10 years of Designing Buildings - Revision history

Editor at 15:32, 27 November 2022

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−	Commentary~~<br />~~	+	* Best practice
−	Contracts~~<br />~~	+	* Research
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		+	* Lessons learned
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		+	* Commentary
		+	* Contracts
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Designing Buildings at 10:02, 22 June 2022

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		+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =
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		+	* [[An_interoperable_construction_industry\|An interoperable construction industry]].
		+	* [[Construction_knowledge_task_group\|Construction Knowledge Task Group]].
		+	* [[Specification_for_Discoverable_Construction_Knowledge\|Specification for discoverable construction knowledge]].

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Designing Buildings at 10:00, 22 June 2022

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	Only a fraction of construction industry knowledge is available on Designing Buildings. The rest remains in archives, on desk tops and scattered across the internet. These Individual pieces of knowledge are standalone, isolated documents - not integrated or interoperable with any other industry knowledge, and not integrated or interoperable with project data or project information.		Only a fraction of construction industry knowledge is available on Designing Buildings. The rest remains in archives, on desk tops and scattered across the internet. These Individual pieces of knowledge are standalone, isolated documents - not integrated or interoperable with any other industry knowledge, and not integrated or interoperable with project data or project information.

−	Construction knowledge is also still largely in the form of pdfs that are designed to be printed out and put on a shelf. This is the equivalent of CAD in the 1990’s, before the introduction of BIM, when CAD drawings were simply dumb digital versions of paper drawings. In 2022, knowledge is still in the form of dumb digital versions of paper documents.	+	Construction knowledge is also still largely in the form of pdfs that are designed to be printed out and put on a shelf. This is the equivalent of CAD in the 1990’s, before the introduction of BIM, when CAD drawings were simply dumb digital versions of paper drawings. In 2022, most industry knowledge is still in the form of dumb digital versions of paper documents.

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	Each one of those page views is a lesson learned, a mistake avoided, or an opportunity found.		Each one of those page views is a lesson learned, a mistake avoided, or an opportunity found.

−	= Why ~~does~~ construction knowledge ~~matter?~~ =	+	= Why construction knowledge matters =

	Construction knowledge creates the context for the industry. It creates a vital supporting framework that defines what is required from us and describes what is possible. It allows us to maintain our competence and ensure compliance. Without it, opportunities are missed, research and innovations are not adopted and known errors are repeated.		Construction knowledge creates the context for the industry. It creates a vital supporting framework that defines what is required from us and describes what is possible. It allows us to maintain our competence and ensure compliance. Without it, opportunities are missed, research and innovations are not adopted and known errors are repeated.

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	Through our work chairing the [[Construction_knowledge_task_group\|Construction Knowledge Task Group]] we will raise the profile of construction knowledge and push it up the agenda for change. We will seek high-level support to begin to redress the imbalance between knowledge, data and information, and will strive to make all three equivalent, integrated and interoperable.		Through our work chairing the [[Construction_knowledge_task_group\|Construction Knowledge Task Group]] we will raise the profile of construction knowledge and push it up the agenda for change. We will seek high-level support to begin to redress the imbalance between knowledge, data and information, and will strive to make all three equivalent, integrated and interoperable.

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Designing Buildings at 10:20, 21 June 2022

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	= What we set out to do =		= What we set out to do =

−	Designing Buildings was launched in June 2012 with one simple vision:	+	Designing Buildings, the construction industry wiki, was launched on 22 June 2012 with one simple vision:

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−	This was a response to the well-known lack of dissemination of knowledge in the construction industry which ~~results~~ in the repetition of errors, low productivity and low efficiency, poor uptake of research and innovations, and inconsistent adoption of best practice.	+	This was a response to the well-known lack of dissemination of knowledge in the construction industry which has resulted in the repetition of errors, low productivity and low efficiency, poor uptake of research and innovations, and inconsistent adoption of best practice.

−	The random scattering of construction knowledge on a plethora of industry websites also resulted in a huge duplication of effort, and exacerbated a silo mentality. As a result, there ~~was~~ a lack of collaboration and poor understanding between different parts of the industry.	+	The random scattering of construction knowledge on a plethora of industry websites has also resulted in a huge duplication of effort, and exacerbated a silo mentality. As a result, there has been a lack of collaboration and poor understanding between different parts of the industry.

	David Trench, Gregor Harvie, Richard Winward and Martin Cantor decided to do something about it, and on 22 June 2012 Designing Buildings was born - a free, open access wiki site for the construction industry allowing practitioners to share knowledge about things they know and find knowledge about things they don’t.		David Trench, Gregor Harvie, Richard Winward and Martin Cantor decided to do something about it, and on 22 June 2012 Designing Buildings was born - a free, open access wiki site for the construction industry allowing practitioners to share knowledge about things they know and find knowledge about things they don’t.
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	= What we have achieved =		= What we have achieved =

−	Since ~~then~~, 14,500 articles have been added to the site about the planning, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of built assets.	+	* Since 2012, 14,500 articles have been added to the site about the planning, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of built assets.
−		+	* Designing Buildings has been used by 43 million people from every part of the industry and from every part of the world.
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−	Designing Buildings has been used by 43 million people from every part of the industry and from every part of the world.	+
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−	This has generated 118 million page views.	+

	Each one of those page views is a lesson learned, a mistake avoided, or an opportunity found.		Each one of those page views is a lesson learned, a mistake avoided, or an opportunity found.
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	= Why does construction knowledge matter? =		= Why does construction knowledge matter? =
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	Only a fraction of construction industry knowledge is available on Designing Buildings. The rest remains in archives, on desk tops and scattered across the internet. These Individual pieces of knowledge are standalone, isolated documents - not integrated or interoperable with any other industry knowledge, and not integrated or interoperable with project data or project information.		Only a fraction of construction industry knowledge is available on Designing Buildings. The rest remains in archives, on desk tops and scattered across the internet. These Individual pieces of knowledge are standalone, isolated documents - not integrated or interoperable with any other industry knowledge, and not integrated or interoperable with project data or project information.

−	Construction knowledge is also still largely in the form of pdfs that are designed to be printed out and put on a shelf. This is the equivalent of CAD in the 1990’s, before the introduction of BIM, when CAD drawings were simply dumb digital versions of paper ~~documents~~. In 2022, knowledge is still in the form of dumb digital versions of paper documents.	+	Construction knowledge is also still largely in the form of pdfs that are designed to be printed out and put on a shelf. This is the equivalent of CAD in the 1990’s, before the introduction of BIM, when CAD drawings were simply dumb digital versions of paper drawings. In 2022, knowledge is still in the form of dumb digital versions of paper documents.

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	Knowledge has been left behind in the modernisation of the construction industry. Information has been modernised, digitised, standardised and made interoperable by the introduction of BIM, and the same is now happening to data with the development of analytics, the internet of things and digital twins. But knowledge remains out of the loop - a blind spot for the industry.		Knowledge has been left behind in the modernisation of the construction industry. Information has been modernised, digitised, standardised and made interoperable by the introduction of BIM, and the same is now happening to data with the development of analytics, the internet of things and digital twins. But knowledge remains out of the loop - a blind spot for the industry.
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		+	= We will keep working to improve industry knowledge =

	Designing Buildings will continue to offer a free platform for knowledge sharing across the industry. We will continue to seek content providers that will partner with us to improve access to their knowledge and we will continue to advocate for more collaborative creation and dissemination of knowledge.		Designing Buildings will continue to offer a free platform for knowledge sharing across the industry. We will continue to seek content providers that will partner with us to improve access to their knowledge and we will continue to advocate for more collaborative creation and dissemination of knowledge.

−	Through our work chairing the Construction Knowledge Task Group we will raise the profile of construction knowledge and push it up the agenda for change. We will seek high-level support to begin to redress the imbalance between knowledge, data and information, and will strive to make all three equivalent, integrated and interoperable.	+	Through our work chairing the [[Construction_knowledge_task_group\|Construction Knowledge Task Group]] we will raise the profile of construction knowledge and push it up the agenda for change. We will seek high-level support to begin to redress the imbalance between knowledge, data and information, and will strive to make all three equivalent, integrated and interoperable.
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Designing Buildings at 10:11, 21 June 2022

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	David Trench, Gregor Harvie, Richard Winward and Martin Cantor decided to do something about it, and on 22 June 2012 Designing Buildings was born - a free, open access wiki site for the construction industry allowing practitioners to share knowledge about things they know and find knowledge about things they don’t.		David Trench, Gregor Harvie, Richard Winward and Martin Cantor decided to do something about it, and on 22 June 2012 Designing Buildings was born - a free, open access wiki site for the construction industry allowing practitioners to share knowledge about things they know and find knowledge about things they don’t.
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		+	= What we have achieved =

	Since then, 14,500 articles have been added to the site about the planning, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of built assets.		Since then, 14,500 articles have been added to the site about the planning, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of built assets.
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−	Why does construction knowledge matter?~~<br />~~	+	= Why does construction knowledge matter? =
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	Construction knowledge creates the context for the industry. It creates a vital supporting framework that defines what is required from us and describes what is possible. It allows us to maintain our competence and ensure compliance. Without it, opportunities are missed, research and innovations are not adopted and known errors are repeated.		Construction knowledge creates the context for the industry. It creates a vital supporting framework that defines what is required from us and describes what is possible. It allows us to maintain our competence and ensure compliance. Without it, opportunities are missed, research and innovations are not adopted and known errors are repeated.

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−	~~<br />~~	+	= There is still a very long way to go =
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−	~~There is still a very long way to go<br />~~	+	Only a fraction of construction industry knowledge is available on Designing Buildings. The rest remains in archives, on desk tops and scattered across the internet. These Individual pieces of knowledge are standalone, isolated documents - not integrated or interoperable with any other industry knowledge, and not integrated or interoperable with project data or project information.
−	Only a fraction of construction industry knowledge is available on Designing Buildings. The rest remains in archives, on desk tops and scattered across the internet. These Individual pieces of knowledge are standalone, isolated documents - not integrated or interoperable with any other industry knowledge, and not integrated or interoperable with project data or project information.~~<br />~~	+
−	Construction knowledge is also still largely in the form of pdfs that are designed to be printed out and put on a shelf. This is the equivalent of CAD in the 1990’s, before the introduction of BIM, when CAD drawings were simply dumb digital versions of paper documents. In 2022, knowledge is still in the form of dumb digital versions of paper documents.<br />	+

		+	Construction knowledge is also still largely in the form of pdfs that are designed to be printed out and put on a shelf. This is the equivalent of CAD in the 1990’s, before the introduction of BIM, when CAD drawings were simply dumb digital versions of paper documents. In 2022, knowledge is still in the form of dumb digital versions of paper documents.

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Designing Buildings was launched in June 2012 with one simple vision: 

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| Put construction industry knowledge in one place and make it available to everyone free.
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This was a response to the well-known lack of dissemination of knowledge in the construction industry which results in the repetition of errors, low productivity and low efficiency, poor uptake of research and innovations, and inconsistent adoption of best practice.

The random scattering of construction knowledge on a plethora of industry websites also resulted in a huge duplication of effort, and exacerbated a silo mentality. As a result, there was a lack of collaboration and poor understanding between different parts of the industry.

David Trench, Gregor Harvie, Richard Winward and Martin Cantor decided to do something about it, and on 22 June 2012 Designing Buildings was born - a free, open access wiki site for the construction industry allowing practitioners to share knowledge about things they know and find knowledge about things they don’t.

Since then, 14,500 articles have been added to the site about the planning, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of built assets.

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|width="100%"|
Designing Buildings has been used by 43 million people from every part of the industry and from every part of the world.

This has generated 118 million page views.

Each one of those page views is a lesson learned, a mistake avoided, or an opportunity found.
|}

Why does construction knowledge matter? 
Construction knowledge creates the context for the industry. It creates a vital supporting framework that defines what is required from us and describes what is possible. It allows us to maintain our competence and ensure compliance. Without it, opportunities are missed, research and innovations are not adopted and known errors are repeated.

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| Legislation 
Regulations 
Policy 
Standards and codes 
Definitions 
Guidance 
Best practice 
Research 
Innovations
| Case law 
Case studies 
Lessons learned 
News 
Commentary 
Contracts 
Specifications 
Technical knowledge 
Product knowledge
|}

 

There is still a very long way to go 
Only a fraction of construction industry knowledge is available on Designing Buildings. The rest remains in archives, on desk tops and scattered across the internet. These Individual pieces of knowledge are standalone, isolated documents - not integrated or interoperable with any other industry knowledge, and not integrated or interoperable with project data or project information. 
Construction knowledge is also still largely in the form of pdfs that are designed to be printed out and put on a shelf. This is the equivalent of CAD in the 1990’s, before the introduction of BIM, when CAD drawings were simply dumb digital versions of paper documents. In 2022, knowledge is still in the form of dumb digital versions of paper documents. 

{|
| Construction knowledge remains 30 years behind BIM - essentially one step on from the printing press.
|}

Knowledge has been left behind in the modernisation of the construction industry. Information has been modernised, digitised, standardised and made interoperable by the introduction of BIM, and the same is now happening to data with the development of analytics, the internet of things and digital twins. But knowledge remains out of the loop - a blind spot for the industry.

Designing Buildings will continue to offer a free platform for knowledge sharing across the industry. We will continue to seek content providers that will partner with us to improve access to their knowledge and we will continue to advocate for more collaborative creation and dissemination of knowledge.

Through our work chairing the Construction Knowledge Task Group we will raise the profile of construction knowledge and push it up the agenda for change. We will seek high-level support to begin to redress the imbalance between knowledge, data and information, and will strive to make all three equivalent, integrated and interoperable.

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