2020 has brought a seismic shift in the working environment for the whole construction industry. The prospect of long term remote working has left many companies re-evaluating their working practices and looking to technology to support the changes in their practices.

Other changes that have major impact on the way buildings and infrastructure projects are constructed are taking place at the same time. The recently announced Government “Ten point plan for a green industrial revolution” includes two points that will fundamentally alter design requirements for new projects.

Point 7 of the plan says “Making our homes, schools and hospitals greener, warmer and more energy efficient… and a target to install 600,000 heat pumps every year by 2028”. This, along with the ban on new gas boilers in new build domestic properties potentially as soon as 2023 means that existing designs of heating and ventilation systems are obsolete overnight, and new designs for projects in planning and design today need to be substantially revised.

The other points of the plan that have immediate impact on infrastructure design are those relating to zero-emission public transport, promoting walking and cycling and especially the move to electric vehicles. Having brought forward the banning of new diesel and petrol cars to 2030, the requirement for up to half a million new public charging points has assumed new urgency. With only thirty five percent of homes able to support home charging of vehicles, the creation of these public charging areas is now a priority for many local authorities.

How can Driving Vision help with these changes? The uptake of BIM has advanced significantly in 2020, and with the new priorities for building design highlighted above, the use of BIM objects to examine new design possibilities and the collaborative processes that Driving Vision support will be key to the speedy amendments to existing building concepts.

The digital visualisation that our 3D modelling software allows real-world conceptualising of projects easy. In a project that now has to accommodate 50 electric vehicle charging points, where none existed before, being able to move around the space virtually will enable all project partners to agree on traffic flows, provision of services and reduce constructability issues before they arise.

Our partnerships with Cloudalize, who use cloud computing to help you work flexibly and independently anywhere from any device; and Plannerly, the cloud-based BIM Management tool, are instrumental in our ability to support your BIM processes. To supplement these valuable relationships, Driving Vision has also become a partner with Procore, the industry standard platform relied on by over a million users worldwide to manage projects, resources, and financials on one easy to understand platform.

Get in touch with Driving Vision and register for our Webinar series on BIM Best Practices to learn more about how we can assist you meet the challenges of 2021 and beyond.

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