Dr Jim Mason from UWE Bristol presented on the use of blockchain technology in construction in the support of smart contracts. Presented on 14th March 2019 at the COMIT Community Day. Hosted by SCISYS at their offices in Chippenham.

1. Blockchain and smarter
contracts
Dr Jim Mason UWE Bristol

2. The big ideas…
• Are already out there
• Hadn’t we ought to try and take
some toddler steps towards
implementing them?
• BIM
• Blockchain
• Smart Contracts

3. ICE Blockchain Technology in Construction –
December 2018
• State of the Art summary
• Get your copy!
• https://www.ice.org.uk/ICEDevel
opmentWebPortal/media/Docu
ments/News/Blog/Blockchain-
technology-in-Construction-
2018-12-17.pdf

16. Smart Contract Evolution

18. Challenges
• Code reduces everything to binary in a computer’s elementary logic
gates
• construction contracts look like they are binary IF and THEN but are
not
• Problem remains that computer programs cannot, in the end, be built
from a foundation that tolerates ambiguity.
• Human judgment remains in terms of situation sense – Oracle role?

20. How to get involved…
• UWE regularly bids for research
funding and we would welcome
your involvement
• Transforming Construction
Network Plus
• Innovate UK

21. Any questions?
• Thank you
• If you would like to know more:
• Jim.mason@uwe.ac.uk
• @Jamesrobmason on twitter