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Industry Capabilities Research 2021

Published on February 12, 2017

Read our insights from over 1,000 business leaders, managers, and professionals on what capabilities are most important for thriving in the Building Design, Civil Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing industries in the next 5 years. 



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Building Information Modeling

Ensure that models are developed and shared in a consistent manner, ensuring maximum benefit through the design and construction lifecycle. 

Design for Constructability

Convey key connections of architectural model elements for construction and accurately forecast the cost of a building project.

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Replace the outdated and tedious process of manually producing technical drawings for architectural and engineering purposes with digital tools.


Building Information Modeling

Ensure that models are developed and shared in a consistent manner, ensuring maximum benefit through the design and construction lifecycle. 

Design Analysis

Analyze the performance of structural design elements. 

Project Delivery

Ensure that a design reflects the requirements and intent with regular reviews. 


Coordination

Coordinate the design and trade input to ensure that the project can be executed as intended.


Design Collaboration

The ability for multiple departments, external stakeholders, and clients to collaborate on a design.

CAD Interoperability

Seamlessly utilize CAD data across multiple platforms with no loss to data integrity or fidelity.

Design for manufacture

Ensure a product design is actually feasible with the selected materials and available process manufacturing technologies. 

Design Coordination and Review

Enable multiple stakeholders to effectively contribute to the development of a model prior to execution. 

Data Management

Free up capacity for product design and innovation through effective data management.



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