Technology

Making Digital Construction Sustainable
The construction industry can meet the challenges of implementing transformation and sustainability by adopting three key factors of sustainable transformation (innovation, scaling and sustaining the change).
By Omid Haiati and Dominique Christ
January 22, 2021
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by Omid Haiati
Omid Haiati, MSc, brings with him many years of experience in the construction industry, focusing on construction process optimization. He is responsible to support construction projects throughout the entire project lifecycle. To do this, he leads the competence team in using the latest technologies and methods regarding Safety, Quality, Sustainability, Lean Construction, BIM and Risk Management. These processes, in conjunction with one another, ensure the most efficient construction project execution.
by Dominique Christ
Dr. Dominique Christ (MBA) advised senior clients around the world for many years in a senior role with McKinsey & Company’s Capital Projects & Infrastructure practice. He worked abroad many years, focusing on digital technologies and productivity for large capital projects in South Africa, Canada, and Chile, as well as on digital transformation programs for large EPCs and project developers in Europe. In his current role as Managing Director for Dennemeyer Consulting he is focusing on innovation and digitization topics for his global client base.
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