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In turn, it is hoped that this will result in a better decision making process and one that is more reflective of the community it will affect.. Planning, developers and bureaucracy:.It is worth noting that complex analogue processes tend to create work for people who specialise in navigating them and this, in turn, raises the barrier of entry to the uninitiated.

This impacts both the small scale developer who finds it too costly to engage with the planning process; and the domestic developer who may require a number of expensive professional consultants to extend their kitchen.. Challenges/blockers/barriers to a digital planning process.Clearly, there are technological challenges to a project such as this, but they are far from insurmountable.As with all change, the principle barriers will be the cultural shift required..

However, because we are not seeking to apply a single solution to the entire process, we will not be seeking to change the entire process at the same time.Once the core parameters and rules are in place and the environment is enabled, the overall project can advance incrementally, demonstrating benefits and value as it goes.. As with many instances of progress, there may be vested interests that might object to aspects of this project from a position of self-interest.

We cannot deal with them here.

This project will shine a light on what is possible.. Further applications: the benefits to government and local plans.The Construction Industry Council, a statutory body established in 2007 to advocate for and promote the Hong Kong construction industry, has been instrumental in growing awareness of the opportunities afforded by DfMA and particularly MiC, the local term for prefabricated and prefinished volumetric modules..

The publication.Construction 2.0. , produced by the Hong Kong Development Bureau in September 2018 with the assistance of KPMG.

, recognises the following core challenges facing the construction industry:.Significant future construction volumes.