Europe is already covered in LoRaWAN with something like 10,000 gateways across Europe, over 1,000 in Australia, and around 800 in the U.S. One barrier which presents for the latter, is that their cellular network, which runs across states, makes it difficult to talk between networks.

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.Marks calls them ‘serial owners,’ because they are large-scale, repeat asset builders.

It’s when those big owners start making demands that the shifts occur.She refers to big-budget school programmes as an example and talks about their need for operational consistency, usually over large geos.

However, she cautions that after owners demand the change, it’s important they’re involved in allowing people to change the process to decrease risk and make things possible.. Jaimie Johnston points out that people often want innovation, but they want it to be tried and tested, without extra risk.

They want a sophisticated way of delivering, but through an existing framework, an existing set of contracts, an existing set of contractual terms.. “No one doubts that you can deliver an asset using some of these technologies, he says, “but it's the framework of procurement methodology and contracts, and IP, and warranties and insurances - all those other things that need to change.”.You spend so much time at work, it’s really important.

I feel really happy coming here.It’s a place that is conducive to creating great architecture.’.

Khalifa agrees, ‘having a space has made a huge difference.The open nature of the building really helps me.