These ideas offer the opportunity to make the construction of an asset carbon negative.. How can we build and not just protect diversity (e.g.

but also in terms of development and other targets, at borough, city, county, or national level..This is about understanding how to take information about one stage of an asset, and make it usable for another stage.

Our approach will generate a density of information that we can make use of throughout the design and build process (including planning) – and then beyond construction, into the operation of buildings and ultimately their end of life.Standardised data will vastly improve transparency and efficiency, and open up opportunities for future innovation..Enabling planning as a data-led process will unlock the value of related modern methods of construction, enabling connections with related applications such as the PRiSM app for housing.. Making processes more efficient and transparent will force the hand of the regulatory environment – as we have seen in other sectors, better technology drives the modernisation of regulations.. And, of course, the lessons learned from this project can be applied beyond planning.

This sort of project helps create the environment for people – public and professionals – to engage with digital in the public realm.This will be an exemplar of how applying technology creates a proliferation of benefits.. How to create a digital environment for planning.

In order to enable a digitised planning process, the core requirement is to:.

Standardise and digitise (as far as possible and/or desirable) the rules under which designs are - by different parties - created, submitted, assessed, consulted on, amended, approved and ultimately built.. Agree the interoperable standard datasets that will enable this, and how to generate and use them.. As already said, the aim of this project is not to create a single solution for this process; we do not believe a single solution is in anyone’s best interests.while also delivering certainty of cost and programme.. We brought all of this learning to Birmingham.

As at Reading, our primary focus was on the quality of the user experience for patients and staff, as well as the efficiency and usability of the building..In 2012 we won the Best Patient Experience Award for Circle Reading at the Building Better Healthcare awards.. Hospital Design for flexibility and change.

We also worked hard to make sure that the design of the hospital was flexible and adaptable.One recurring issue with hospitals is that the technology they house develops at pace and, as we have seen this year, the demands hospitals face can change very quickly.