Increasing green retrofits and installation of renewable technologies by SMEs through next generation, cloud-based CAD/Estimating tools to reduce UK housing carbon emissions

*所寻求的资金与工业策略挑战基金、建筑业交易和建筑行动手册相一致，该行动手册侧重于设计、施工和管理的数码方法，以提高建筑生产率，并增加可再生技术的绿色改造和安装量，如太阳能光伏、电动汽车充电站、空气源热泵和废水热回收系统，以实现净零增长；*采用数字化解决方案和自动化流程，以提高建筑生产率和可预测性*采用数字化，将新的建筑技术和材料融入项目中*在项目生命周期早期更好地与供应链整合，减少下游问题*鼓励中小企业参与*协力合作100,000‘S房屋/扩建/小型工业项目由客户委托。所有这些都可以通过与其他建筑工程同时进行的绿色改造/安装可再生技术来增强以减少能源消耗。愿景；愿景是提供面向英国的下一代项目成果；基于云的综合CAD测量和估计软件工具包。该工具包将帮助现场的中小企业调查项目并指定绿色改造措施，以提高安装量并减少现有住房存量的碳足迹，其中大部分由中小企业完成。目标；它将；*在其他工程的同时实施绿色翻新措施，实现对现有住宅的快速、低技能现场测量*即时计算建筑成本，产生专业报价*与供应链产品/定价集成，以产生准确/可选的投标书*即时生成2D平面图、3D模型和施工图，包括可再生能源的放置*可与IFC输出互操作(英国BIM框架目标)*与施工阶段云管理集成，鼓励承包商、供应链和客户之间的合作*通过易于使用/设备独立于创新，使中小企业建筑公司采用数字；当竞争对手CAD产品存在时，大多数都是；*基于桌面的*耗时/需要培训*太昂贵*没有与估算/管理软件集成以对项目进行成本/管理(这种非集成导致预算与实际成本相比出现赤字)。*不适合中小企业现场使用*未增强以推广和教育可再生技术此外，尽管存在个别桌面软件，但预计2019年至2022年基于云的SaaS工具采用率将增长15%(Statista Technology Market Outlook，10/2020)桌面软件将迅速被淘汰。这个基于云的项目成果具有创新性和颠覆性，将改变中小企业的运营方式，取代现有的桌面技术；*基于云的*完全集成的CAD测量/评估*专为中小企业设计供现场使用*无需培训*采用最新的建筑技术*教育并鼓励中小企业进行绿色改造并安装可再生技术*

* Funding sought aligns with the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, Construction Sector Deal and the Construction Playbook which focuses on digital approaches to design, construction and management to improve productivity in construction and increase green retrofits and installation volumes of Renewable Technologies such as Solar PV, EV charging points, Air Source Heat Pumps and Waste Water Heat Recovery Systems to achieve net zero by; * adopting digital solutions and automated processes to improve productivity and predictability of construction * adopting digital to incorporate new building technologies and materials into projects * better integrating with supply-chain early in project lifecycles, reducing downstream issues * encouraging SME participation * working collaboratively100,000's of houses/extensions/small industrial projects are commissioned by clients p.a. all of which could be enhanced to reduce their energy usage through green retrofit/installation of renewable technologies, concurrent with other building works.Vision;The vision is to deliver a next-generation, UK-orientated project outcome; a cloud-based integrated CAD surveying and estimating software toolset.This toolset will help SMEs on site to survey projects and specify green retrofit measures to improve installation volumes and reduce carbon footprint of existing housing stock, the bulk of which are completed by SMEs.Objectives;It will; * Enable fast, de-skilled site-based surveying of existing homes incorporating green retrofit measures concurrent to other works * Instantly calculate building costs, producing professional quotations * Integrate with supply-chain products/pricing to produce accurate/optioneered tenders * Instantly generate 2D plans, 3D models and working drawings including placement of renewables * Interoperable with IFC outputs (UK BIM Framework target) * Integrate with construction phase cloud-management, encouraging collaboration between contractors, supply-chain and clients * Empower SME building firms to adopt digital through ease of use/device independenceInnovation;Whilst competitor CAD products exist, most are; * desktop-based * time-consuming/require training * too expensive * not-integrated with estimating/management software to cost/manage projects (this non-integration causes a budget versus what it really costs deficit). * not fit for SME purpose on site * not enhanced to promote and educate on renewable technologiesFurthermore, although individual desktop softwares exist, with 15% growth in cloud-based SaaS tool adoption expected 2019-2022 (Statista Technology Market Outlook, 10/2020) desktop software will be rapidly obsolete.This cloud-based project outcome is innovative and disruptive and will alter the way SMEs operate, displacing the established desktop technology as it's; * cloud-based * fully-integrated CAD surveying/estimating * designed for SMEs to be used on site * no training required * incorporates the very latest construction technologies * educates and encourages SMEs to green retrofit and install renewable technologies * affordable