Here is some of the interesting stuff from my Futurebuild visit.
Keynote Stage 2
Session Title: The LETI Client Guide: Supporting Clients Develop & Deliver on Net Zero Carbon
Presenter: LETI
Interesting points:
Not much new learning here as it was effectively a publication launch. This could be a useful document to share with clients who are interested in net zero as it is very accessible. https://www.leti.london/clientguide
Digital Impact Stage
Session Title: Proven methods for improving performance in the digital built environment
Presenter: Alison Nicholl, Head of Constructing Excellent, BRE
Interesting points:
It was a bit of a product overview of Urban XR which is AR software for constructing building models. There were also discussions with developers and consultants who use AR to design. Not massively relevant for our scale of projects but something like Google cardboard could be worth exploring for one off projects. https://arvr.google.com/cardboard/ https://urban-xr.com/
Digital Impact Stage
Session Title: The social housing challenge and how digital twins are presenting new solutions
Presenter: Bola Abisogun, Urbanis
Interesting points:
A really interesting presentation from a fantastic speaker. Looking at using digital twins and smart buildings to track maintenance issues etc for social housing. He is trying to establish a methodology for social housing data management which is standardised and open platform so everyone can see the issues in real time. Building logs would also be stored on the blockchain so data cannot be lost or meddled with. I will try and share the slides for this one when they become available.
Keynote Stage 1
Session Title: Now is the time for timber
Presenter: Andrew Orriss, COO of Structural Timber Association
Interesting points:
Some really interesting information about ongoing fire tests on CLT. It seems the testing process is currently underway so hopefully once they have proven compliance with various standards CLT will be more widely used as a product. https://www.structuraltimber.co.uk/sectors/clt-special-interest-group
