Data Driven Infrastructure: From digital tools to manufactured componenents..

He says both prescription and innovation have a role to play.With respect to 19650 and UK standards, he says there’s a recognition in Australia that some kind of standard is needed to meet the requirement, but currently people are doing a little bit of their own thing.

This is creating confusion surrounding outputs in terms of what people are receiving and why.Currently, after designers create the concept design (including testing related to the engineering), things get handed over to the contractors to de-risk the program, make changes, and make the design work for them.They then deliver what’s left back to the client.

Lamont doesn’t believe it’s necessarily the best process.. On the other side of things, there are governments trying to lead the path to innovation.In the UK there’s Level 2 BIM.

In Australia, different states are following different approaches.

In Queensland any government project over 50 million dollars must be fully BIM detailed, with a set of requirements related to output and deliverables.Martin recounts how projects with pressing needs, such as reconfiguring Heathrow Airport's passenger transit system post-9/11, often act as crucibles for innovation.

These high-stakes scenarios push teams to develop groundbreaking solutions under constraints, setting new standards for efficiency and safety.. 5.Design for societal impact.

rehabilitative prison designs.for the Ministry of Justice to.