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A multi-disciplinary firm, which delivers survey, design and build solutions is deploying cutting-edge 3D laser scanning technology to survey 360 government sites nationwide in a £1million contract.
Chichester-based Three Sixty Design Solutions is using next-generation FARO reality capture cameras to create 3D digital twins of a portfolio of properties from Penzance in Cornwall to the Orkney Islands off the northern coast of Scotland.
Its scans will create highly accurate virtual records of the exterior and interior of premises – including assets and fittings.
The project comes after Three Sixty Design Solutions signed a partnership with digital reality solutions provider FARO to become one of the few companies nationwide to both use the leading edge technology and distribute the American brand’s devices in the UK.
Three Sixty Design Solutions – with offices in London and West Sussex – serves commercial and public sectors clients of all sizes nationwide with services for projects from conception to completion.
The 30-strong firm’s disciplines are architectural services, building surveying, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and fire engineering, specialist surveying, and project management and contract administration.
Managing director Gareth Pryce, who leads the business with directors Simon Avery and Harvey Ford, said: “Our new partnership with FARO is another milestone in the growth of Three Sixty Design Solutions.
“We are using leading edge FARO technology to provide professional services for a government contract to provide the most up to date and accurate digital record of properties nationwide.
“It is our first million pound contract and our first major project using FARO, which will deliver a client-focused and data driven solution with the highest quality results.”
Three Sixty Design Solutions uses a range of FARO measurement, imaging and realisation cameras to create the digital twins of properties incorporating assets such as pipework, boilers and fittings in hard to reach places.
After visiting sites to scan premises, images are then stitched together to create intelligent CAD graphics in 2D or 3D with engineering data for delivery to the client in a common data environment. Virtual reality and fly-throughs can also be created.
It means all data is collected in one place, giving the client a better user experience and the ability to make informed decisions using highly accurate and comprehensive information.
This may be for fire compliance, maintenance, refurbishment, architecture, mechanical and electrical engineering, zero carbon and energy saving initiatives or other projects.
Pryce said: “Our ability to create a digital twin and place it within a common data environment means the client has all the information they need at their fingertips in one place.
“We believe no-one else is doing this in the same way, and we are positioning it at the heart of our Building Information Modelling (BIM) journey to provide the very best solutions for our clients.”
Three Sixty Design Solutions works in partnership with turnkey solutions provider Johnsons 1871, which provides domestic and business services including relocations, laboratory logistics, project management, technology solutions, cleaning and sanitation, installation and security services.
FMJ in conjunction with Grundon Waste Management is pleased to launch the 2023 waste management and recycling survey which examines the ways in which FMs approach their waste management responsibilities.
In this, the sixth year for the annual appraisal, we know there is a greater opportunity than ever for FMs to reappraise their waste and recycling operations and help their organisations meet the growing pressure to achieve ESG goals.
We want to learn how FMs have adapted to the legislative, economic and societal changes of the past year and how they plan to meet the latest waste and recycling targets.
In this survey we’ve posed a series of questions which include insights into FMs’ waste management strategy and targets, how they’re moving towards zero waste targets, and the importance of not just meeting compliance targets but also ESG goals.
The results of the 2023 survey will be published in FMJ magazine and form the basis of a white paper co-written by FMJ and the experts at Grundon on how to approach waste and recycling strategies.
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