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One of the biggest challenges faced in the design of capital projects may, at first, seem deceptively simple: to understand the needs of the owners and design a building around those parameters. How that understanding is translated into the design, however, is critical—and a major factor in the success of the project. Generative design allows designers to take advantage of the latest programming technologies to review vast amounts of design iterations in a short period of time—all while still adhering to the client’s objectives.

Fixed assets, such as buildings, infrastructure and equipment, are often a hospital’s largest ones. The inventory, condition and reliability of these assets, however, remains elusive for many hospital executives. Capital investment planning is based on limited info, leading to an often inefficient allocation of scarce capital resources. Will these assets live up to their expected performance?

Capital projects are time-consuming, labour-intensive and expensive. New technologies can do a lot to simplify or eliminate many tasks—from redundant paperwork to manual processes in all stages (including initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and control, closing and operating). The most valuable emerging technologies are those that help address the basic need to balance the project triangle of scope, schedule and cost.