Mark Bew
Mark is tasked with the delivery of Building Information Modelling and Soft Landings into the UK public sector by 2016. The programme was awarded the International Fiatech award for outstanding leadership and innovation of a programme recognised as world leading.
Mark is a chartered engineer with strong technical and commercial skills and a BSc in computer science. He is currently researching the use of BIM to improve the social outcomes of the built environment for a PhD.
Mark was previously business systems director at both Scott Wilson Group and Costain Group, and has held positions with John Laing, Kvaerner Construction and GEC Avionics. He was awarded the MBE for services to construction in January 2012.
CommentData security: infrastructure lessons from Facebook
The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair has also ensured that data security has risen closer to top of mind for every single person and business using the internet
CommentRaising the bar: why the digital twin makes outcome based contracting inevitable
A richer understanding of how our infrastructure assets perform has been sorely missed across the sector for too long
CommentIt's all in the brief
PFI was meant to deliver improved cost certainty, efficiency and quality – so what went wrong? Mark Bew points the finger at poor project briefing
CommentHold tight for the launch of the UK’s digital construction revolution
There’s a very clear message from government in its Construction Industry Sector Deal - invest to transform
CommentLife beyond BIM: Embracing data to boost the UK’s economic productivity
With the Government’s Autumn Statement just around the corner, the thorny issue of the UK’s woeful industrial productivity is once again raising its head
CommentA digital briefing revolution to build better and build right
Boosting productivity and improving delivery efficiency is clearly critical to the growth of the economy. But are we sure that we are building the right assets? Are we working to the right brief?
CommentWhatever happened to the brief?
There has been a gradual erosion in the understanding of the briefing process within the construction sector over the last 30 years - a vital skillset when working with the complex nature of modern assets
CommentTragedies underline that we must understand ‘why’ before deciding ‘what’ to build
Recent events have stressed how involved construction is with communities and shows that we must take the long view when planning urban environments
CommentA digital revolution is needed
It will take a digital revolution to successfully navigate the UK’s post-Brexit social policy minefield
CommentCan BIM help us live longer?
It’s not so far fetched to think future BIM levels could help tackle cancer and heart disease, the key is to focus digital technology relentlessly on better outcomes for people
CommentA year after the BIM mandate
A year ago today BIM level 2 was mandated for all public projects, what’s changed since and what’s next for our digital futures?
CommentBIM is for infrastructure as well as buildings
Construction must lead the way to a new collaboration between disciplines
CommentBIM: The state of play
What difference has BIM made to the industry so far, and how will it continue to shape the way we work?