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Our Creative Technologies team - the vast majority of whom are architects - know that developing the algorithm and computational design is as much a part of the creative design process as sketching something.. M for Manufacture in DfMA: The move to a manufacturing mindset.We have already seen our PRiSM to Platforms digital workflow deliver tremendous improvements to the procurement and payment process.

As soon as we have a design we like, we can instantly generate a data model.This information gives us all the bill of materials quantities we’ll need for the project, and from this data set we can also create the BIM models (ie.the BIM model is one ‘view’ of the data set, not the other way round).

What’s more, as we move further into a construction Platforms space, we will increasingly see the data set of a design able to talk directly to the manufacturing marketplace.This means we’ll be able to access instantly both the cost and availability of a project’s components.

For example, Xometry, a company in the United States, is already being used by major manufacturers.

Xometry sends the digital file of the required components out to its distributed network of pre-qualified manufacturers all over the USA.asBuilt believes that the solutions needed by the sector are already available, and that by unlocking sites via technological empowerment of the workforce, the use of construction technologies like spatial mapping and IoT, and a shift in thinking toward humanity and long-term value, we have the power to truly advance the industry for the betterment of everyone involved..

Using construction tech to enhance processes on-site.To begin, we can use digital technology to offer more advanced ways to conduct onsite processes which aren’t normally digitalised, such as counting rebar.

Using construction technology in this way facilitates benefits like on the day sign-off, with confirmation that the correct tonnage has been installed.asBuilt believes the construction industry’s core problem lies in connectivity, and that we need to be evaluating where we should be looking to unlock connectivity on construction sites.