Across the built environment, at every stage of the lifecycle from design and construction to operation, we are facing the same systemic problem: we still don’t have reliable, connected asset information. Data is produced in silos, lost at handover, inconsistently governed or never created at all. The result is familiar to everyone with performance gaps, duplicated effort, rising compliance pressure and decisions made on incomplete or unreliable information.
This session introduces Asset Intelligence as a new discipline designed to address this industry-wide challenge. Rather than focusing on tools or standards in isolation, Asset Intelligence defines the foundational capability that allows information to flow consistently from design and construction into decades of operation.
In this talk, Nick Hutchinson will outline why traditional approaches to BIM, digital handover and asset management haven’t closed the gap and what a practical, modern framework for Asset Intelligence looks like. Attendees will learn how to recognise the true root causes of information failure, how both new and existing estates can establish Asset Intelligence through different pathways, and what “good” looks like in practice.
Whether you’re delivering a project, running a facility, or managing a national estate, this session will give you the clarity and structure to start strengthening your organisation’s information foundations. You’ll leave with a simple model for assessing your current maturity, a shared language to take back to your teams and practical steps for building a digital strategy that delivers real operational value – not just more data.
