Their different paths and strategies reflect their individual needs “based on the current environments that are there and what they're trying to overcome.
Industry Challenge.The construction process is linear, sharing still involves multiple ‘hand offs’, between parties with imperfect transfer of information and data leading to rework and duplication..
The greater level of technical design required pre-planning application submission will change the cashflow profile of many projects..Platforms solution.Open and shared information is integral to the platforms approach: across projects and across sectors..
Weight on upfront design is made viable by the digitised process: automated design and updates speed up the process and have delivery ‘built in’..Complete and integrated design to prove compliance at the earliest stages..
However simplified, this is still construction, and the process still involves big data.
However, the digital library can mobilise this wealth of data available.We took SEISMIC, our school design app, to a primary school in Hackney.
This digitally intuitive generation of Minecraft players already have many of the skills we need.They were excited by the app.
It stimulated their creativity and imaginations.We must begin exploring these subjects with children earlier, encouraging education around topics like automation and DfMA, alongside digital skills, tools and techniques in degree courses.