The construction industry emerged from the hiatus imposed by Coronavirus, with a different view of the projects. Social distancing requirements and revisions of plans are on the priority list of job constructability for many organizations.

Smaller businesses are well-placed to compete effectively in the marketplace with large firms.

BIM is key to maintaining communication and enabling design work to progress. With the construction season - particularly in Northern regions compressed to weeks rather than months - the use of designs driven by BIM, 3D visualizations, and other areas of technology is key to assessing which projects begin, or are restarted.

For the smaller concern where margins are very thin the costs of implementing this new technology is one of the main issues. On the one hand, there is the need to remain competitive, and on the other showing a realistic return on investment in software, and the infrastructure to make effective use of it.

Driving Vision has worked with many small and medium-sized organizations helping them achieve this balance.

Basing your design process in the cloud controls costs by providing scalable storage through the Cloudalize platform and lean project management through the Plannerly platform.

Working with Plannerly enables you to create simple online BIM Execution Plans, schedule, manage, and automate tasks making sure that all participants are communicating efficiently.

Visually based tools allow you to communicate the impact of construction on the environment and surroundings to clients and other stakeholders. This can lead to quicker decision-making and, particularly important in the current climate, introduce more clarity into the design process for all those involved.

With the need to communicate with all sizes of businesses as well as the public sector being the key to progressing projects, Driving Vision’s advanced visualization tools can give insights to help assess site accessibility.

For example, a site with restricted access or limited paths for traffic can be assessed using 3D visualizations to decide what changes to site practice are needed to bring the project within social distancing requirements.

Using these tools brings the capability of the smaller organization up to the level of much larger businesses. It also enables them to capitalize on their inherent advantages of agility speed and flexibility in response to changes in site requirements.

Small and medium-sized businesses bring value to the larger organization during and after times of change and retrenchment in the construction industry.

Get in touch with Driving Vision to learn more about our processes and suite of software and infrastructure support.

Implementing BIM can be daunting, but Driving Vision is here to help you at the pace you are comfortable with. Get started by getting in touch now