But meeting their needs is a constant balancing act—especially when unforeseen circumstances threaten the resilience of vital infrastructure.

By digitising your work, you can manage all your infrastructure data through a web browser. That makes it easier to prepare for and adapt to anything, so you can reduce emergency maintenance, support carbon reduction targets, and keep your community safe in a worst-case scenario.

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Citizens depend on their local authorities for everything from hospitals to pavements.

1 Build your foundation More detail: Using 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 material is found to have a flood safety issue, for example, your teams will no longer need to contact different partners to see how much of a building contains that material—or worse, simply have no data on the extent of the problem. Instead, they’ll instantly have access to a single source of truth, avoiding risky guesswork.

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 install 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 accurately budget, plan, and forecast the best ways to future-proof infrastructure.

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

63% of construction professionals rely on outdated paper-based processes—making projects less able to adapt to changes.1

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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.

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Once your foundational cloud platform is in place and your teams are trained to use it, it’s time to source all the data on your existing estate.

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 make it easier to deal with aging infrastructure. 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 sending a team to determine their make and model.

Digitise your existing estate2 To do this, you need to:

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3 Make every new project digital At this stage, you’ll be ready to make every new project digital. Through Building Information Modeling (BIM), a holistic process that lets you create and manage data for a built asset.

Work with 3D models of each structure in your estate across its lifecycle, from planning and design to construction and operation.

Reduce errors that could lead to widespread disruption by collaborating on models in your cloud platform with external architects, engineers, contractors and more. This will help anyone ensure compliance with safety policies and public sector net-zero requirements, while continuously keeping track of project progress.

Run and maintain infrastructure more easily once construction is complete, as all digital information will be available for building operation. If you need to install electric charging capabilities on a road, for example, you’ll have all the information needed to do it, fast.

More detail: When an asset needs to be decommissioned, using BIM will help to safely recycle as much of the material as possible.

Using BIM, you can:

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of construction firms say BIM leads to fewer field installation errors, which has enormous implications for reducing rework and material waste, along with improving productivity and schedule compliance.2

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Case study: Stoke-On-Trent

Slash the redesign time from three weeks to an average of three days —a whopping 600% reduction.

Collaborate better with contractors, as they could map surveys in 3D, annotate models, and attach photos of the site to the council’s central cloud platform.

Reconfigure designs quickly and accurately, as contractors could provide designers with better information, faster.

3 https://www.autodesk.co.uk/customer-stories/stoke-on-trent

More detail: For Stoke-on-Trent City Council, the pressure was on to ensure the network was delivered within cost, to a high quality and on time, especially after several unmarked obstacles led to severe delays in phase one of the project.

The solution was to redesign the entire network in-house using BIM, which enabled the council to:

To be carbon net-zero by 2050, Stoke-on-Trent City Council decided to construct a city-wide low carbon heat network—including 18 kilometres worth of underground pipes.3 Laying new heating pipes, however, is not an easy feat. Any unforeseen issues, such as finding an obstacle in the ground, could lead to delays that disrupt the operation of businesses and lives of citizens.

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Go further Once your team is comfortable using BIM in a centralised environment, you can 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 wind and microclimate conditions. This will help your team assess multiple ‘what if’ scenarios to analyse the best approach to avoiding future issues like flooding or wind tunnels. This will also help them make the best decisions on where to site future buildings, which can greatly impact energy efficiency over time.

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 show you exactly how your infrastructure uses energy, so your teams understand what improvements need to be prioritised to reach your sustainability goals faster. It’ll also enable you to recognise potential points of failure and forecast preventive maintenance, so you can keep vital infrastructure resilient to whatever tomorrow brings.

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

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