Best Practices: Six Top Strategies For Seamless Construction-To-Operations Data Transfer

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Executive Summary

Inefficient transfer of data between construction and operations is putting firms at risk of legal action, financial penalties and reputational damage. Pressure from changing regulations, ever-diminishing project profit margins and organizational ESG targets are motivating stakeholders to level up their data handling procedures to mitigate risks. However, complexities in the stakeholder landscape and varying responsibilities across value chains have resulted in significant variation in industry best practices. This report highlights the six top strategies for data management and transfer throughout the building life cycle, with a focus on the transition between construction and operations. 

Table of contents

Accelerated digitization of the construction sector highlights opportunities to address data transfer inefficiencies
Demand to eliminate data ‘black holes’ between construction and operations is greater than ever
Best practices for seamless data transfer from construction to operations
Implementing a data-centric approach underpins successful post-construction data transfer
Applying best practices for data transfer optimizes ESG metrics throughout the building life cycle
 

Table of figures

Figure 1. Pain points and value propositions of data-driven handover for specific roles in the building life cycle
Figure 2. Key regulations driving the need for optimized data management across the building life cycle
Figure 3. Key handover steps from construction to operations
 

About the authors

Sophie Planken-Bichler

Analyst
Sophie is an Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. She joined Verdantix in 2023, having previously worked as a landscape architect at James Blake Associates, where she gained experience in sustainable design and environmental policy. Sophie holds a BSc in Geography from the University of Exeter.

Claire Stephens

Research Director, Smart Buildings
Claire Stephens is Research Director of the Smart Buildings team. With 18 years of experience in the sector, Claire is recognized as an expert in industries that make up the built environment, in particular, corporate and commercial real estate, and workplace and sustainability technologies. At Verdantix, Claire will be digging into building technology for building owners, occupiers and investors, focusing on how to support them in reaching their ESG objectives. Prior to her arrival at Verdantix, Claire launched Asia’s first corporate real estate, green building and building technology publications. She has also delivered full lifecycle real estate consultancy services covering a broad range of asset types in industries including financial services, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer goods, media, retail and hospitality.

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