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ships with the main contractors .” With the UK healthcare framework NHS Procure 2020 coming back out to the market it ’ s vital for Maddocks and his team to collaborate and be aware of all the potential routes to market .
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Maddocks marvels at the innovation in technology he ’ s witnessed across the industry during his long career . “ It ’ s changed massively . We take on around 25 graduates to our training programme each year , and they ’ re coming out of university doing parametric modelling , generative design , using Trello boards … it ’ s quite mind blowing . As a business , we ’ re committed to embedding digital technologies , paperless offices , etc . We ’ ve got the digital processes to deliver project information in a more cohesive way . For example , we ’ re using VR ( virtual reality ) to offer our clients 3D walkthroughs and we ’ re also looking at AR ( augmented reality ).”
Eschewing the flat graphic interface of traditional acoustics computer modelling , the Cundall team has combined the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset
“ Information from design to build can be passed on to the client as a digital twin to help them operate the building - vital for the future-proofing of healthcare projects
— Stephen Maddocks , Building Services Partner ,
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with a gaming engine and high-quality audio to take clients and project design team members on an immersive audio and visual tour of a building - before it is built . Cundall ’ s Virtual Acoustic Reality ( VAR ) system uses audio prediction modelling to mimic the environment . “ Our lighting teams can also replicate the daylight in a space ,” adds Maddocks . “ We can prove the benefits of a chosen design using climate-based daylight modelling .”
Maddocks highlights that Cundall is also embracing the concept of the digital twin . “ When we finish our design
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