Ideas addressing small business and regional initiatives were particularly welcomed, as the team were keen to support lesser known voices outside of the big firms.
And there is even a partial precedent here in the UK in the form of G-Cloud, the UK Government’s Digital Marketplace for cloud technology and specialist digital services..Creating a digital marketplace for construction procurement would have benefits that far outweigh the challenges.
Even the steps on the journey, as focus on interoperability, data standards and consistent specifications, would help accelerate the digital shift that is already underway.There is plenty to think about, but I hope we can continue the debate and, together, create the common vision that will add a whole new dimension to our journey of transformation.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach and Modern Methods of Construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesA hospital is many things.
A place of anxiety and relief, illness and joy.But also a place of catering, deliveries, laundry and car parking..
It must be as efficient as possible, and house some of the most advanced technology in the world, and yet feel human and welcoming.
And whatever else it is today, we know that it may need to be something very different – although we don’t know what – in just a few months’ time..Digitisation would open up new ways to engage the wider public at all stages of the planning process..
The increasing digitisation of relevant information and data, and our ability to import that data into the planning process in meaningful ways will further help engagement.Well constructed visual representations make raw data accessible to a wide audience.
This will allow people to consider individual planning applications in broader contexts – of sustainability or social mobility, say – or understand the trade-offs and implications inherent in making changes to part of a development.Overall, it will mean the public can form and offer opinions based on rich and contextualised information, rather than on inaccessible and indigestible data and projects in isolation..