises and consumers
– Increase of GDP 4-6% per year
• Domestic demand, positive trade balance, increasing
export
Possible threats?
– Increasing energy prices and taxes
– Lack of workforce
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Trends for building branch
Case Finland
The volume is increasing together with GDP
– Construction and FM make app.10 % of GDP
The share of repair and maintenance will increase
from 50 up to 60% from total volume
Global investors and owners looking for new
markets
– Buying buildings and firms
Finnish contractors, industry and retailers active on
Russian markets, especially in St. Petersburg
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Trends for building branch
Case Finland
Increasing demand for environmental issues
– Climate change, energy prices, the brand of
building owners
From production of buildings to services for
customers who need space
BIM –based working methods and tools will be
widely used in design, production planning, cost
calculation and supply
Planning and design market will stay stabile
– No relative growth
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Strategies for building information
To create and deliver reliable information that meets
customers needs
– On climate change, impacts of buildings and building
products, new materials and structures, demands of end
user...
To add value on transferred information by
classifications, search mechanisms etc.
– Norms, regulations, product and service information
To use information packages suitable for customer
– Prints, exhibitions, CAD-images, BIM-models, programs
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Building centres: Steps to be taken
Learning to know better clients value chains
Learning to run e-business
– Creating different products from same database of
information content
– Creating tailor made products for small user groups
instead of solid files
Succeeding to convince paying clients
– Selling abstract user rights instead of printed documents
Realizing cost savings by ERP&CRM –systems, einvoicing, e-marketing etc.
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Building centres: Steps to be taken
Investing on employees
– Work satisfaction has a strong correlation with
customer satisfaction
Building new type of partnerships
– Local and national ones with trend makers
– International for learning and benchmarking
– Nordic Building Centres meet twice a year
• Benchmarking business ideas etc.
– Membership in UICB, CIB and ICIS
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Interesting partnerships for UICB
and its members
A channel for implementing research results into
practice – CIB&UICB
• CIB-members are professionals in creating new
R&D –based information
– Problem has been: How to take that into practice?
• UICB-members are professionals in information
services
– Problem has been: How to find reliable knowledge for
tailor-made building information services?
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Interesting partnerships for UICB
and its members
New interfaces for users of information: ICIS&UICB
• Building Specifications are key tools in specifying the
quality of a building
– Specifications are vital user interfaces for building
information
• ICIS members are experts in building specifications
• UICB members need modern interfaces for their
information
Why not to cooperate for better information service?
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How to cooperate with UICB?
Contact your local UICB –member
– www.uicb.org
– List of members and their activities
Contact Secretary General
– [email protected]
Participate UICB International Seminar
– 6.11.2008 Istanbul
– Theme: Building Information in the Future
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