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Considering how much impact planning has on our lives, it is not as present or discoverable as many other aspects of contemporary living.

Built assets in use: unlocking operational data through construction platform design.One of the struggles facing traditional construction is the fact that every building is a prototype.

This means, even if (and it’s a big ‘if’) you have some structured, operational data, it only tells you about that particular asset type.You won’t learn anything about the next building you build, as it will also be a prototype.Construction Platform design unlocks this problem with its consistency of components.

This uniformity of build means there is suddenly something meaningful to do with operational data.Learning how the components perform, or how the facade systems are working, can help refine the components and make a better asset next time.

This standardisation at component level creates the ability to put a feedback loop in place.

Furthermore, it opens up an opportunity for machine learning and artificial intelligence to come into construction, as they require vast data sets to operate.Marks has embraced industrialised construction as a term, however, but she acknowledges that some industry professionals, working in areas that aren’t directly related to construction, don’t always feel represented by it.. There’s also the term ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ (MMC), which Marks says she used to use but doesn’t anymore.

These days she finds the meaning too ambiguous.In 2005, she bought a 76-year-old company that built steel and concrete volumetric modular, as well as some assemblies.

They worked on a huge variety of projects: telecommunications, data centres, schools, hospitals, generator enclosures, and embassies for the government.Marks notes that people tend to think standardised design is something new, but it isn’t.