Virtual design and construction

And they've been more efficient and effective as time moves along, right? I believe that was a, a big step towards adopting technologies, because I didn't see a big embracement before that, and I believe it was because of the, of the AI that right now is just, uh, taking over.

On your company, though, I think, you know, in the tangible sense, like with BIM VDC, right, the fact that you're utilizing and have been utilizing drones, reality capture, right, and, uh, digital twins, like those, in a practical sense, those are amazing technologies.

And they...

And to your point about being able to see the completed product before it's actually done, I think that is a real step forward, where five years ago we were tr- you know, still trying to make sure that that was really getting the traction and it was being universally adopted.

And part of the challenges in adopting technology is the effort, training, the time you need to put behind it, and of course, the investment you need to put behind it.

We started back in 2010, and we didn't have a great methodology that would take care of the traditional construction management processes until 10 years after.

So back in 2020, we used it, of course, but not like a full process and procedures of using BIM and VDC and, and drones and scanners.

We used some of it.

You know, cons- construction, the, the whole construction industry, the building sector [laughs] not only has accepted waste, it's been a, a huge, a huge generator of waste, you know, and, and things like, you know, RFIs and, and coordin- coordination clashes, which bec- which are daily events really.

So how does virtual design and construction change that mindset? And, and how, and how do you share an example where, you know, digital, well detailed digital coordination prevented a major issue before it, before it even started?

A- again, it's, it's, it's one of the things that's probably closest to my heart because I think everything we do, and it's even in our, you know, in our vision statement, you know, that we should do no harm.

And when I, when we say do no harm, people jump straight to a safety of, you know, you shouldn't drop a precast panel.

I've gotta say it's been really fascinating hearing, you know, you, you know, you explaining how digital engineering, you know, is actually moving beyond just coordination and it's becoming a strategic driver of quality, productivity, innovation across the construction industry.

So I guess, yeah, it's going to be, uh, fun times ahead.

So from BIM virtual design and construction through to AI and bespoke digital tools, it's clear that the future of construction will increasingly be decided long before the first excavator or concrete core driller [laughs] ca- as, as you said, Kevin, um, will arrive on site.

So thank you once again for joining us on Architecture and Design.