The goal was to facilitate more efficient planning and operation, as well as to make data available to a wider ecosystem, including all of the people involved in critical infrastructure planning.. Sharp says CDBB knew the desired activity was possible theoretically, but needed a place where there was real demand to bring the information together.
Overall, it will mean the public can form and offer opinions based on rich and contextualised information, rather than on inaccessible and indigestible data and projects in isolation..In other words, it will allow more people to engage in the right way at the right point in the planning process, accessing the right information and able to give the right kind of opinion.. Further, this will enable a holistic view; the ability to consider planning applications in relation to each other, in terms of design etc.
but also in terms of development and other targets, at borough, city, county, or national level..This is about understanding how to take information about one stage of an asset, and make it usable for another stage.Our approach will generate a density of information that we can make use of throughout the design and build process (including planning) – and then beyond construction, into the operation of buildings and ultimately their end of life.
Standardised data will vastly improve transparency and efficiency, and open up opportunities for future innovation..Enabling planning as a data-led process will unlock the value of related modern methods of construction, enabling connections with related applications such as the PRiSM app for housing.. Making processes more efficient and transparent will force the hand of the regulatory environment – as we have seen in other sectors, better technology drives the modernisation of regulations.. And, of course, the lessons learned from this project can be applied beyond planning.
This sort of project helps create the environment for people – public and professionals – to engage with digital in the public realm.
This will be an exemplar of how applying technology creates a proliferation of benefits.. How to create a digital environment for planning.The good news is that all of the enablers needed to take the industry forward are already in place.
The construction Platform movement is gaining momentum and we hope it could be our current reality within five to ten years.It’s entirely achievable, so long as the industry decides that the time has come to take action, and that this is the direction we want to move.
If it’s not, then why not?.To listen to Jaimie Johnston talking about the future of Platform Construction and DfMA in more detail, listen to Episode 2 of our Built Environment Matters podcast.
(Editor: Ultimate Holders)