Soluis leads digital boost for building industry

0 Business Secretary says innovation is at the heart of government’s industrial strategy A consortium led by Glasgowbased design studio Soluis Group has secured £1 million of funding from Innovate UK to develop a so-called augmentedworkersystem(awe),

The system will pioneer the use of virtual and augmented reality for the construction industry, enabling the intelligent design, construction, maintenance and whole-life value of buildings to support UK infrastructure growth.

Business Secretary Greg Clark said: “The adoption of cutting edge virtual and aug- mented reality technology in industries like construction will be vital in helping us to identify new, smarter ways of working.”

Soluis said that AWE will also realise significant value from Building Information Modelling (BIM) and will target a 25 per cent cut in cost and waste, and 30 per cent increased productivity for building projects.

The consortium will be backed by key industry organisations including Microsoft, Doosan Babcock and AECOM.