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tion they can bring building costs under tighter control by minimising variations in design, materials and fi nishes. This does not need to curtail the freedom of architectural expression: it simply requires best practice at all stages. For components – such as balconies that are built offsite – this already leads to more effi ciency on production lines and, in turn, to superior product quality. This is complemented by streamlined delivery, handling and instal- lation of completed units.
feeds into the applications being used during balcony production. If kept up to date, BIM information lives through the life of the production process and becomes the measure against everything to be tracked. When this is done in digital form, it can be fed into the different balcony design, manufacturing and assembly applications. This creates a library of information that all fi ts together. It also extends to scheduling and delivery of information at the handover stage and into the fi nal part of the golden thread
in asset management applications. It means that, whether BIM is part of the construction of balcony components or the balcony design and construction as a whole, the process can cut waste in both time and resources.
STANDARDISATION OF COMPONENTS Standardisation of components and offsite construction of residential balconies can dovetail neatly into the golden thread and BIM to deliver high quality, safe and more cost effective balconies. In combina-
COMMUNICATION To ensure that the golden thread is adhered to, each stakeholder in a project needs to defi ne the information they need, how to ask for it and communicate the consequences if they don’t receive it. With the knowledge gained from precise record-keeping, any issues can be dealt with at any stage of the process. The use of technology can also
signifi cantly increase quality as snags and errors are caught early in the design and strategy stage of any project or product. If all work is meticulously tracked via digital methods, there is very little potential for failure, even when errors in construction happen.
Nick Haughton is head of marketing at Sapphire Balconies
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