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By fostering collaboration between scholars and practitioners, the goal is to shorten the gap between research and real-world application, particularly in construction.. 2.

Any intelligent system cannot be left to operate in isolation or disconnected from the.without regular checking-in; it is like leaving an AI-robot in-charge of your children.

No matter how detailed or how explicit you are with information, data and rules there will be some critical implicit knowledge input that is constantly required to deliver success.The design process needs to be formed and managed with frequent check-ins across the design spectrum.Many times, have I experienced very unpleasant shocks on projects which have not deliberately iterated in this way.

The other reason, this is required is that we cannot pretend that, even in the more detailed levels of design, ideas, drivers and decisions, will not continue to evolve.You can call it changing-minds or scope-creep or natural emergence; whatever it is called this will be handled much more cost and time effectively through managed iteration..

The design process needs to remain integrated.

This iteration is a part of ensuring the design is and remains integrated.The technical difficulties don’t eliminate the use of engineered timber but it’s clear there are many challenges that require more complex integration and technical knowledge than conventional construction systems..

The application of timber is wide reaching from engineered timber solutions to simple uses of lumber in isolated instances.The right type and application of timber needs to be considered alongside the building typology.

However, our prevailing view is that timber is the best structural option, particularly in designs driven by carbon.Timber should be used in low rise buildings such as residential, schools and retail, and could be introduced as upper storeys on a variety of taller builds mixed with other construction systems.