Distributed Ledger Integration of Construction Contracts (d-LINC)

建筑业是英国第三大产业，产值约990亿英镑，占GDP的6%，直接雇佣270万人，占总就业人数的8.5%。到2030年，全球建筑支出将增长8万亿美元至17.5万亿美元，占全球增长的57%。健全的合同管理对于保持行业竞争力至关重要。然而，该行业的效率远未达到——显然需要数字化来实现自动化；信任更高，法律纠纷更少；及时付款。该项目开发了一种分布式账本技术（DLT）解决方案，该解决方案简化了合同管理流程，为审计目的保留了主要合同事件的不可变记录，并实现了整个供应链的即时支付。我们看到了对客户/雇主、承包商和分包商的潜在积极影响。结果将提高透明度，降低人工错误率和冲突点，从而导致新的建筑协作模式。”

"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."