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Simon TranterHead of Sustainability

Willmott Dixon Interiors

+ UK’s Largest privately owned contracting and interior fit-out group

+ ~£1.2b turnover group wide

+ Winner of 3 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise:

+ Sustainable development – 2014 and 2019

+ Promoting opportunity through social mobility –2018

+ Voted 4th best company to work for in 2019 by the Sunday Times

The Digital LandscapeCapturing the Value

Thank YouSimon Tranter

Willmott Dixon Interiors32 Farringdon StLondonEC4A 4HJ

M: +447875 284527

T: +44(0)20 7634 9600

willmottdixoninteriors.co.uk

Rob Aitchison

Chief Operating Officer at Automated Markets

rob.aitchison@automatedmarkets.com

Welcome to Event 2

How the process was developed for another Blockchain in construction project.

How our model process works and how it has been applied to our problem.

How the other Blockchain network partners view the process.

Some feedback from Event 1

Event 1 165 attendees with 91% positive responses on content.

Replay of Event 1

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Discovery

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We will have a Q+A after each presenter

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We will take a quick 5 min break about halfway through.

Agenda:Digital Catapult – a Blockchain construction project

Practical considerations from Willmott Dixon

The Blockchain model we are using – process and discovery

Perspective from a Network partner

Panel

Dr. Robert M. Learney

Lead Technologist - Blockchain & DLT, Digital Catapult

robert.learney@digicatapult.org.uk

May 2020Robert M. Learney, Lead Technologist – Blockchain & DLTrobert.learney@digicatapult.org.uk

DLT in Construction

DLT in Construction

– Artificial Intelligence– Machine Learning

– VR & AR & Mixed – Haptics

– 5G– IoT (LoRa & Sigfox)

Artificial IntelligenceFuture Networks Immersive Distributed Systems

– DLT– Blockchain

Advanced Digital Technologies – we work across 4 technology areas which have maximum economic impact potential

Introduction to Digital Catapult

ACCELERATORS

Unique position – vendor-neutral technology & innovation specialists

Introduction to Digital Catapult

Industry Focus – Remit is to focus on two broad industry sectors with the greatest growth potential for the UK economy

Manufacturing

Increasing the number of trailblazer companies working with advanced digital technologies in the UK manufacturing sector

Delivering advanced digital research, development and innovation for the UK’s world-leading creative sector

Creative

Introduction to Digital Catapult

Why use Distributed Ledger Technology?

Introducing DLT

Distributed ledgers solve problems of coordination

vs.

Coordination Problems

• Transparency builds trust• Automation streamlines processes• Knowing liability changes behaviour

Benefits of DLT

The Business of Blockchain

The Business of Blockchain

DLT Business Models

Data

Process

Company 1 Company 2 Company 3

Process Process

Data Data

Comms Comms Comms

Mobilising Stakeholders

Shared Communication Network (Internet)

Data

Process

Company 1 Company 2 Company 3

Process Process

Data Data

Mobilising Stakeholders

Shared Communication Network (Internet)

Common Data Environment

Process Alignment

Company 1 Company 2 Company 3

Mobilising Stakeholders

Blockers to Transformation ● Technical complexity● Regulatory uncertainty● No governance models● No proven value props● Can’t map mutual benefits● Inertia of “business as usual”● Nobody gets fired for playing

it safe● Tech instability● “Dreamers” facing reality● Uncertain business models● Unable to engage with

traditional industry● Unable to mobilise multiple

stakeholders simultaneously

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Developers

Businesses

Blockers to Transformation

Demand-side Problem

Blockers to Transformation

When to share data and how to

do it safely?

What are the benefits of automating

processes with smart contracts?

What are the business rules for

participating in shared digital infrastructure?

A more prosperous,

collaborative, and equitable economy

• VITALam• CPN

• INJECT• Weather

Ledger

• DIY4U• Digital

Sandwich• Governance

Workshops

• DLT4EU

DLT Field Labs DLT Field Labs DLT Field Labs DLT Field Labs

DLT at Digital Catapult

Field Lab ideology:

• Collaboration from the outset• Diverse stakeholders• Tap into local talent• Neutral coordinator

DLT Field Labs

Problem Definition

Sense Checking

Deploying Solutions

DLT Field Labs

DLT Field Labs

First 3 DLT Field Labs – industry, university, legal, and innovative DLT companies already engaged in discussions

Oil & Gas

Improving supply chains and worker certification in this major sector

Construction

Reducing the costs and risks in complex multi-stakeholder projects

Nuclear Industry

Tracking hazardous waste disposal and storage

DLT Field Labs

Construction Field Lab

Construction Field Lab

Weather Compensation Example

The Weather Ledger

The Weather Ledger

Real-World use of Smart Contracts in Construction

Weather compensation clauses and conditionsidentified in standardconstruction contract

Clauses analysed andconverted into smartcontract

Conditions of executionvisible to all stakeholders- source of weather data- regularity of updates- parties to be informed- external arbiter- etc.

1

2

Weather Compensation Example

Simple governance rulesNo GDPR-sensitive dataNo sensitive company data

43 Key stakeholders engaged

Weather Compensation Example

4 Digital weather feed

Weather service API

5 Events identical for all parties

Novel apps and services cancommunicate with the ledger

6

Weather Compensation Example

Instant awareness9

7 Weather alert recorded 8 Smart contract(s) execute 10 Immediate compensationor dispute

Weather Compensation Example

Thank you

Digital Catapult101 Euston RoadLondon, NW1 2RA0300 1233 101

robert.learney@digicatapult.org.uk

Robert M. Learney, Lead Technologist – Blockchain & DLT

Making Blockchain Happen

Digital Catapult Project – Q+A

Steve Cook

National Product Managerat Willmott Dixon Construction

steve.cook@willmottdixon.co.uk

Distributed Ledger Technology

Practical Benefits

Steve Cook21 May 2020

CONTINUED FOCUS ON FIRE

Blockchain has multiple applications in our sectorOur initial focus is on Fire and Fire Stopping

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Record Keeping• In efficient process to validate installation• Poor record keeping, often hard to retrieve.

Payments• The current valuation process lacks trust.

Quality• Potentially building non-compliance leading

to poor customer/industry confidence.

The Hackitt Review (2018) cites poor record keeping and change control as precursors for building safety non-compliance.

It has called for obligating the creation of digital records throughout the design and construction of projects, and for records to be part of the regulatory oversight process throughout a buildings occupied lifecycle

The Golden Thread – Digital

78. Building a Safer Future’s analysis of the construction process makes very clear the need to ensure information is current and accessible at all times. Construction projects are complex, as is the consequent generation of information that may happen over many months that often does not result in useful and usable information.

80. The case is well made that the only feasible way of ensuring that this information is broughttogether is by means of digital techniques.

The Golden Thread – Verification

82. Digitisation provides the information, the communication channels, the feedback and means of verification.

The golden thread concerns the recording of information and making that accessible for the wide range of interested parties that may need it.

It can provide both the means of verifying competence.

It creates reference points that once established cad can be relied on as a single version of the truth. Digital techniques are integral to ensuring that competence is supported, verified and recorded.

The Golden Thread – INFORMATION LAW

476. Of essential importance is the need to address the lack of necessary building information, (even where already legally required). this information should be maintained within a safety case, with a structure mandated in law.

548. It is imperative that contractors raise their game and take responsibility for quality. Quality needs to move further up the priority list from where it resides at present.

RESPONSIBILITIES - CUSTOMERSThe responsible person must:

• Carry out and maintain a fire risk assessment

• Communicate any risks you’ve identified

• Put in place, and maintain, appropriate fire safety measures

• Plan for an emergency

• Provide information, fire safety instruction and training

What - The person carrying out the work shall give fire safety information to the responsible person not later than the date of completion of the work.

Why - to ensure that the person responsible for the building has sufficient information relating to fire safety to enable them to manage the building effectively.

RESPONSIBILITIES – MAIN CONTRACTORS

RESPONSIBILITIES – MAIN CONTRACTORS

RESPONSIBILITIES - SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERSTo undertake compliant works that are inline with the agreed design and specification.

• Drawings and specification• Competency• QD Checklists/Photographs• Installer records• Independent inspections• Product details• Operating instructions• Maintenance schedules• Commissioning information• Product warranties

PRODUCT FIRE COMPLIANCE RECORDS

PRODUCT FIRE COMPLIANCE RECORDS

• Intumescent Paint• Fire door sets• Linear Gap Seals• Putty Pads• Electrical Compartments • Fire-rated Partitions• Suspended ceilings• Fire-rated glazed partitions• Fire Dampers• Smoke Dampers

• Fire-resisting ductwork• Fire Stopping • Fire Barriers• Cavity Barriers• Fire retardant coatings • Fire Rated Moveable Walls• Fire Curtains (Non-Active)• Lift Installation • Fire / smoke alarms• AOV System

COLLATION OF REGULATION 38 INFORMATIONProblems and risks with current process• Discontinuous process

• Often collated at the end of a project

• Burdensome administration task

• Risk of information not being checked for technical correctness and

completeness

• Some products or details may differ from the original intent

• Not all electronic media

• Future retrieval of information can be problematic

BLOCKCHAIN A BETTER WAY?

THE CONCEPT

• Develop a proof of concept in collaboration with the partners involved to address Valuation, Payment and Information collation.

• Make the platform accessible for all relevant passive fire protection subcontractors at the point of procurement.

• Have an agreed payment schedule be set up with every order with the information required clearly identified to be uploaded along with each payment application, such as:

Operatives and their competenciesMaterials usedDelivery TicketsManuals and technical data

Updated progress positionInstallation photographsInstallation checklistsCommissioning certificates

EXAMPLE DLT PROCESSOrder placed with

Supply Chain PartnerIs a Cost & Activity Schedule agreed? Are there any un-

agreed variations?Yes

No

Progress EvidencePhotographsInstaller CompetenciesQD ChecklistsProduct DetailsCommissioning certificates

Project Team agreement for Payment Process PaymentYes £

Application for payment

Validation of information

BENEFITS - SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS

• Generate own monthly valuations.• Spread the burden of collating information over the

life of a project.• Increased efficiency.• Reduced confrontation.• Creation of project records.• Greater transparency and maintain the golden

thread.

BENEFITS – MAIN CONTRACTORS

• Reduce the time associated with processing monthly valuations.

• Creation of immutable digital records.• Greater ability to undertake technical checks of

information provided to substantiate payments.• Spread the burden of collating information over

the life of a project.• Remote valuations.• Increased productivity.• Maintain the golden thread.

BENEFITS – CUSTOMERS• Be part of the blockchain.• Use to substantiate monthly valuations to main contractors• Greater installation confidence.• Robust transparent process.• Access to a greater detail of fire safety information.• Increased efficiency.• Ability to retrieve hosted digital information. • Maintain the golden thread.

Re-write the way that a construction project is administered, and change the process.

THE OPPORTUNITY

There are many other possible areas of functionality where a blockchain/DLT could add benefits:

• Sustainability• Health & Safety• Product manufacturers• Delivery Tracking and chain of custody• Building in use (asset management)• Customers valuations of main contractors work

FUTURE SCALABILITY

Thank You

steve.cook@willmottdixon.co.uk

Steve CookNational Product Manager

Willmott Dixon Construction LimitedWillmott Dixon House, 80 Wilbury Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 0TP

M: 07891 587890

Stronghold Project – Q+A

Sam Gamble

Chief Executive Officer at Automated Markets

sam.gamble@automatedmarkets.com

BLOCKCHAIN: FROM IDEA TO BUSINESS CASE

Bridging the gap from great idea to viable solution

The companyBLOCKCHAIN REVIEW

Contract management

softwareProject delivery

software• Systems of record

• No company-wide single source of truth

• Information silos

General ledger software

Company

The business network

• Companies need to share trusted information with each other

• No standard sharing mechanism

• No cross-party single source of truth

BLOCKCHAIN REVIEW

Inter-company communication

Internal software system

• Common way to share trusted information between companies

• Creates a shared truth with the business network

• Blockchain adds to existing infrastructure

BLOCKCHAIN REVIEW

Adding blockchain

Inter-company communication

Internal software system

‘Solve-everything’ tech Mountains of evidence for huge potential – let’s charge ahead

Team sport

Big ideas

Emerging technology

Gap between the vision and benefits on the ground

No clear path for integration into organisations and industryYou must work with your

business network –partners and competitors

Why is blockchain so difficult?BLOCKCHAIN CHALLENGES

Seven pillar modelFRAMING THE PROBLEM

1. Vision

2. Validation

The big idea clearly articulated - the value proposition

Idea analysis, business case, process mapping

3. EcosystemIdentify networks participants, roadmap engagement and onboarding

5. Business Model 7. LegalImpact of data, privacy, IP, liability and competition law

4. SolutionWhat the systems are, what they will do, integration with existing digital estate

Economic model that supports value creation across the network

6. GovernanceThe rules of the network, how organisatons involved interact

Our visionFRAMING THE PROBLEM

What?Track the goods, works and services used on site. The who, what, when.

Why?Building ownersConstructorsSubcontractorsAuthoritiesManufacturers

How?Gather digital records about work as a pre-condition for payment

Fully understand the building commissionedHand-over better product, control risk, foster SCP collaborationTransparent payment terms, control riskIndependent project oversightTrack product usage and location, control recalls

Our ecosystemFRAMING THE PROBLEM

AUTHORITIES

SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS

CUSTOMERS

Employers agent

Commissioning

Building Control

Local Authority

Highways

Statutory Authorities

Supplier(goods)

Installer(works)

Services

Tennant

Operator

Our minimum viable ecosystem - MVEFRAMING THE PROBLEM

• Minimum set of organisationsrequired for a viable solution

• Viable in terms of functionality, completeness of information and piloting an end-to-end solution

Our solutionFRAMING THE PROBLEM

Core App

Open API

Data Storage

Blockchain network

Business processes

Platform

Applications

Ecosystem

Solution architectureFRAMING THE PROBLEM

API

Blockchain nodeServices

Storage

AuthIn the field

In the office

Platform

Solution architectureFRAMING THE PROBLEM

API

Blockchain nodeServices

Storage

Auth

In the field

In the office

Platform

API

Blockchain nodeServices

Storage

Auth

Blockchain node

Break down the vision Think big, act incrementally

Frame the problem

Engage MVE early

Assemble the right team

Blockchain can only be understood with your partners

Cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team - finance, commercial, risk, operations and IT

Analyse challenges and risks from your point-of-view and your partners

Take awaysBLOCKCHAIN CHALLENGES

THANK YOU

Sam GambleCEO, Automated Markets

sam.gamble@automatedmarkets.com

www.linkedin.com/in/sam-gamble

Stronghold Project – Q+A

Damien WardTechnical & Compliance Manager

Checkmate Fire

Damien.Ward@checkmatefire.com

Leadership Group PerspectiveDAMIEN WARD

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LOCATIONS5£16MTURNOVERCURRENT SITES

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NATIONAL COVERAGE

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SAFETY FIRST

FIRE PROTECTION ACCREDITATION

QUALITY & ENVIRONMENT

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

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Stronghold Project – Q+A

Our Panel

Sam Gamble Steve Cook

Simon Tranter

Dr. Rob Learney Damien Ward

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