The idea that the purpose and objective can be captured in a document and then a design team (human-intelligent-machine) can simply deliver it, is as frightening as the robot childminder.. For Design to Value the rules should be:.

It is something that construction should – and can – also be heading towards.There is no question that a digital marketplace for Platforms is achievable; the policy context is in place and there is a growing body of work that would support this.

It’s up to the industry to decide what it looks like.We should shape this now, proactively, rather than wait for external forces or commercial imperatives to impose something on us..Considering the examples above, here are the key aspects I believe a digital marketplace for construction Platforms should include:.

Create a direct link between customers and manufacturers, reducing transactional friction.Enable ease and transparency of procurement and payment.

Host a widely distributed network of suppliers, from major materials suppliers to specialist SMEs.

Ensure vendors are rigorously pre-qualified to ensure consistency and quality of components.But in the case of the air handling units, the building was more or less built around them so it was difficult and financially unviable to remove them.

So we have taken a mixed replace and refurbish approach to the plant machinery..But the building management system is all brand new.

We have completely changed the philosophy of how the building operates.It's a much more slimmed down version of what it used to be, using fan coil units for the basic cooling.