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s we constantly hear, our industry is faced with ever-increasing pressure to collaborate more efficiently, gather, and share more data, increase visibility, reduce cost, time, and waste. At the heart of the conversation on how this can be done is the Common Data Environment (CDE), a single source of information used to collect, manage and distribute documentation for the whole project team. Design and construction teams often struggle to find a seamless way to identify issues and circulate to appropriate stakeholders. > 62% of construction professionals transfer filed data manually or via spreadsheets. > 30% of data created during design and construction is lost by project closeout. > 35% of time (over 14 hours per person, per week) is wasted on non-optimal activities. > 3.9 hours/week dealing with mistakes & rework. > 4.7 hours/week spent on conflict resolution. > 5.5 hours/week looking for project information. At Khansaheb we want to make this easier, by bringing teams together, improving quality, helping teams avoid
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costly rework, and connect site and office. Through our partnership with Autodesk, Khansaheb selected Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) an End-to-End solution that addresses a comprehensive list of capabilities. It serves key aspects of project collaboration like document management, field management, task management and asset management. It serves as a digital platform where we handle all project-related information and processes. Consultants and subcontractors interact with us through this platform, while we create a comprehensive digital record of the project. It stores and manages every 3D model, drawing, specification, inspection, issue, photo, RFI, submittal and transmittal in a single digital space, complete with approval and review workflows.
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