“…Constructionisanimportantindustrysectoroftheeconomy.IntheUK,constructionaccountsfor6% ofthetotaleconomicoutputandprovidesjobsfor6.6%ofthewholeworkingpopulation (Rhodes, 2019).Withregardstoproductivity,however,constructionlagsbehindmanyotherindustrysectors, especiallymanufacturing (ONS,2018).AccordingtoWPIEconomics (2017),theproductivityin UKmanufacturinghasgrownbymorethan60%overthelasttwodecades,comparedtowhichthe productivityinUKconstructionhasonlyincreasedbyaround10%.Inadditiontolowproductivity, itisnotuncommonthatconstructionprojectssufferfromscheduledelays,costoverruns,quality defects,andhealthandsafety(H&S)problems (Motaleb&Kishk,2003;Meng,2012;Ramabodu& Verster,2013).Forthesereasons,constructionisusuallyrecognizedasatraditionalindustrysector. ItalsoexplainswhytheUKgovernmenthaspublishedmanyreportsovertheyearstocallforchange inconstruction,transformingconstructionthroughlearningfrommanufacturing.…”