Hubble to Build Singapore’s First Digital Construction Platform (DCP)

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The Hubble Platform allows users across the construction value chain to perform BIM-based collaboration and extract and utilise the BIM data to optimise their operations. The data collected can also be traded and monetised on the Hubble Platform.

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Read more about this project on The Straits Times and on the Ministry of National Development (MND)’s updates. 

Green building innovations fund gets $20m boost

The Straits Times, 4 Sep 2019

A digital platform that allows for the sharing of data among the various segments of the construction industry is also in the works.

Currently, different segments of the industry from architects and engineers to contractors and fabricators use different Building Information Modelling (BIM) software that are not compatible with each other, which National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said "hinders collaboration... and defeats the purpose of digitalisation".

The common platform will allow users of different major BIM software to exchange data seamlessly, he added.

Building and Construction Authority (BCA) chief executive officer Hugh Lim acknowledged the challenges of digitalising a "very traditional" industry but said companies who put off the process risk getting left behind.

"To be fair to the industry players, they want to get the job done on time and on budget. There are higher initial costs when adopting green or technological solutions so they might choose to stick with the tried-and-tested option," he said.

"But we are optimistic because we see the companies who have (adopted new technology) pulling ahead and this helps us get across our message to the industry."

Opening Address by Minister Lawrence Wong 

At the International Built Environment Week (IBEW) 2019 Opening Ceremony 
Ministry of National Development (MND), 4 Sep 2019

Within Singapore, we are taking steps to see how we can address this gap. We have launched a $4 million grant call for common digital platforms for the built environment sector last year, and we have awarded our first project to Delphi, which is a joint venture between Wo Hup construction company in Singapore and a tech company called Hubble. Delphi will develop a common digital platform to enhance interoperability and to allow users of different major BIM softwares to exchange Building Information Modelling (BIM) data seamlessly. When completed, the platform will be hosted by Hubble and will be made available to the industry in phases, starting from the end of next year. We hope this will help make a start in promoting BIM interoperability. It would be even better if the software companies start to make this available and work on your own shared interfaces, so that we do not have to do this in Singapore. In fact, the whole world can benefit from easier and seamless exchange of information across different BIM software providers. 

We have talked about digitalisation tools, to embrace the use of digital technologies in the built environment sector. But fundamentally, it is also important for the entire sector to embrace a culture of change. It is not just about using the software for submissions or using the software for the sake of using the software. The software, the digital tools really have to bring about organisational and cultural change, no amount of technological advancement can help if organisations are fundamentally not open to new way of doing things, or if you’re not willing to upscale your workforce to develop new capabilities. I hope that the built environment sector leaders like all of you here, will demonstrate strong leadership in motivating and inspiring change within your own organisations.

You can also watch the video on Channel NewsAsia (CNA).