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Fig. 01 / Process / Six stages

Scroll to follow a commission

From a plotto a decadeof data.

Every commission follows the same six stages. The site is scanned before the first sketch, every structural stage is checked on site, and the finished building keeps reporting for ten years.

Stages
06
To handover
About 30 months
Monitoring
10 years
Scans per project
About 60

Fig. 02 / Stages / Brief to monitoring

The line fills as you scroll

The six stages of a commission

  1. 012 months

    Brief and survey

    We agree what the building must do, then scan the site and anything standing on it before a line is drawn.

    Duration
    2 months
    Scanned or measured
    Terrestrial and drone lidar at 2 mm, levels, trees, utilities and neighbouring facades
    Deliverables
    Registered point cloud, site model, brief and carbon target
    Who is involved
    Client, lead partner, two surveyors

  2. 023 months

    Concept

    Massing options are tested on the scanned site for daylight, wind, cost and embodied carbon.

    Duration
    3 months
    Scanned or measured
    Daylight and wind studies on the scanned terrain, carbon budget per option
    Deliverables
    Two or three massing options, a recommended concept, cost range
    Who is involved
    Client, architects, building physicist, cost consultant

  3. 036 months

    Developed design

    Architecture, structure and services are designed in one federated model, rebuilt every night.

    Duration
    6 months
    Scanned or measured
    Thermal and structural models, clash checks at 5 mm, sensor positions planned
    Deliverables
    Planning drawings, specification, thermal twin, tender package
    Who is involved
    Architects, structural and services engineers, planners

  4. 0418 months

    Construction

    Every structural stage is scanned on site and checked against the model before the next one starts.

    Duration
    18 months
    Scanned or measured
    Weekly scans of each structural stage, deviation reports within 48 hours
    Deliverables
    Site deviation reports, approved changes, construction record
    Who is involved
    Contractor, site architect, surveyors, structural engineer

  5. 051 month

    Handover

    A full as-built scan becomes the starting record, and every sensor is commissioned and tested.

    Duration
    1 month
    Scanned or measured
    As-built scan of the finished building, sensor commissioning, final deviation report
    Deliverables
    As-built model, operating manual, live dashboard
    Who is involved
    Client, facilities team, contractor, commissioning engineer

  6. 06Years 1 to 10

    Monitoring

    The building reports back for ten years: we read it every month and audit it every year.

    Duration
    Years 1 to 10
    Scanned or measured
    38 sensors per 1 000 m², readings every 60 seconds, an annual re-scan
    Deliverables
    Monthly reports, annual audit, lessons carried into the next building
    Who is involved
    Facilities team, building physicist, lead partner

Fig. 03 / Summary / One commission at scale

About 30 months to handover / 10 years of monitoring

Two and a half years,then ten more.

The first year is set out band by band on the Platform page, from the first scan to the year one review.

The first year on the Platform timeline

To handoverAbout 30 months

Brief and survey: month 1 to month 2
Concept: month 3 to month 5
Developed design: month 6 to month 11
Construction: month 12 to month 29
Handover: month 30 to month 30

Monitoring10 years

Bar lengths to handover are to scale in months. Monitoring is compressed: each cell is one year.

Fig. 04 / Next step / Start with stage one

A survey can start within two weeks

Every commissionstarts with a scan.

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