Plan now, build later: How data helps future-proof your designs

Timing is one of the most common problems in construction work. Architects and design professionals create drawings and conceptual designs using data from the present to build structures in the future. Delays happen. Projects get dragged out because of approvals, permitting, weather and other unforeseen circumstances, further diminishing the relevance of the original design data. The interval between design and construction makes projecting costs incredibly difficult. Until recently, these cost forecasts have been guesswork at best.