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On a somewhat similar note, the industry also needs to start making better use of its existing data.

We know from government data that almost 10% of their spending on construction is allocated to risk.This hasn’t changed despite many years of operating in this way.

However, it’s a risk that is, to some extent, understood.That said, construction Platform design does help to change that risk profile dramatically and to reduce the amount of risk on a construction project..If we take another look at what the UK government is doing through the Construction Innovation Hub, we can see that they are looking to aggregate construction demand across different departments.

By harmonising the standards and requirements, and developing standardised components, they are creating a huge, central body of knowledge.This library of common solutions will, in turn, mean that on each project, none of the construction design work necessarily needs to be done from scratch.

Combining standardisation with the digital design tools that create better-coordinated models and data-rich designs, along with program cost and supply chain data embedded in the model, is powerful.

Add in the Hub’s work on introducing APQP, and we will get a level of consistency into components, which will deliver a real benefit.It covers not only prefab but other industrialised construction topics such as how to look at MEP assemblies, manufacturing, automation, robotics, machine learning, AI, and construction platforms.

It’s unlike any other course in the world, and that’s the problem, Marks says.There isn’t anywhere for people to go to learn these things, so we can’t expect them to finish their education and be ready to enter the space.

That’s why our team at Autodesk is creating a knowledge centre - to pass on what they know through the software, through the technology..Leading the change.