BUILD Q2 2019

BUILD Q2 2019 118 he Design & Build Awards endorse and recommend the most promising and best performing firms across all sectors of the construction industry, and each winner is hand-picked by their panel through a strictly merit-based process of research and analysis. The announcement follows Waldeck’s successful appointment and delivery on a number of high calibre projects for clients. We take a look at an example of Waldeck’s forward-thinking digital approach which is making a difference in three key infra- structure sectors: Logistics and Transportation Over the past two years, Waldeck have developed and deliv- ered a unique Digital Reality Capture solution for major logistics and transportation clients. Their in-house solution leverages Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to capture and intelligently categorise client’s assets and their associated defects. The solution utilises gaming technology to enable clients and end users to visualise the outputs, all of which are accessed via a free-view virtual 3D environment, ensuring rapid turnaround of project deliverables for their clients. The added capability of integrating location and context-based information, such as existing plans and layouts, means that these deliverables present a huge step change from traditional paper based reporting and schedules. Waldeck’s Digital Reality Capture solutions now enable the planned, managed, safe and efficient surveying of any envi- ronment. Data is captured, synchronised and processed using their authored software solutions. This has provided a seamless solution, from data capture through to utilising the data to make non-subjective assessments of the client’s physical assets. Ports Waldeck are working with a large ports operator, to develop and trial an intelligent asset management solution. The solution fo- cuses on aggregating Building Information Modelling (BIM), Ge- ographic Information System (GIS), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and telemetry-based data into an intelligent dashboard interface, allowing our clients to fully understand their assets. Waldeck announced as ‘Most Outstanding Infrastructure Consultancy - UK’ Waldeck Consulting have been recognised in BUILD’s 2019 Design & Build Awards as the ‘Most Outstanding Infrastructure Consultancy - UK’. T This innovation is currently in a continual state of development as Waldeck works closely with their client to finalise the solution to be fit for operation. The solution will operate from a secure dashboard interface, en- abling an intuitive and interactive environment for their client’s asset management teams to understand real-time asset health and condition. Within the dashboard, real-time telemetry data sources relay data critical to the operating state and condition of each part of the asset. These data streams will be aggregated and analysed by complex algorithms to display and communicate the asset state to the client’s asset management teams. Utilising Waldeck’s solution, the asset management team will be able to observe a world-view of their overall estate, understand- ing visually their assets locations, current condition and health. The configurable dashboard interface and mobile application will offer the same user experience ensuring that data is acces- sible at all times. For the client, the integration of BIM and GIS data provides a holistic insight into both their enterprise, and the environment their assets are situated within. The overall objective of the solution has been to ensure that all forms of data specific to each asset are viewable within a single interface, eliminating the issues encountered by the client’s current disparate systems. Rail Through Waldeck’s investment in Research and Development (R&D) and success in securing Innovate UK funding, Waldeck have been working closely with their rail client’s asset manage- ment and engineering teams to develop digital surveying and reporting solutions. The project comprises of a proof-of-concept trial where Wal- deck’s team are trialling the use of digital capture and reporting technologies developed in-house, with a view that enables the client’s team to take a non-subjective comparison against tradi- tional analogue methods that are currently being used. Focusing on a variety of assets as identified by their client, the projects ultimate objectives are to ascertain an understanding of the comparable time, cost and solution-based benefits for under- taking the works digitally and providing intelligent 3D deliverables. Mar19167