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Structures contribute to approximately 10% of the overall embodied carbon on a DC project, making it important to explore options that enhance design sustainability through material reduction..

The next issue with data is governance, and the question of whether someone is allowed to share particular data.Here we see issues like cybersecurity and GDPR coming into play, presenting a list of complex and expensive regulations to navigate.

Finally, there’s the issue of transacting data.While on the one hand someone might worry about opening themselves up to liability by providing data, they might also be wary of someone else using their data to achieve financial gain, and missing out on the opportunity themselves.Sharp says the situation has led to a nervousness and immaturity surrounding data, resulting in a tendency to either refuse to share data, or a lack of control for the end user.

What we need, she says, is a much more mature set of transaction mechanisms.We need agreements, possibly establishing the rules of data use, or how any profits will be shared.

This will be key to getting a really high functioning National Digital Twin, even with the National Data Strategy..

This is uncharted, complex territory.We saw this happen with BIM standards, which were very quickly adopted as the de facto standards with things like EN ISO 19650.

We’re now starting to see the rest of the world beginning to look towards an industrialised construction approach.If we make headway with Platform construction there will be a massive international market available.

This could be a real opportunity, if we can join up a few different elements.. With BIM Pro we saw the need to go out and engage with foreign governments, forming a community to promote an approach and process which drives better delivery.We need to consider what the UK can offer those international markets beyond BIM.