Attainable Delivery Is High-Volume Rollout with Stephen Mulva

Season 01 | Episode 22

In this episode, Randy C. Norton speaks with Stephen Mulva, Director of the Construction Industry Institute at the University of Texas. They discuss waste in construction, using technology to increase productivity, and high-volume rollout. Mulva’s work is focused on performance and productivity within construction, engineering, and project management.

(1:20) Digitization is poised to help the construction industry make housing more attainable(2:18) 41% of large capital project costs are wasted, led by extra risk protection and trade credit(9:40) Using blockchain to increase transparency in risk management for large projects(12:40) Stephen’s blockchain experience and construction applications in progress(14:58) Modeling incorporates considerations of weight, thermal properties, cost, and logistics(17:29) Technology can increase and reduce the need for on-site craft professionals(19:42) Scope-similar projects create opportunities to lower costs in high-volume rollouts(22:26) Design considerations to lower costs while increasing quality(24:05) Buildings are economic engines(25:52) Re-slotting resources to mitigate project delays(29:41) Lowering life cycle costs can help achieve attainability

Additional mentionsDigitization Waste in Large Capital ProjectsTrade CreditBlockchain PrairieDogData GumboSIMBA ChainBIM (Building Information Modeling)PPMOF (Prefabrication, Pre-assembly, Modularization, and Off-site Fabrication)Kit-of-PartsAttainability

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