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Equally, spending more time in the design phase of a project would enable us to truly understand the brief and open up the problem statement, ultimately preventing projects beset with difficulties as a result of a lack of planning.. One challenge we’ll face going forward is that, as innovation increases and we begin to iterate more quickly, the lag between innovation happening and standards struggling to keep up, will begin to get in the way.The construction industry will need to find better ways to reach a consensus faster and deliver better outcomes.

Adopting more open source methods, perhaps akin to Wikipedia, could offer a solution.For example, Highways England is currently transforming the.Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB).

into a new form, aiming to set the standard for engineering documents in the digital future.This could present an interesting model.. Another example where UK construction has excelled in this regard is with BIM.

In the UK, our view and understanding of BIM is incredibly robust and widespread.

As such, UK BIM standards are now becoming the de facto international standard.We call this method ‘Design to Value ’.

It focuses on the objectives of our clients and all stakeholders, and combines their expertise in their products or service, with our expertise in design, engineering, modern methods of construction, manufacturing and digital construction technology We use this combined expertise to drive value into the design process..Although this might sound obvious, it’s a long way from what actually happens in a lot of situations, which aren’t Design to Value led.

Typically, clients spend a lot of time thinking about what they want out of a building.They try to formulate the solution as precisely as possible and then appoint a design consultant to turn that into a good design.