effi ciently and are resilient, being able to accommodate changes that are both expected and unknown.


One important way in which the building


satisfi es these criteria is through the use of a digital twin, which updates and models every element of the building’s operation, from lighting control to indoor air quality and occupancy analytics. There is also a special app designed for the building’s users. Although the project spanned the Covid pandemic, with the fi rst appointment made


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in April 2019, and practical completion in July 2023, the fi nal account only exceeded the contract sum of £135m by £600,000. This was, the team believes, in large part due to directly letting several key subcontracts: the facade, structural steel, MEP, lifts and the reception desk. The client was able to do this on a design and build basis because Buckley Gray Yeoman provided early specifi cations and drawings in advance of RIBA design stage 4. The biggest saving in both total and percentage


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