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Priority 1

The future of project delivery is digital.

As we transition away from traditional project deliverables (2D), we continue to produce high quality drawing sets. However, by 2024 (and perhaps much sooner), over 80% of our projects will be delivered in 3D form, using 2D only when necessary for regulatory purposes or commodity buy-out.

Going from 3D > 2D > 3D > 2D > 3D is insanity. We can get rid of all the unnecessary intermediaries and go from 3D (Virtual) > 3D (Fabrication/Assembly) > 3D (Actual) to Making Buildings. After all, BIM does not equal CAD 2.0 - it’s so much more.

Meaningful data drives Design at Next, as it should. And, with great data comes great possibility. We’re integrating appropriate and ground breaking technologies wherever possible. Renovations, new builds, studies, you name it. We give design intent when modeling, rather than drafting details. When needed we can model up to Level Of Development (LOD) 300, LOD 350 and beyond to LOD 400.

 

Priority 2

Building (together in) the Future is not Design + Construction of the Past.

Cost certainty, schedule predictability and the preservation of quality can coexist. It means the right decisions need to be made at the right times by the right people. While owners drive, we're riding shotgun. This helps owners to advance faster and farther on each project than they'd be able to otherwise, avoiding nasty hold-ups, like supply chain distribution issues that the world is currently facing.

 

Priority 3 

Collaborative beats Cutthroat, every time.

So long Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Construction Management, and Integrated Project Delivery. We're developing Collegium - based on a Common Data Environment (CDE). It’s a new way of working together with clients, stakeholders, engineers, constructors, trades and manufacturers to fix holes in other delivery models that are generally adversarial in nature.

Building on Priority 1 and 2, Collegium is the ideal management approach to all new projects. There’s ubiquitous access to the digital model / data, with all team members working together in a unified way, from the owner, right through to the trades. Everyone has a vested interest in the project’s successful delivery, at every stage. In the near future we’ll integrate blockchain functionality to create further efficiency and security in the entire project process.

 

Priority 4

Planning and Standards

Since our inception we have based our work flows and associated protocols around the best standards we can find globally. Of all the standards we follow, the backbone is found in the RIBA Plan of Work, with its 8 Stages and specific Tasks associated with each Stage.

No project at Next proceeds unless the Plan of Work has been developed and is maintained on a regular basis. In addition to the RIBA Plan of Work, the following Standards have been adopted:

  • ASTM E1804 - Cost Analysis During Design,

  • ASTM E2516 - Cost Classifications,

  • BS 1192 2007/2016 - Code of Practice for collaborative production of architectural, engineering and construction information,

  • BS 1192-4:2014 - Code of practice for collaborative production of information: Part 4: Fulfilling employer’s information exchange requirements using COBie,

  • GSA FAR - Establishment of Auditable Chargeable Costs - Federal Acquisition Regulation,

  • NISTIR 6389 - UNIFORMAT II Elemental Classification for Building Specifications, Cost Estimating and Cost Analysis,

  • PAS 1192-2:2013 - Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modeling,

  • PAS 1192-3:2014 - Specification for information management for the operational phase of assets using building information modeling,

  • PAS 1192-5:2015 - Specification for security-minded building information modeling, digital built environments and smart asset management.