Distributed Ledger Integration of Construction Contracts (d-LINC)

建筑业是英国的第三大产业，价值990亿英镑，占GDP的6%，直接雇用270万人，占总就业人数的8.5%。在全球范围内，到2030年，建筑支出将增加8万亿美元，达到17.5万亿美元，占全球增长总额的57%。强有力的合同管理对于保持行业竞争力至关重要。然而，该行业的效率远远不高--显然需要数字化，以实现自动化；更高的信任和更少的法律纠纷；以及及时付款。该项目开发了一种分布式分类帐技术(DLT)解决方案，它简化了合同管理流程，为审计目的保留了重大合同事件的不变记录，并支持跨供应链的即时支付。我们看到了对客户/雇主、承包商和分包商的潜在积极影响。其结果将是增加透明度，降低人工错误率和冲突点，从而产生新的施工协作模式。

"Construction is the third largest industry in the UK, worth ~£99bn or 6% of GDP, employing 2.7m people directly, ~8.5% of total employment. Worldwide, construction spend will grow by $8tn to \>$17.5tn by 2030, 57% of all global growth. Robust contract administration is essential to help keep the industry competitive. Yet the industry is far from efficient -- there is a clear need for digitisation leading to automation; higher trust and fewer legal disputes; and timely payments.This project develops a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) solution, which streamlines contract administration processes, keeps immutable record of major contractual events for audit purpose, and enables instantaneous payments across the supply-chain. We see potential positive impacts across clients/employers, contractors and sub-contractors. The result will be increased transparency, lower rate of manual mistakes and points of conflict, leading to new collaborative models for construction."