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This might be re-using existing raised flooring, using demolition crush material for a piling mat, or re-using existing steel columns.

In the case of the Underground Asset Register, and to some extent the Construction Data Trust, there are certain types of data people are very willing to share, because, for example, everyone wants to help prevent deaths on construction sites.In these types of examples, governance and transactional issues are less of an issue.

However, when trying to make the planning process flow better, or trying to design an integrated transport system, it’s harder to be certain about what gains will be achieved from connecting digital assets.Sharp says that type of understanding is still a long way off.. How long will it take to modernise planning?.Jack Ricketts says it isn’t currently known how long digitising the planning process will take because of the financial investment required.

However, there are plans for an application to Innovate UK and their Smart Grant funding programme.Of course, digitising the entire planning process is an enormous goal, and for efficiency’s sake, the process will have to begin with a single use case.

Ricketts feels the best and most informative starting point is building safety, highlighting MHCLG’s external wall system survey as a good example of data collection and collation..

The MHCLG project asked local authorities to research and report back on the materials present in the external walls of all buildings above 18 metres within a particular borough.This increase in participation leads to far greater benefits for the project than just progressing in a very linear way, resulting in one solution produced by a single design team.

On top of this, having the ability to generate a data model and undertake significant amounts of simulation, allows aspects of a design to be tested much more rigorously than by traditional means.Together, all of these factors culminate in the delivery of the best possible buildings.. Education, Construction Technology and the Future of Construction.

At Bryden Wood, our aim is to change the process of design through the use and adoption of technology.As we do this, we need to start to attract more diverse people into the industry.