How “design, bid, build” procurement undermines the use of digital replicas
Judges’ citation: The judges commend the winning essay as a well-researched and structured exploration of an interesting and current topic.
Sean sets out the huge potential that digital replica technologies, such as BIM, can bring to all phases of construction projects in New Zealand.
He then goes on to investigate how prevailing procurement approaches affect the usefulness of digital replicas. In particular, Sean sets out how “design, bid, build” procurement limits the use of replicas at the construction and maintenance phases of projects because of difficulties with collaboration and intellectual property management. Finally, he explores how mandatory approaches to government procurement can effect industry-wide change in the delivery of digital replicas. Sean’s essay