The built industry includes the organizations, institutions, materials, services and operating activities that create, supply, finance, construct, own, transact, maintain and renew built assets.
The organizations that develop and produce the materials, equipment, systems and fixtures incorporated into built assets.
The commercial and physical networks that move products, materials and equipment to the places where they are sold, installed and used.
The private, public and institutional organizations that fund, commission, own and oversee built assets.
The constructors, specialists and advisers that plan, design, approve and deliver built assets.
The organizations and services that commercialize, occupy, operate, maintain and renew completed assets.
The organizations that establish requirements, develop capability and represent the interests of participants across the industry.
A built asset moves through planning, investment, design, supply, construction, transaction, use, operation, maintenance, renewal and eventual reuse or retirement. Each stage creates relationships, requirements and information that affect the stages around it.
Long asset, product and project lifecycles
Many organizations contributing to one outcome
Regional requirements and operating practices
Complex commercial, technical and regulatory relationships
Physical, financial, market and operational inputs
Frequent handoffs across organizational boundaries
Continuing value after construction is complete
A growth opportunity identified by a manufacturer may influence distribution, specification, procurement, construction and asset operation. An operating issue identified by an owner may create requirements for consultants, contractors, suppliers, regulators and service providers. The built industry is connected through these continuing workflows.
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