Case Study: Gammon Construction achieves faster, safer reindustrialization with Autodesk BIM and digital twin technology

How the Hong Kong Advanced Manufacturing Centre models reindustrialization

The customer, Gammon Construction, was tasked with building the Hong Kong Advanced Manufacturing Centre, a project that required integrating the government's Construction 2.0 initiative. Their challenge was to address significant labor shortages, improve on-site safety, and shorten the construction timeline to complete the advanced facility. To overcome this, they worked with vendor Autodesk, utilizing its Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology to create a digital twin.

The solution implemented by Autodesk's BIM allowed Gammon to simulate construction workflows, perform clash detection, and conduct buildability analyses in a virtual environment. This use of a digital twin, combined with off-site manufacturing techniques, made the process safer and more efficient. As a result, Autodesk helped Gammon drastically reduce installation times for complex components from over a month to a single day, cut concrete usage by 60%, and enhance overall project quality, leading to the project winning the Autodesk Hong Kong BIM Award.

Gammon Construction

Sammy Lai

Director