STEEL HORIZONS – the future of modern construction in a nutshell
Howick’s recent STEEL HORIZONS thought leadership event brought together six of the world’s expert opinions in construction methodology and over 80 top-level industry guests. Together speakers from Bryden Wood, Tata Steel, Dave Cooper Live, KREOD, STUD-IO and Howick transformed the mindsets of the audience with compelling insights on how the construction industry is moving forward and what technologies are forecast to take us there. Find below a few of the ‘ah ha’ moments and highlights from each of the six speakers at the event. Visit steelhorizons.com to download the entire presentation.
September 2022 #Features
Dave Cooper - Founder, Dave Cooper LIVE Show
"Innovation is everywhere. The technology to take your business to the next level exists; it is out there; just find out how it fits into your business & use it to your advantage – that is how you are going to grow and scale." Dave Cooper on how to grow and scale the construction business.
Dave Cooper has over 20 years of experience in construction and travels the world broadcasting his insights from interviews with AEC industry experts worldwide via his dedicated social media platforms. The Dave Cooper LIVE Show finds Dave moderating panel discussions or acting as master of ceremonies as the headlining personality at international construction industry events. His agnostic platform provides an agnostic and neutral space, where new technologies and ideas can be heard.
Dave Cooper - Founder, Dave Cooper LIVE Show
"Innovation is everywhere. The technology to take your business to the next level exists; it is out there; just find out how it fits into your business & use it to your advantage – that is how you are going to grow and scale." Dave Cooper on how to grow and scale the construction business.
Dave Cooper has over 20 years of experience in construction and travels the world broadcasting his insights from interviews with AEC industry experts worldwide via his dedicated social media platforms. The Dave Cooper LIVE Show finds Dave moderating panel discussions or acting as master of ceremonies as the headlining personality at international construction industry events. His agnostic platform provides an agnostic and neutral space, where new technologies and ideas can be heard.
Scott Mitchell - Founder, STUD-IO
“CNC & digital fabrication equipment is designed with some set of used cases in mind, but really that’s just a small subset of a lot of latent potential. What we are doing is slowly expanding the capabilities of the machine.” - Scott Mitchell on the theory of taking existing machinery with otherwise limited applications and applying creative uses - in the same way, we approach music and chess.
Scott Mitchell is the founder and CEO of STUD-IO a computational construction company that is revolutionising how the AEC community utilises generative design by championing the investigative and intentional misuse of technologies - such as the Howick™ FRAMA machine. Scott continues to wow audiences with bespoke results that push the current boundaries of MMC limitations.
Scott Mitchell - Founder, STUD-IO
“CNC & digital fabrication equipment is designed with some set of used cases in mind, but really that’s just a small subset of a lot of latent potential. What we are doing is slowly expanding the capabilities of the machine.” - Scott Mitchell on the theory of taking existing machinery with otherwise limited applications and applying creative uses - in the same way, we approach music and chess.
Scott Mitchell is the founder and CEO of STUD-IO a computational construction company that is revolutionising how the AEC community utilises generative design by championing the investigative and intentional misuse of technologies - such as the Howick™ FRAMA machine. Scott continues to wow audiences with bespoke results that push the current boundaries of MMC limitations.
Matthew Teague - Senior Architect & Project Manager, TATA Steel
“The amount of scrap in the world does not satisfy the demand for new steel. There will always be a demand but how do we make that in a more sustainable way and without stranded assets in the future.” - Matthew Teague on the future of steel, the hierarchy of actions to take and the vital role DfMA plays.
Matthew Teague has an impressive working history within the steel industry spanning 22 years. Himself, an architect, Matthews work centres around how we, as fabricators of steel construction products can respond to our customer requirements in a rapidly changing sector.
Matthew Teague - Senior Architect & Project Manager, TATA Steel
“The amount of scrap in the world does not satisfy the demand for new steel. There will always be a demand but how do we make that in a more sustainable way and without stranded assets in the future.” - Matthew Teague on the future of steel, the hierarchy of actions to take and the vital role DfMA plays.
Matthew Teague has an impressive working history within the steel industry spanning 22 years. Himself, an architect, Matthews work centres around how we, as fabricators of steel construction products can respond to our customer requirements in a rapidly changing sector.
Nicola Moriarty - Director of Structural & Civil, Bryden Wood
"We get standardised processes in manufacturing & assembly so this enables us to have diversification of the sector, so we can upskill non-construction personnel which is very important in this market that we have with the challenges we have in getting the right personnel that we need." – Nicola Moriarty on the benefits of standardising processes.
Nicola Moriarty is a Director at Bryden Wood, a global reach company of creative technologists, designers, architects and analysts. She is a Chartered Structural Engineer with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, leading teams on many multi-disciplinary projects; more recently, ''The Forge'' - a Landspec development - where she utilised her passion for DfMA and P-DfMA in MMC practices.
Nicola Moriarty - Director of Structural & Civil, Bryden Wood
"We get standardised processes in manufacturing & assembly so this enables us to have diversification of the sector, so we can upskill non-construction personnel which is very important in this market that we have with the challenges we have in getting the right personnel that we need." – Nicola Moriarty on the benefits of standardising processes.
Nicola Moriarty is a Director at Bryden Wood, a global reach company of creative technologists, designers, architects and analysts. She is a Chartered Structural Engineer with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, leading teams on many multi-disciplinary projects; more recently, ''The Forge'' - a Landspec development - where she utilised her passion for DfMA and P-DfMA in MMC practices.
Nick Coubray - CEO, Howick Ltd
“The innovation is there, but it is getting clients and everybody else moving forwards in the right direction together.” - Nick Coubray on the importance of collaboration to see the uptake of new technologies advance across the fragmented world of construction
Nick Coubray, CEO of Howick is the driver in the company's pursuit of innovation. He is the third generation of the Coubray's to champion this family-owned global reach business and has been involved in framing technology for over 25 years.
Nick Coubray - CEO, Howick Ltd
“The innovation is there, but it is getting clients and everybody else moving forwards in the right direction together.” - Nick Coubray on the importance of collaboration to see the uptake of new technologies advance across the fragmented world of construction
Nick Coubray, CEO of Howick is the driver in the company's pursuit of innovation. He is the third generation of the Coubray's to champion this family-owned global reach business and has been involved in framing technology for over 25 years.
Chun Qing Li (Lee) - Founder, KREOD
So, people always ask me, how much does a building cost? How can I know? Actually, it is with an informative design approach from concept design to the RIBA stage 2, that we can immediately arrive to the RIBA stage 4, so this gives our clients certainty.” Chun Qing Li on utilising technology to deliver accuracy to expedite stages through the RIBA model for better cost transparency and enabling better strategic material cost forecasting.
Chun Qing Li (AKA Lee) is an award-winning entrepreneur and the founder and principal of the KREOD group of companies. KREOD is a London-based visionary brand of pioneering transdisciplinary architectural design, innovation, technology and development companies
Chun Qing Li (Lee) - Founder, KREOD
So, people always ask me, how much does a building cost? How can I know? Actually, it is with an informative design approach from concept design to the RIBA stage 2, that we can immediately arrive to the RIBA stage 4, so this gives our clients certainty.” Chun Qing Li on utilising technology to deliver accuracy to expedite stages through the RIBA model for better cost transparency and enabling better strategic material cost forecasting.
Chun Qing Li (AKA Lee) is an award-winning entrepreneur and the founder and principal of the KREOD group of companies. KREOD is a London-based visionary brand of pioneering transdisciplinary architectural design, innovation, technology and development companies
