And there is the big question of who would own the marketplace?
The idea behind this concept is not to develop a single digital planning product.This project can generate more benefit by remaining open and accessible to a range of collaborators.
Nor is our aim to start from scratch or reinvent the wheel - we are using the data that is already created through the use of BIM, and existing formats for sharing it..The planning process in the UK touches all of our lives.It is integral to the way in which the built environment develops around us; affecting where we live, where we work, where we eat, shop and play, how we walk, cycle and drive, how we produce, manufacture, generate, store, dispose and recycle.
And yet the system we use has not changed since the 1940s.It is arcane, complex, fragmented and hard to access and navigate – especially for the public who are, ultimately, its most important stakeholder.
It has not even adopted technology that is virtually standard in other areas.. As such, planning is an excellent example of a process ready for digitisation.
Many elements could be digitised and therefore automated, reducing friction (which causes delay and cost) and streamlining activity from project design through consultation, to planning approval and construction.If you'd like to continue to learn about our Design to Value approach and Modern Methods of Construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.
http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesPeople often ask me why the majority of the staff in Bryden Wood’s Singapore office are data analysts.I suppose it seems counter-intuitive for a firm focused on design and engineering for the built environment to put such stock in analytics.
This however is a key aspect of Bryden Wood’s Design to Value approach and for me has always seemed like a natural extension of our long-term quest to deliver better design through a deeper understanding of how buildings really work.. Others at Bryden Wood have already.written extensively.
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