There are bound to be other mid span options: using other value drivers as a start point will no doubt give rise to other types of mid span platform e.g.
We need to make a strong case for the other value outcomes as well, including productive growth and social value..Finally, we need to have a certain amount of flexibility on the journey to meeting our goals.
It’s critical to know where we’re heading, but we shouldn’t rush down the wrong path for political expediency or short-term measures.We’ve got to be able to respond to emerging needs, placing greater emphasis on what may be required at any point, be that lowering carbon emissions, social value, or any other value driver, and we’ve got to respond in the right way and at the right pace, so we don’t get taken off course.It requires collaboration and the convening power of the Construction Leadership Council will be crucial to that.. BIM and digital twins.
We’ve been watching this process evolve over time, with BIM focused on digitising the design and construction of projects.What we’re really aiming for though, is a future state where we’re able to understand and measure and digitise the actual performance of built assets.
At that stage, we’ll be able to use the data to create insights beyond one particular project.
Instead, the data will help us understand network and system level impacts.the BIM model is one ‘view’ of the data set, not the other way round).
What’s more, as we move further into a construction Platforms space, we will increasingly see the data set of a design able to talk directly to the manufacturing marketplace.This means we’ll be able to access instantly both the cost and availability of a project’s components.
For example, Xometry, a company in the United States, is already being used by major manufacturers.Xometry sends the digital file of the required components out to its distributed network of pre-qualified manufacturers all over the USA.
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