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Designing Buildings at 09:02, 31 May 2018

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		+	See also: [[Construction_knowledge_gap_meeting\|Construction knowledge gap meeting]] and [[Knowledge_gap_survey_responses\|Knowledge gap survey responses]].
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	[[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose]]?		[[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose]]?

−	[[File:~~Gregor Harvie Fit for purpose youtube 290~~.jpg\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNzXUv7xb7E]]	+	[[File:Gregor_Harvie_Fit_for_purpose_youtube_290.jpg\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNzXUv7xb7E]]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNzXUv7xb7E Watch Gregor Harvie talking at the launch event].		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNzXUv7xb7E Watch Gregor Harvie talking at the launch event].

−	[[File:~~Mark Farmer Fit for purpose youtube 290~~.jpg\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6ep26-UJw]]	+	[[File:Mark_Farmer_Fit_for_purpose_youtube_290.jpg\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6ep26-UJw]]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6ep26-UJw Watch Mark Farmer talking at the launch event].		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6ep26-UJw Watch Mark Farmer talking at the launch event].
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Designing Buildings at 16:35, 5 October 2017

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	[[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose]]?		[[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose]]?
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		+	[[File:Gregor Harvie Fit for purpose youtube 290.jpg\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNzXUv7xb7E]]
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		+	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNzXUv7xb7E Watch Gregor Harvie talking at the launch event].
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		+	[[File:Mark Farmer Fit for purpose youtube 290.jpg\|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6ep26-UJw]]
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		+	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC6ep26-UJw Watch Mark Farmer talking at the launch event].

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Designing Buildings at 10:42, 22 September 2017

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	He proposed that the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.		He proposed that the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.

−	To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose?	+	[[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose]]?

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Designing Buildings at 10:42, 22 September 2017

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	He proposed that the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.		He proposed that the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.

−	~~[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf~~ To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose]?	+	To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose?

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−	Designing Buildings Wiki would like to thank all those who attended the event and our sponsors Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for generously hosting us in their offices.	+	=== Designing Buildings Wiki would like to thank all those who attended the event and our sponsors Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for generously hosting us in their offices. ===

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	-----

−	~~=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===~~
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−	* Big data.
−	* Farmer Review 2016: Modernise or die.
−	* Fit for purpose - Big data reveals the construction knowledge gap.
−	* Interview with Mark Farmer.
−	* Leadenhall building.
−	* RSHP move to Leadenhall Building.

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Designing Buildings at 10:36, 22 September 2017

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	On 21 September 2017, Designing Buildings Wiki held an event to launch a new report '[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf Fit for purpose?]' exposing a worrying and widening knowledge gap in the construction industry.		On 21 September 2017, Designing Buildings Wiki held an event to launch a new report '[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf Fit for purpose?]' exposing a worrying and widening knowledge gap in the construction industry.

−	[[File:~~Fit for purpose front cover~~.jpg\|link=https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf]]	+	[[File:Fit_for_purpose_front_cover.jpg\|link=https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf]]

	Held in the spectacular 14th floor offices of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in the Leadenhall Building, the report asks whether the construction knowledge base needs to change if it is to serve the industry properly.		Held in the spectacular 14th floor offices of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in the Leadenhall Building, the report asks whether the construction knowledge base needs to change if it is to serve the industry properly.
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	He proposed that the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.		He proposed that the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.

−	To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose?	+	[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose]?

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	Designing Buildings Wiki would like to thank all those who attended the event and our sponsors Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for generously hosting us in their offices.		Designing Buildings Wiki would like to thank all those who attended the event and our sponsors Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for generously hosting us in their offices.

Designing Buildings at 10:35, 22 September 2017

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	On 21 September 2017, Designing Buildings Wiki held an event to launch a new report '[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf Fit for purpose?]' exposing a worrying and widening knowledge gap in the construction industry.		On 21 September 2017, Designing Buildings Wiki held an event to launch a new report '[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf Fit for purpose?]' exposing a worrying and widening knowledge gap in the construction industry.

−	~~Held in the spectacular 14th floor offices of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in the Leadenhall Building, the asked whether construction knowledge is fit~~ for purpose.	+	[[File:Fit for purpose front cover.jpg\|link=https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf]]

−	Following an introduction by Designing Buildings Wiki chairman David Trench, the author of government-commissioned report ~~‘Modernise~~ or ~~Die’~~, ~~Mark Farmer~~ drew parallels between the dramatic findings of his own report and the entrenched problems revealed by 'Fit for ~~propse~~'.	+	Held in the spectacular 14th floor offices of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in the Leadenhall Building, the report asks whether the construction knowledge base needs to change if it is to serve the industry properly.
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		+	Following an introduction by Designing Buildings Wiki chairman David Trench, Mark Farmer, the author of the government-commissioned report ‘[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Farmer_Review_2016:_Modernise_or_die Modernise or Die]’, drew some parallels between the dramatic findings of his own report and the entrenched problems revealed by 'Fit for purpose'.

	[[File:Event1.jpg\|link=File:Event1.jpg]]		[[File:Event1.jpg\|link=File:Event1.jpg]]
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	Farmer said:		Farmer said:

−	“The findings of this report reaffirm that current knowledge and innovation is not being captured in a way that is broadly and strategically accessible to enable industry at large to benefit. Knowledge ~~&~~ data ‘silos’ are a feature of our industry and we clearly need to break these open through more collaborative forums and platforms that have greater reach into the mainstream of our industry.	+	“The findings of this report reaffirm that current knowledge and innovation is not being captured in a way that is broadly and strategically accessible to enable industry at large to benefit. Knowledge and data ‘silos’ are a feature of our industry and we clearly need to break these open through more collaborative forums and platforms that have greater reach into the mainstream of our industry.

	“The assertion that much academic work is not influencing industry’s improvement is one that I identify with and we need a step up in the vetting of what research is commissioned that has sufficient applied value for the wider industry rather than specialist interest groups that does not necessarily make it relevant or scalable.”		“The assertion that much academic work is not influencing industry’s improvement is one that I identify with and we need a step up in the vetting of what research is commissioned that has sufficient applied value for the wider industry rather than specialist interest groups that does not necessarily make it relevant or scalable.”
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	Dr Gregor Harvie, co-founder of Designing Buildings Wiki, then took the audience through the ‘Fit for Purpose?’ report, laying out with stark clarity the exponential increase in the amount of knowledge the industry has to process and the accelerating rate at which knowledge changes.		Dr Gregor Harvie, co-founder of Designing Buildings Wiki, then took the audience through the ‘Fit for Purpose?’ report, laying out with stark clarity the exponential increase in the amount of knowledge the industry has to process and the accelerating rate at which knowledge changes.

−	~~Using~~ 6 million pieces of data accumulated from users of Designing Buildings Wiki, ~~a series of visual maps have been produced for the report~~ which illustrate as never before that the knowledge framework underpinning the construction industry is no longer fit for purpose. Practitioners do not have easy access to critical knowledge, and so it is inevitable that mistakes will be made.	+	He then showed a series of visual heat maps, based on 6 million pieces of data accumulated from users of Designing Buildings Wiki, which illustrate as never before that the knowledge framework underpinning the construction industry is no longer fit for purpose. Practitioners do not have easy access to the critical knowledge they need, and research is not having an impact on the ground - so it is inevitable that mistakes will be made.

	“Knowledge buried in long documents or behind paywalls”, Dr Harvie said, “will not be used, even if it’s important.”		“Knowledge buried in long documents or behind paywalls”, Dr Harvie said, “will not be used, even if it’s important.”
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	The report makes clear that industry's knowledge creators continue to focus on niche research aimed at making the top performing 1% of the industry better. But it is leaving the other 99% to fend for themselves.		The report makes clear that industry's knowledge creators continue to focus on niche research aimed at making the top performing 1% of the industry better. But it is leaving the other 99% to fend for themselves.

−	~~Using a series of~~ never-before-seen heat maps ~~to illustrate the problem, Dr Harvie revealed~~ the vast difference between the knowledge the industry wants and the knowledge that is actually on offer. He also ~~explained the~~ differences in knowledge consumption between ~~different~~ age groups and ~~between the sexes, suggesting that~~ this information could be used to created targeted knowledge, for example, to encourage younger women to remain in the industry.	+	The never-before-seen heat maps reveal the vast difference between the knowledge the industry wants and the knowledge that is actually on offer. They also show differences in knowledge consumption between the sexes and between age groups, and this information could be used to created targeted knowledge, for example, to encourage younger women to remain in the industry.

−	[[File:~~Age analysis~~.gif]]	+	[[File:Age_analysis.gif\|link=File:Age_analysis.gif]]

−	He went on to explain that the average dwell time across all types of knowledge is just three minutes, with users increasingly accessing content on mobile devices. He suggested that if knowledge is not easily accessible, easy to apply, and free, the igeneration simply won't use it.	+	Dr Harvie went on to explain that the average dwell time across all types of knowledge is just three minutes, with users increasingly accessing content on mobile devices. He suggested that if knowledge is not easily accessible, easy to apply, and free, the igeneration simply won't use it.
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−	~~[[File:Event4.jpg\|link=File:Event4.jpg]]~~	+

	Highlighting the seriousness of the knowledge problem, Dr Harvie said:		Highlighting the seriousness of the knowledge problem, Dr Harvie said:
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	“In the wake of the Edinburgh schools defects and the fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the report suggests the industry needs to get organised and stop leaving the dissemination of knowledge to chance - or more mistakes will be made.”		“In the wake of the Edinburgh schools defects and the fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the report suggests the industry needs to get organised and stop leaving the dissemination of knowledge to chance - or more mistakes will be made.”

−	He ~~suggested~~ the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.	+	He proposed that the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.
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−	~~To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see [[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|Fit for Purpose?]]~~	+

−	~~[[File:Event5.jpg\|link=File:Event5.jpg]]~~	+	To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see Fit for Purpose?

	Designing Buildings Wiki would like to thank all those who attended the event and our sponsors Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for generously hosting us in their offices.		Designing Buildings Wiki would like to thank all those who attended the event and our sponsors Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for generously hosting us in their offices.
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	* RSHP move to Leadenhall Building.		* RSHP move to Leadenhall Building.

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Designing Buildings at 10:24, 22 September 2017

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	The report makes clear that industry's knowledge creators continue to focus on niche research aimed at making the top performing 1% of the industry better. But it is leaving the other 99% to fend for themselves.		The report makes clear that industry's knowledge creators continue to focus on niche research aimed at making the top performing 1% of the industry better. But it is leaving the other 99% to fend for themselves.

−	Using a series of never-before-seen heat maps to illustrate the problem, Dr Harvie revealed the vast difference between the knowledge the industry wants and the knowledge that is actually on offer.	+	Using a series of never-before-seen heat maps to illustrate the problem, Dr Harvie revealed the vast difference between the knowledge the industry wants and the knowledge that is actually on offer. He also explained the differences in knowledge consumption between different age groups and between the sexes, suggesting that this information could be used to created targeted knowledge, for example, to encourage younger women to remain in the industry.
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		+	[[File:Age analysis.gif]]

	He went on to explain that the average dwell time across all types of knowledge is just three minutes, with users increasingly accessing content on mobile devices. He suggested that if knowledge is not easily accessible, easy to apply, and free, the igeneration simply won't use it.		He went on to explain that the average dwell time across all types of knowledge is just three minutes, with users increasingly accessing content on mobile devices. He suggested that if knowledge is not easily accessible, easy to apply, and free, the igeneration simply won't use it.
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−	Highlighting the seriousness of the problem Dr Harvie said:	+	Highlighting the seriousness of the knowledge problem, Dr Harvie said:

	“In the wake of the Edinburgh schools defects and the fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the report suggests the industry needs to get organised and stop leaving the dissemination of knowledge to chance - or more mistakes will be made.”		“In the wake of the Edinburgh schools defects and the fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the report suggests the industry needs to get organised and stop leaving the dissemination of knowledge to chance - or more mistakes will be made.”
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		+	He suggested the industry must co-ordinate to tackle knowledge as a whole, rather than piecemeal, and that new funding mechanisms are necessary to reward practitioners for contributing to the industry knowledge base, rather than just professional researchers.

	To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see [[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|Fit for Purpose?]]		To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see [[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|Fit for Purpose?]]

86.191.194.98 at 10:17, 22 September 2017

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−	[[File:~~The construction knowledge gap~~.gif]]	+	[[File:The_construction_knowledge_gap.gif\|link=File:The_construction_knowledge_gap.gif]]

−	On 21 September 2017, Designing Buildings Wiki held an event to launch a new report ~~exposing, with never-before-seen~~ images~~, the~~ widening knowledge gap in the construction industry.	+	On 21 September 2017, Designing Buildings Wiki held an event to launch a new report '[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/images/0/08/Fit_for_purpose_digital_medium_resolution.pdf Fit for purpose?]' exposing a worrying and widening knowledge gap in the construction industry.

−	Held in the spectacular 14th floor offices of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in the Leadenhall Building, the ~~event sought to interrogate the question at the heart of the report –~~ whether construction knowledge is fit for purpose ~~or not~~.	+	Held in the spectacular 14th floor offices of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in the Leadenhall Building, the asked whether construction knowledge is fit for purpose.

−	Following an introduction by Designing Buildings Wiki chairman David Trench, the author of government-commissioned report ‘Modernise or Die’, Mark Farmer drew parallels between the dramatic findings of the ~~two reports~~.	+	Following an introduction by Designing Buildings Wiki chairman David Trench, the author of government-commissioned report ‘Modernise or Die’, Mark Farmer drew parallels between the dramatic findings of his own report and the entrenched problems revealed by 'Fit for propse'.

−	[[File:Event1.jpg]]	+	[[File:Event1.jpg\|link=File:Event1.jpg]]

	Farmer said:		Farmer said:
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	“The assertion that much academic work is not influencing industry’s improvement is one that I identify with and we need a step up in the vetting of what research is commissioned that has sufficient applied value for the wider industry rather than specialist interest groups that does not necessarily make it relevant or scalable.”		“The assertion that much academic work is not influencing industry’s improvement is one that I identify with and we need a step up in the vetting of what research is commissioned that has sufficient applied value for the wider industry rather than specialist interest groups that does not necessarily make it relevant or scalable.”

−	[[File:Event2.jpg]]	+	[[File:Event2.jpg\|link=File:Event2.jpg]]

−	Dr Gregor Harvie, co-founder of Designing Buildings Wiki, then took the audience through the ‘Fit for Purpose?’ report, laying out in stark clarity the exponential increase in ~~standards and regulations produced by industry since~~ the ~~Second World War, together with their ever-shortening lifespan~~ of ~~relevancy~~.	+	Dr Gregor Harvie, co-founder of Designing Buildings Wiki, then took the audience through the ‘Fit for Purpose?’ report, laying out with stark clarity the exponential increase in the amount of knowledge the industry has to process and the accelerating rate at which knowledge changes.

	Using 6 million pieces of data accumulated from users of Designing Buildings Wiki, a series of visual maps have been produced for the report which illustrate as never before that the knowledge framework underpinning the construction industry is no longer fit for purpose. Practitioners do not have easy access to critical knowledge, and so it is inevitable that mistakes will be made.		Using 6 million pieces of data accumulated from users of Designing Buildings Wiki, a series of visual maps have been produced for the report which illustrate as never before that the knowledge framework underpinning the construction industry is no longer fit for purpose. Practitioners do not have easy access to critical knowledge, and so it is inevitable that mistakes will be made.

−	~~[[File:Event3~~.~~jpg]]~~	+	“Knowledge buried in long documents or behind paywalls”, Dr Harvie said, “will not be used, even if it’s important.”

−	~~The report makes clear that institutions and professional bodies continue to publish niche research and knowledge that is aimed at making the top performing 1% of the industry better~~. ~~But it is leaving the other 99% to fend for themselves~~. ~~“Knowledge buried in long documents or behind paywalls”, Dr Harvie said, “will not be used, even if it’s important.”~~	+	[[File:Event3.jpg\|link=File:Event3.jpg]]

−	~~Using the maps~~ to ~~illustrate~~ the ~~problem, Dr Harvie explained that~~ the ~~average dwell time on items of knowledge was just three minutes, with users increasingly accessing content using mobile devices, leading~~ to ~~an assumption that if knowledge is not easily accessible,~~ for ~~free, when it is needed, then it won’t be used~~.	+	The report makes clear that industry's knowledge creators continue to focus on niche research aimed at making the top performing 1% of the industry better. But it is leaving the other 99% to fend for themselves.

−	~~[[File:Event4~~.~~jpg]]~~	+	Using a series of never-before-seen heat maps to illustrate the problem, Dr Harvie revealed the vast difference between the knowledge the industry wants and the knowledge that is actually on offer.

−	Highlighting the seriousness of the problem ~~in the long-term,~~ Dr Harvie said:	+	He went on to explain that the average dwell time across all types of knowledge is just three minutes, with users increasingly accessing content on mobile devices. He suggested that if knowledge is not easily accessible, easy to apply, and free, the igeneration simply won't use it.
		+
		+	[[File:Event4.jpg\|link=File:Event4.jpg]]
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		+	Highlighting the seriousness of the problem Dr Harvie said:

	“In the wake of the Edinburgh schools defects and the fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the report suggests the industry needs to get organised and stop leaving the dissemination of knowledge to chance - or more mistakes will be made.”		“In the wake of the Edinburgh schools defects and the fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the report suggests the industry needs to get organised and stop leaving the dissemination of knowledge to chance - or more mistakes will be made.”
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	To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see [[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|Fit for Purpose?]]		To read more about the findings of the report and to download a copy, see [[Fit_for_purpose_-_Big_data_reveals_the_construction_knowledge_gap\|Fit for Purpose?]]

−	[[File:Event5.jpg]]	+	[[File:Event5.jpg\|link=File:Event5.jpg]]

−	Designing Buildings Wiki would like to thank all those who attended the event and our sponsors Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for hosting us in their offices.	+	Designing Buildings Wiki would like to thank all those who attended the event and our sponsors Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for generously hosting us in their offices.

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =
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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

−	~~<ul>~~	+	* Big data.
−	~~<li>~~Big data.~~</li>~~	+	* Farmer Review 2016: Modernise or die.
−	~~<li>~~Farmer Review 2016: Modernise or die.~~</li>~~	+	* Fit for purpose - Big data reveals the construction knowledge gap.
−	~~<li>~~	+	* Interview with Mark Farmer.
−		+	* Leadenhall building.
−		+	* RSHP move to Leadenhall Building.
−		+
−		+
−	Fit for purpose - Big data reveals the construction knowledge gap.~~</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>~~Interview with Mark Farmer.~~</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>~~Leadenhall building.~~</li>~~	+
−	~~<li>~~RSHP move to Leadenhall Building.~~</li></ul>~~	+

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