2021 World Changing Idea
Fast Company
Fast Company has recognised Lendlease Podium as a ‘World Changing Idea’ in the Software category! This award honours products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that are pursuing innovation for the good of society and the planet. From design automation to connecting the supply chain and delivering data driven insights, Lendlease Podium is creating the foundation of a new, productive future for the property industry.
Word from Bill
"Productivity in the construction industry has fallen by 19%, while the average productivity across other industries has increased by 153%. Undoubtedly, the time to lead our industry is now – and Lendlease is uniquely positioned to do so, being one of the few organisations in the world who operate across the entire real estate value chain. The goal is to innovate at speed. Already, through the power of data and digital technology, Lendlease Podium is propelling our industry on the pathway to autonomous buildings, and ultimately toward a safer, more productive and sustainable future.”
"The quality of the output is impressive, it has exceeded my expectations. The issues that have been identified by Podium Twin range from quite major down to the finest of details. The legibility and accuracy accompanying reports have greatly improved the speed at which we have been able to resolve the design. The work Podium Twin is doing for us is incredibly powerful and is going to provide huge amount of value in the short and long term."
Jerome Johnson
Project Director, One Sydney Harbour, Lendlease
"I have already been hugely impressed by the outcomes of the recent work that Podium Twin has undertaken for our MIND project. In such a short period of time Podium Twin delivered a structural solution from the Digital products. I see this as the beginning of a fascinating and transformational journey!”
Mark Timbs
Head of Digital and CIO Europe, Lendlease
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Lendlease Podium, a first-of-its-kind digital property lifecycle platform, launched on 30 June 2020.
- Using Lendlease’s proprietary Contextual Universal Building System (CUBS) and AI capability, Lendlease Podium can create a digital twin of a building i.e. it can self-generate a digital version of a building at a 1:1 scale. This feature was recently deployed for the Milan Innovation District (MIND) project. Lendlease Podium reduced the typical design duration by 60% and contributed to a design resource saving of 70%.
- Lendlease Podium can also align design goals with sustainability outcomes. Its goal seeking functionality helps unlock the lowest cost paths to net zero carbon precincts. Recently, a digital twin was created to test and determine the viability of building a multistorey complex from sustainable timber in Melbourne, Australia. While this timber had been used previously in construction, it had not been tested in high rise buildings (in this case, a 29-story apartment tower).
- Lendlease Podium enables ongoing innovation in materials and sustainable designs to be modelled, validated and optimised in digital form, before the building is physically built.
Behind the name
“At the heart of every great place, there’s a podium.” The ‘podium’ is the foundation and basis of any project. It’s the strength that underpins a great structure. And it’s a place that celebrates success – bringing people together.
SMART ‘MIND’ POWERS FUTURE ITALIAN DISTRICT WITH HUMAN APPROACH TO BUILDING AND DESIGN
In order to make the Milan Innovation District (MIND) vision a reality, we need to re-evaluate the current property lifecycle, including the way we design, build, and operate. Lendlease Podium is playing a pivotal part in this project to help create places where digital technologies enhance connections, promote the exchange of knowledge and improve people’s lives.
HOW DIGITAL TWINS WILL TROUBLESHOOT – AND EVEN HELP DESIGN – THE BUILDINGS OF THE FUTURE
Digital twins – not only can they save millions of dollars in construction costs and improve productivity, but they can also reveal the carbon footprint of a building before it’s even been built. Lendlease Digital CEO William Ruh and Group Head of Innovation Jasna Sims share their insights with the World Economic Forum.
LENDLEASE’S DYNAMIC CIO-DUO ON DIGITISING CONSTRUCTION
Lendlease co-CIOs, Harvey Worton and David Lipscomb speak to CIO Australia about how Lendlease and Podium are driving digital transformation in the property and construction sector.