But meeting their infrastructure needs is a constant balancing act: with changing demographics and aging populations, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to making everyone feel heard.

By digitising your work, you can manage all your infrastructure data through a web browser. That’ll make it easier to involve citizens on every project, so they can see exactly how you’re spending your budget—helping you earn trust and public support for everything you do.

Make community support your strongest foundation Citizens depend on their local authorities for everything from hospitals to pavements.

1 Build a data-sharing platform More detail: A cloud-based platform will make it easy for everyone involved in your projects to collaborate, as, for the first time, all the data will reside with you. If a safety issue is found, for example, your teams will no longer need to scramble to find the right information—or worse, simply have no data on the extent of the issue. Instead, your teams can instantly access a single source of truth to provide citizens with up-to-date details on the issue and your response, cementing your trustworthiness.

Why: This will give you complete visibility of all the data on your infrastructure throughout its lifecycle—with no need to worry about file formats or installing specialist software on your team’s devices.

Why: This will help teams analyse information that would otherwise be trapped in silos (or dusty filing cabinets), helping them exceed citizen expectations through more accurate budgeting, planning, and forecasting.

First, you’ll need to take full control of your infrastructure data.

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A central, cloud-based database.

Cloud-connected applications which can then be installed on top of that platform.

To do this, you’ll need: Next, you will need to train your workforce to maximise the benefits of your structured data.

Rework costs the construction industry

$65 billion per year, so catching issues sooner can prevent billions in losses.

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At this stage, you’ll be ready to make every new project digital through Building Information Modeling (BIM). BIM lets you work with 3D models of each structure in your estate across its lifecycle, from planning and design to construction and operation.

Openly share immersive 3D models of what you’re planning to build with your community, so that anyone can view them online. That’ll make it easier for citizens to visualise the final structure, understand the positive impact and get excited about your projects.

Impress your community by building infrastructure faster while staying on budget, because collaborating on projects in the cloud using a single source of truth will help reduce errors and rework.

Increase public confidence in your work by building infrastructure with a long-term view. You’ll have all the digital information needed for better operation and maintenance once construction is complete. And when an asset needs to be decommissioned, you have the information needed to safely recycle as much material as possible.

From budget updates to scheduling projections, this approach will also help you keep your community updated on project progress. All you need to do is pull the data from your cloud platform.

More detail:

Make every new project digital2 This means you can:

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3 Digitise your existing estate You can also digitise your existing estate to ensure it is as future-proof as possible.

Centralise all information that’s not openly shared within your organisation, and reclaim any that still sits with third parties like architects, structural engineers, and contractors.

Import point cloud laser scans of your existing infrastructure into your platform. These will let anyone explore a 360-degree view of your current structures, and even take millimetre-accurate measurements— all without leaving their desk.

More detail: Digitising your existing estate will help you build trust by showing citizens you can stay ahead of maintenance. Your scanned 3D models can be linked to their associated 2D plans, so selecting an object like a fire door lets you see and update all the properties held against it. When repairs are needed, you can then order spare parts without disrupting citizens by sending a team to determine their make and model.

To do this, you need to:

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Case study: Lille European Metropolis

Let all stakeholders see what the project would look like on a 3D map, aiding collaboration.

Share regular progress reports with the inhabitants of the local area, allowing them to actively participate in the redevelopment of the forecourt in the Administrative Centre’s station.

Enable elected representatives to manage everything from the protection of water resources, to heat islands and the carbon footprint of all projects—making it easier to explain the impact to the community.

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More detail: MEL used BIM to bring infrastructure data from both state and private subcontractors into one place, so it could be freely viewed by the community.

Using BIM meant the city could:

The Lille European Metropolis (MEL), a local authority responsible for France’s fourth-largest urban area, is using Building Information Modeling to help it drive public support through more transparency as it builds a 38,400m2 Administrative Centre for two thousand civil servants. 3

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Go further Once your team is comfortable using BIM in a centralised environment, you can then extend the platform by adding new solutions and workflows that suit your specific needs.

AI tools let you test planning proposals against 100+ criteria like noise, wind, and microclimate conditions, so you can show citizens you’re designing infrastructure with their future comfort and protection in mind.

Digital twins let you connect your digital models to on-site sensors and operational systems to track energy consumption, maintenance information, and more. This will help your team forecast preventive maintenance or major repair works, so you can keep vital infrastructure one step ahead of depreciation—and resilient to whatever tomorrow brings.

Want to learn more? Get in touch for a personalised consultation today.

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