**Digital Transformation in Architecture: A Celebration of Innovation**
**Digital Excellence in Architecture:
The Building Awards are a celebration of the best in the built environment, recognizing excellence in design, sustainability, and innovation. The Digital Excellence Award recognizes projects that demonstrate a strong commitment to digital technologies and their integration into the built environment. The Digital Excellence Award finalists are a diverse group of projects, each showcasing unique approaches to leveraging digital technologies for a variety of purposes.
Implenia, a Swiss-based construction and engineering company, has been leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize its operations. The company has been using ALICE, a cutting-edge AI platform, to optimize its foundation construction processes. ALICE has enabled Implenia to achieve significant improvements in efficiency and productivity. Implenia’s adoption of ALICE has yielded impressive results.
## Digital Collaboration in Housebuilding
The digital revolution has dramatically transformed the housebuilding industry, particularly the way collaboration occurs. Digital tools and technologies have enabled faster design iterations and more effective visualisation of complex systems, resulting in more efficient and sustainable homes. One significant impact of digital collaboration is the acceleration of design iterations.
The Building Awards celebrate the achievements of the UK’s leading architects, engineers, and construction professionals. The awards recognize outstanding projects that demonstrate excellence in design, sustainability, and innovation. The Building Awards are a prestigious event that attracts a large audience of industry professionals, including architects, engineers, developers, and investors. The event is a platform for networking, knowledge sharing, and showcasing the latest advancements in the built environment.
Implemented in April 2023, the university has employed Orchestrate to provide comprehensive management capabilities. This initial phase has delivered anticipated time-saving benefits of around £126,000. The system provides them real-time visibility and streamlining processes, bringing time and cost efficiency and setting new standards in strategic investment planning for higher education. Kier, Ministry of Justice, Glider and Future Decisions, MoJ Digital Twin Pathfinder at HMP Five Wells Kier, the Ministry of Justice, Glider and Future Decisions have created a digital twin of a houseblock at HMP Five Wells, a new category C men’s prison. This virtual 3D mirror image connects real-time building management system data with static BIM data to improve efficiency and sustainability. Initial findings show potential energy savings of 20%-37%.
* **Digital Excellence:** The project showcases digital excellence by demonstrating a path to net zero. * **Digital Twin Adoption:** The project promotes the adoption of digital twins, a key enabler for achieving net zero. * **Learning Transferability:** The project facilitates the transfer of learnings from one project to another, promoting wider adoption of best practices.
This year’s judges Yetunde Abdul, director of industry transformation, UKGBC; director of industry transformation, UKGBC; Bola Abisogun, founder, Digital Twin Skills Academy CIC; founder, Digital Twin Skills Academy CIC; Brian Berry, chief executive, Federation of Master Builders; chief executive, Federation of Master Builders; Rachel Bell, director of partnerships, Stride Treglown; director of partnerships, Stride Treglown; Anna Clarke, director of policy and public afffairs, Housing Forum; director of policy and public afffairs, Housing Forum; Mark Cleverly, partner, CPC; partner, CPC; Joanne De La Porte, senior sirector – project management, Gleeds; senior sirector – project management, Gleeds; Katy Dowding, CEO and president, Skanska UK;
CEO and president, Skanska UK; Karen Gidwani, partner, Fenwick Elliott; partner, Fenwick Elliott; Kay Hughes, design director, HS2; design director, HS2; Ellie Jenkins, partner, Akerlof; partner, Akerlof; Félicie Krikler, director, Assael; director, Assael; Doris Lam, development director, EcoWorld London; development director, EcoWorld London; Liz Male, founder, LMC; founder, LMC; John Marland, chief development officer, Bruntwood; chief development officer, Bruntwood; Flan MacNamara , construction director, Sellar; , construction director, Sellar; Kamran Moazami, executive managing director, property & buildings, WSP; executive managing director, property & buildings, WSP; Robin Nicholson, fellow, Cullinan Studio; fellow, Cullinan Studio; Iain Parker, director, T&T Alinea, director, T&T Alinea, Simon Rawlinson, head of strategic research and insight, Arcadis;
head of strategic research and insight, Arcadis; Mark Robinson, chief executive, Scape Group; chief executive, Scape Group; Veronica Senior, senior manager global captial projects, Lloyd’s; senior manager global captial projects, Lloyd’s; Scott Sanderson, partner, PRP; partner, PRP; Neal Shasore, head of school | CEO, London School of Architecture; head of school | CEO, London School of Architecture; Trudi Sully, UK & Europe lead – industrialised design & construction, Mott MacDonald UK & Europe lead – industrialised design & construction, Mott MacDonald Lynne Sullivan, chair, National Retrofit Hub; chair, National Retrofit Hub; Gauri Talathi-Lamb, chief executive, FHP ESS; chief executive, FHP ESS; Martha Tsigkari, senior partner and head of the applied R+D group, Fosters + Partners,
senior partner and head of the applied R+D group, Fosters + Partners, Jo Wright, director, Perkins&Will PRP, Building safety risk app PRP has created a custom web application developed to drive quality, consistency and efficiency of fire safety inspections. The benefits introduced by the application are significant and include reducing the time taken to complete inspections and issue reports from several days to just 24-36 hours, a reduction in the costs associated with manual data recording and report generation, and improved data consistency and accuracy. The app also has the potential to be used by third parties across the industry, benefiting both clients and other construction professionals.
Reds10, Imjin Barracks single living accommodation (SLA): SMART SLA for the Army Reds10 has delivered a cutting-edge single living accommodation (SLA) building at Imjin Barracks for the British Army. This smart building, constructed using modern methods of construction, achieved over 95% on the Smart Readiness Indicator. It features advanced sustainability elements and a cognitive building management system that processes 21,000 data points. The project improves occupant experience while optimising energy use and maintenance. The smart technology is replicable and adaptable, setting a new standard for future military accommodations and demonstrating Reds10’s innovative approach to digital construction. RLB Digital, RLB & Moda, Digital social value platform
* **Data Integration:** The platform integrates data from various sources, including BIM models, project management systems, and environmental sensors. * **Predictive Analytics:** The platform uses machine learning algorithms to predict social value outcomes, such as job creation, community engagement, and environmental impact. * **Reporting and Visualization:** The platform provides comprehensive reports and visualizations to track social value progress and identify areas for improvement.
The app provides a comprehensive solution for project management and tracking. It offers features for logging progress, labor numbers, delays, and other crucial data. It also provides project management tools, including Gantt charts, task dependencies, and resource allocation.