Imagine a world where Alexa can tell you the latest, greenest, safest and most cost-effective way to design, deliver or operate something. Advice on decision-making that takes into account whole life costing, and tell you where best to spend money, to save more money in future.

We all understand this concept in our own lives; spending more money on a boiler to get lower maintenance costs, for example. For infrastructure construction, this has, until now, been lacking, 

In this episode we are looking at a major programme being spearheaded by the UK’s infrastructure sector: the Transport Infrastructure Efficiency Strategy Living Lab and its technological enabler: the Intelligent Infrastructure Control Centre. 

Guests

Neil Robertson, Chief Executive, National Skills Academy for Rail

Stuart Harvey, Director of Major Projects, Transport for London

Tim Embley, Research and Innovation Director, Costain

Zoe Rogers, Digital Sustainability Lead, Costain

Supporter

Costain transforms business performance and infrastructure intelligence through the development and integration of leading-edge digital technology solutions built on deep client insight.

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