Using IoT & DLT to automate the collection and operation of weather related clauses in standard NEC construction contracts: The Weather Ledger

下雨的时候，你拿起雨伞继续赶路，这对你来说可能很烦人，但对建筑行业来说，这就提出了一大堆问题。这是高于还是低于10年平均水平？它是否会影响工作，影响多长时间，成本是多少？就目前的情况来看，与天气有关的合同纠纷持续时间长达12个月以上，可能会造成数百万英镑的损失。这是一个既浪费又有压力的过程，会产生摩擦，降低生产力。这就是EHAB天气分类账（EWL）发挥作用的地方，我们在建筑工地部署物联网设备，以获取超本地化的天气读数，将其记录到区块链，所有各方都同意这是数字“真相来源”，我们提供自动执行的智能合约条款，计算输出和补偿要求，只有在出现复杂情况时才需要人工输入。恶劣的天气让每个人都很烦恼，现在是时候把这种过时的程序从公共和私人承包商的名单上拿掉了。

It may be annoying for you when it rains, you get your brolly out and move on, but for the construction industry it raises a whole host of questions. Is this above or below the 10 year average? Is it disrupting work, by how long and what's the cost? As it stands today weather related disputes in contracts last up to and over 12 months and can have millions of pounds hanging in the balance. It's a wasteful and stressful process that creates friction and reduces productivity. That's where the EHAB Weather Ledger (EWL) comes in, we deploy Internet of Things devices on construction sites to take hyper-localised weather readings, record this to a blockchain that all parties agree is the digital 'source of truth' and we provide self-executing smart contract clauses which calculate the outputs and compensation requirements, only needing human input if a complication arises. Bad weather is annoying for everyone and it's about time to take this outdated process off the plate of public and private contractors.