Evolving Digital Delivery: WHY SWITCH TO THE MODEL OF RECORD?
By Andrew Poszich, PE
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here are you and your colleagues on the journey to digital transformation?
Never before have we been tasked with creating, managing and interpreting the sheer magnitude of generated data. Our industry, among others, has seen a massive influx of new ways of storing information, evolving from paper plans to PDFs, electronic transmittals, and now digital delivery and beyond. Digital delivery workflows expedite delivery times and design efficiencies early in the project lifecycle. The true potential comes to light when that same data is being used (and certified) through construction. Leveraging the same model data provides insight into reducing potential conflicts in the field before they happen, improves the understanding of design intent, and leads to a
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safer, more efficient construction and inspection process. Inherent in all digital delivery workflows, real-time quality control allows you to oversee the design progression in a way that may not have been feasible in the past. Automated tools such as clash detection make it much easier for the project to progress and see where the issues may lie. As the project evolves, you can comment, advise, and even pivot if something isn't meeting the desired outcome. With a fully matured digital workflow, you're not losing information or redoing work as you hand off data through different stages of the project lifecycle. Minimizing restarts each time you go from one major project milestone to the next can save significant time – and cost. You are