It’s possible that a digital twin could be real time, but it’s not a requirement.
It must also be excellent next year, in 10 years’ time and 10 years after that.It must be able to respond not only to its own changing requirements, but those of local and neighbouring environments, populations and infrastructure.
As we have seen over 2020, those changes can be radical and terrifyingly fast.But as we have also seen over the last 20 years, healthcare priorities can be affected by political and social as much as natural changes.. We are also faced with a climate crisis that requires every building to be designed and built for reduction in both embodied and operational carbon..The best response is to create the most efficient, flexible and adaptable design.
The efficient use of materials is core to the Platforms approach, which naturally tends to the leanest and most compact design by optimising every element, eliminating approximation and allowances, and taking every opportunity to reduce inefficiency and waste.. Technology in all areas.We apply leading-edge technology to our work across sectors as diverse as housing and underground railways, developing digital solutions that do what digital does best: discover and manage large amounts of disparate data, and create intelligent, efficient outputs.. For hospitals, this may mean managing patient flow through appointments and waiting times, or making sure that people can follow their entire treatment journey (including the physical one from the car park to the treatment room) on their phone.. As with design, engineering and construction, digital expertise is part of the Bryden Wood package.. Design to Value is our driving principle as a company.
Its application to healthcare delivers exceptional results.
We’re very proud to be working across healthcare in the UK to advance the next generation of hospitals.. To learn about our Design to Value approach and Modern Methods of Construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.We are now using chips as the basis of generative designs to allow us to automate the design process.
In this context, generative design means using computers to assemble designs based on a set of rules, components and input parameters.We generate very large numbers of options for a particular design requirement, and then get humans back in to look at those critically.. We can generate many more options using automation.
Sometimes we find something which human expertise has not spotted.Generative design can create unexpected options with high value.. We are now working on making Chips available to very large numbers of users through a web interface, to use generative design for pharmaceutical plants.
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