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The conversation underscores the transformative impact of digital technologies on construction.

This reduces a process that normally takes weeks, to a matter of minutes.A similar configurator, called.

, has been created by Bryden Wood and Cast with the Mayor of London for housing and we see examples from outside the industry such as the Ikea 3D Kitchen Planner..These digital tools vastly increase both the speed with which designers progress from data to the digital model and the number of options and permutations that can be considered when it comes to reconciling specific requirements and performance criteria.A school, for example, can be configured in just 15 minutes.. Key insight.

We will need more.convincing mechanisms to ensure that what was designed is what is built..

The process will be able to handle multiple stakeholders and purposes, all at the same time, mitigating and eliminating the risk in these where possible.. Industry challenge.

Even if each stakeholder or specialist, does their utmost to deliver as planned, the interfaces where specialisms meet will remain a tolerance risk.. As long as changes can be made on site, assets will always be vulnerable to unintended consequences..But when we build smarter we can do this.

Repeatable building modules which can be switched in and out depending on requirements, such as glazing vs solid cladding modules, or heating vs heating and cooling fan coil unit modules, are simple features which may prevent a building from being torn down mid-way through its life expectancy.Through a small number of new parts, the building has a whole new lifespan, limiting its embodied carbon when compared with the alternative of a new build.. Building less volume reduces costs, embodied carbon and operational carbon.

And with more thought to whole life performance, low carbon, sustainable buildings can keep delivering benefits even after their lifetimes.Truly a win-win scenario..